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ALUMNI OF PIR 11/27/2013 TG 003 - 13 Divisions (021-030, 803, 804 and 903)

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This Group is for those who have SAILORS that graduated 11/27/2013. A place to keep in touch with each other as your SAILORS continue on their journey in the Navy!

Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 132
Latest Activity: Feb 15, 2014

WELCOME to PIR 11/27/2013! PLEASE See the PAGES section for Informational Posts about BC and PIR. PAGES is underneath the Members Photos. PLEASE scroll down this page here to find the Comment Box to post a reply to the PIR GROUP. Edit

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forN4M's Community Guidelines and OPSEC.

~OPSEC OPerational SECurity, is always of the utmost importance.

~N4M’s also has Community Guidelines just like any other social media.

~Please take the time to read the OPSEC and N4M’s Community Guidelines.

~A quick note here, from the N4M’s CG’s:

• Don’t Jeopardize the Safety of Our Sailors: Remember OPSEC (Operational Security) (Don’t Sink Ships With Loose Lips) This site and all content posted on it are viewable to everyone on the Internet. This doesn’t mean you can’t share things about your Sailor – but too many details can put Sailors in harm’s way. The following are examples of red flags and should not be shared within this community either by posting or sending via a Group message:

• Sailors’ last names. This includes your username if you share the same last name as your son or daughter.

Some Suggestions:

~If your last name is different from your Recruits it is still not recommended for you to use in your username for your own personal security. This is your option. It is also not a good idea to use an email address as your username for personal security reasons.

~First Names and pictures of your Recruit are allowed but remember, everyone can see it and someone can easily match them up with their "mom". So you might want to consider changing your profile picture to not include your Recruit at least for the duration of BC. Again, your option

~It is also a good idea to make your settings for your Profile Page "viewable only to your friends"

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Comment by Toolman on October 10, 2013 at 3:54pm: Thanks for the welcome's if that's how it's spelled. I answer any questions I can, but by no means do I know it all. ( don't tell my wife that) We went to Sarges meet and greet last time, it was good and it was right across the street from our hotel. I can't wait to do this again. Graduation is one of those things you have to experience yourself. You can't explain it to anyone.

Comment by Tina on October 10, 2013 at 3:48pm: I GOT IT!!! IT CAME!!! I have the letter - his ACTUAL address - is ship/Div....nothing personal from him...but that's him! :o)

its in his handwriting, so I know its him!! :o) YEA!!

I hope those of you that have been waiting got yours today...if not, tomorrow! Mine is postmarked 10/8....again, he arrived 10/1! no clue! :o)

- now on to the next 7 weeks of hell! :o)

Comment by barefoot1 on October 10, 2013 at 3:29pm: Welcome, Toolmantaylor! Our kids are in the same division.

Diannep, your information and support - along with that of the other veteran parents - are invaluable!! Thank you!!

Comment by ABitofWhimsy (Ship03 Div021) on October 10, 2013 at 3:19pm: Reading through this site and being able to ask you veteran moms (and dads) questions has been keeping me sane. Thank you diannep! Thank you all.

Comment by diannep on October 10, 2013 at 3:06pm: We welcome all of you from Navy for Dads here! Welcome, Toolmantaylor! Love the screen name....Tim Allen's voice is running through my head now....LOVED Home Improvement! :-) Since you are a N4Moms/Dads veteran already having a sailor (congrats!), you may be able to answer some questions on there when the ladies ask. I'm one of the N4Moms veterans helping out here on the PIR groups since early 2010. My son has actually now been honorably discharged....but I can't seem to leave this site! Hmmm....

Welcome!

Comment by ABitofWhimsy (Ship03 Div021) on October 10, 2013 at 2:55pm: Welcome Toolmantaylor!

Comment by Toolman on October 10, 2013 at 2:53pm: I know this is Navy for Moms, but there is more activity over here than on Navy for Dads. We just got our letter today Ship 04 Div 803. this is actually our second time around for this, our oldest son graduated about a year ago. It's not any easier.

Comment by ABitofWhimsy (Ship03 Div021) on October 10, 2013 at 2:29pm: Thank you, diannep. If this is my SR's second Sunday there, is this the usual time that they will be able to write? Or the following Sunday? Thanks

Comment by diannep on October 10, 2013 at 2:24pm: AbitofWhimsy: They usually are given their first mail on a Sunday and they can write then. Mailout day will always be Monday.

Comment by diannep on October 10, 2013 at 2:22pm: None of the sailors will leave on Wed....they don't leave on PIR day. Sometimes they are bussed to the airport very late on PIR night to wait for flights that begin the next day....but they don't actually leave on PIR Day. Remember, Wed will be a very heavy travel day because of Thanksgiving...so it would be very hard to get flights for all of the sailors anyway.