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ALUMNI OF PIR 12/11/2015 TG 05 - 12 Divisions (035-044, 905 and 906)

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This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 12/11/2015. A place to keep up with each other as their journey continues.

Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 73
Latest Activity: Dec 1, 2016

WELCOME to PIR 12/11/2015! 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.

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N4M'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 diannep on October 28, 2015 at 12:12pm: Sonia: When they write on a Sunday, they go out on Monday unless Monday is a holiday.

Comment by diannep on October 28, 2015 at 12:11pm: They are allowed a very small Bible (they can ask for one there too)....If the address book is very small, then I would think it will be ok for him to receive it. Did he request that you mail it to him? That would be the only possible problem....the RDC may ask him what it is before he makes him open it and your SR may not know. But the RDCs are all different....so hopefully all will be ok.

It is best to wait for the SRs to ask for something to be sent to them, hoping that they have cleared that item with their RDCs.

Comment by TiffG on October 28, 2015 at 12:03pm: You should be fine sending that address book. I sent my son his Bible...he said he hasn't received it yet but that it was fine that I sent it. They really look forward to mail he said...so send away! I'm so happy to be able to share that I got that call! I know it's a great sign that you all will be receiving one soon too! Letters should be arriving pretty soon too since they were all mailed off last Sunday. Can't wait to hear when everyone else hears from their loved ones!

Comment by Jackie on October 28, 2015 at 11:54am: I mailed off an address book to my son since he forgot to take one with him. Did I overstep an lines by doing that?

Comment by mtg4life on October 28, 2015 at 11:18am: Good Morning,

I have been waiting an hour to scream CONGRATS TiffG!! How does anyone work during this time..LOL! This is the best news today! I am so happy for all of us, just knowing the call will come soon is great news. I am carrying my cell phone EVERYWHERE! My boss already knows when I get the call nothing else matters at that time!

I am like the others sending a letter card or something everyday.

Comment by Sonia B. on October 28, 2015 at 11:13am: TiffG my son is Ship 14 as well but Division 35. I'm carrying my cellphone with me everywhere and hope to get a call or letter soon. If they wrote on Sunday, does anyone know if the letters go out immediately?

Comment by NCNavymom on October 28, 2015 at 10:56am: Seems like everytime I get into a funk I'm blessed with a little something from GL that helps pull me through. Thank you for sharing with us! It does help to hear good reports.

Comment by TiffG on October 28, 2015 at 10:49am: That was me yesterday... so this call could not have come at a better time! I cannot begin to tell you how good it was to hear that he's doing well. I knew he would be, but it was great to hear it from his own mouth. Take heart that your boys are feeling the same way! He said it was kind of boring right now but he'd waited so long to actually get there he was enjoying every minute of the boredom even! I'm praying for all of you to get your calls soon too! XO

Comment by NCNavymom on October 28, 2015 at 10:45am: Yes ma'am. All for one, one for all! Wish we could send up a big ol batch of chicken noodle soup and mama's love. *sigh* I'm missing my boy big time today.

Comment by TiffG on October 28, 2015 at 10:41am: I feel like we are all in this together with so when one of us gets a call, we all get a call! Haha!! He's in Ship 14 Div 036. I hated for to hear he had gotten sick too but like he said, there's 83 of them in there and when a few get sick and are coughing all night...it doesn't take long for that to spread around. They're eating well and sleeping pretty well so we can all feel good that our boys are doing ok.