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Comment by NavyMomma89 on October 29, 2011 at 7:06pm

Yes, thank you to all of the veteran moms for all this wonderful info.  Do we know now for sure that the PIR date is 12/16 or is that just the name you applied to this group for now until we know the real date?

Comment by Jajajo on October 29, 2011 at 10:25am

Thanks to all the "veteran" moms :)

Comment by diannep on October 29, 2011 at 10:15am

Thanks for starting the group, celiana.  I am another N4Moms veteran joining to help you all, just like FireTeam below.  We should be joined by some other wonderful N4Moms veterans soon....Lala, Sandy, Betsy, and maybe a few more.  Please ask us any questions you like! 

I see that FireTeam has posted her wonderful info up top. I will add "BattleStations" info up there too.  That is their final test before they become sailors!

Welcome to all of the new ladies on here!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on October 29, 2011 at 9:39am

Nope...just a veteran mom!

Comment by Jajajo on October 29, 2011 at 9:37am

Thank you celianj for starting the group.  I thought it was fireteamleaderwife.....OOPS :) 

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on October 29, 2011 at 9:09am

Letters

Please see the post above on Letter Writing.

While I know some of you have called the recruiter for addresses, bear in mind that it is not always correct. Usually it is missing the actual street name or zip...sometimes there is TMI.

The format of how your letters should be addressed to your SR (Seaman Recruit) is in the post.

Because of this we advise to start writing letters but wait until your actual form letter arrives with the correct address to send them.

Recruits will not start receiving mail probably until around the third Sunday they are there. They will not be allowed to even write their first real letters until the second Sunday they are there. They are busy trying to absorb a lot of information about daily BC life, putting it into practice and getting it down pat. In addition a MRPO (Mail Recruit Petty Officer) has to be appointed, trained and pass a test in order to handle incoming and outgoing mail since mail is a federal entity.

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on October 29, 2011 at 9:00am

Community Guidelines and OPSEC

Hello Everyone.

Safety for your SR (future Sailor) and you!

Sailors LAST names are NOT allowed anywhere on this site. If your last name is different from your sailors it is still not recommended.

FIRST names ARE allowed but I, and some of the other “veteran” moms, will most often advise you not to use them. This is a public forum and anyone can read the posts-they do not have to be a member (if the group is set to private, the public cannot read but all N4M members can-so all you have to do is join) While they use their last names in BC (in fact they don't usually, if ever, find out each other’s first names until the end of BC), the RDC's know who they are and can then, with the right amount of info, link them up to you. So, let’s say you use your last name in your N4M name, post a picture of your SR...easy to match up...and so on.

Why does that matter? Your SR's are trying to get through BC with as little undue attention as possible. "Fly under the radar", so to speak. There have been reports from moms of their recruits being matched up with them. Some are just identified…some get IT (Intensive Training), I am guessing this depends on WHAT is posted…I know of one mom who said that her son had to do 5 push-ups just for every time she posted!

The MOST important reason for being discreet is OPSEC-Operational Security. This is a way of life for us now. It will be for your Sailors career and for some of them, even more so, depending on their individual security clearance. Some moms have mentioned that even today after years they do not know EXACTLY what their sailor does.

SPECOPS...definitely need to be VERY careful.

Here is a link to the "Community Guidelines" for N4M:

http://www.navyformoms.com/forum/topics/navy-for-moms-n4m-community

 

Here is the link for "OPSEC is everyone’s responsibility" specifically:

http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=3342

 

Here is a link to the video on OPSEC on this site:

http://www.navyformoms.com/video/opsec-internet-safety

Please take the time to review this information.

Thank You.

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on October 29, 2011 at 9:00am

Good Morning PIR12/16/2011!

Thank you to celianj for starting the group!

My son PIR'd back in May of this year. I got through BC with the help of some great ladies on this site. The veteran moms on my PIR group made BC "sane"! LOL So, I deided to stay on and help in any way I could...I am privileged to do so.

Other veteran moms will be along shortly to help you along with your PIR experience!

Welcome!

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