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ALUMNI OF PIR 12/13/2013 TG 05 - 8 Divisions (037-042, and 905-906)

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This Group is for those who have SAILORS that graduated 12/13/2013. A place to keep in touch with each other as your SAILORS continue on their journey in the Navy!

Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 81
Latest Activity: Dec 18, 2013

WELCOME to PIR 12/13/2013! 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 Edit

CLICK MEforN4M's Community GuidelinesandOPSEC.

~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 Tiffany on October 29, 2013 at 11:08pm: Like probably many of you this last week or so has been a blur of non-stop internet searching and information gathering. I am now in the planning of PIR stage. A big part of me wants to bring two of my kids to PIR with me, but I'm also feeling like my new sailor should have that time to himself. (As it's rather limited) I think that we will be able to bring my son home a week or so after his PIR, therefore the siblings will have quality time to spend with their brother. Any thoughts on siblings at PIR??? The two that we would bring are 15 and 7 (the 7 year old has a really strong bond with SR ) aargh I'm so confused!!

Comment by ellen0502 on October 29, 2013 at 10:41pm: Division discussions now open for business!!

POST AWAY!!

Comment by ellen0502 on October 29, 2013 at 10:40pm: Your Division Discussions have been posted up above. Please use them to get to know each other even better on a "Divisional" basis...BUT remember that you all have the same PIR date and many of you will be attending the same Meet and Greets...so please continue to post on the Main Wall here.

Also, please continue to post your questions for us "veteran moms" on the Main Wall here. We have 7-8 active PIR groups going at one time..that's 70-80 Divisions! We try to get to the Division Discussions but with that many it is difficult! We don't want to miss any questions as ALL are important...no dumb ones...for many of you this is your first servicemember and we want to be there to help and lend support.

Comment by ellen0502 on October 29, 2013 at 10:35pm: N4M's Community Guidelines and OPSEC apply to the Discussion Forum area as well. The Division Discussions are viewable to all...just like the Main Wall here.

Please do not start new Division Discussions.

Discussion Forum Area

This is the place to start a Discussion about a topic and for your Division Discussions.

The Discussion Forum area is set to show titles only and is set at ten titles at a time for now. (This can be adjusted by the group creator or an administrator)

It is also set to show the "latest activity" (there are other settings). So whatever has just had a reply added to it will "bump" that Discussion to the top. The discussion will stay up there at the top because it has had "activity"…until the next Discussion has activity. If there are over ten discussions, whatever is at the bottom will disappear from view…but not from the Discussion Forum. So, if you want to see more, click "view all" at the bottom right hand corner of the discussion forum area. It is right up there above the Blue Comment Wall bar.

To "bump" up a discussion to the first spot of the DF area when you don't really want to add a reply...in other words someone is looking for it...just type whatever you want in the reply box and click "add reply". I just type one letter or even a period and add the reply.

When you view a DF by clicking on the title, the first post ever made will be the first one on the first page. To get to the most current reply, click “Last Reply” directly underneath that particular Discussion.

~You will also notice that in the top right corner in any post that you do you will see an "x". This is so you may delete your post if you need too. You will also see the “x” on any post you make anywhere else on the site.

Comment by ellen0502 on October 29, 2013 at 10:26pm: wendy.from.oregon, You should put the reservation under your SRs name if you do not have DoD/Military identification. Here is a previous response to the question from the Navy Lodge representative. You might want to call back and get the reservation changed.

Comment by beverly on October 12, 2013 at 12:11pm

Reservations should be made using the Recruit's name. If you by chance make it under your name, it's OK. That is an easy fix.

Comment by Holly MA Mom on October 29, 2013 at 9:23pm: Hi Loretta,

If you know your recruits division, look for others from your division. They are usually the ones you will have more in common with. But, you can friend anyone that you have a dialogue going with or other things in common with.

Comment by Loretta Michael's mom on October 29, 2013 at 8:46pm: How do I know who to friend request on here?

Comment by wendy.from.oregon on October 29, 2013 at 8:31pm: JudyP...Hooray! Our kids will be going to A school together! I'm glad they are not a week apart like we originally thought!

Comment by Josh's Mom on October 29, 2013 at 7:52pm: @userdeedee
I accepted your friend request. I am new to this and haven't quite figured it all out. Please lets keep in tough.

Comment by CatMom509 on October 29, 2013 at 6:26pm: jennifer,

Yes, all Sailors go to A school first, then will be able to have leave home after that. During the holiday standdown at the bases, your Sailor may be able to come home, but it depends on their leave time available and other factors. Your Sailor should follow up with their A school leadership on that~~