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ALUMNI OF PIR 12/21/2012 TG 6 - 11 Divisions (031-038, 803 & 904 -905)

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This Group is for those with sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 12/21/2012.

A place to keep up with each other as their journey continues.

Your current Group "veteran members" are:

diannep

LaLa Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons

ellen0502

♥FireTeamLeaderWife♥ aka FTLW

Betsy, son on Stennis carrier

Craig

sjtina

Cor

Information PAGES LINK for PIR 12/21/2012

Location: Great Lakes, Illinois
Members: 110
Latest Activity: Jul 15, 2024

WELCOME TO PIR 12/21/2012! 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.

CLICK ME 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 your 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 FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on November 2, 2012 at 6:33pm: southcarolinamom - When my son called he asked for two more referances other than the ones that were on his list. Name, address, phone number.

Not everyone who has a security clearance will call home for more info.

Comment by Zman'smom on November 2, 2012 at 6:17pm: Felicia TEXASNAVYMOM - I'm in Phoenix, Az.

Comment by Zman'smom on November 2, 2012 at 6:11pm: FTLW - No form letter yet, so I called my son's recruiter. He looked up the info and nothing has changed. He is Ship 03 Div 039 as of the computer. He left for GL on 25 Oct. Could this be your missing Division (039)??

Comment by southcarolinamom(Nuke MM) on November 2, 2012 at 6:06pm: When I get a call for security clearance for my son (nuke) what exactly am I giving them, which references? Are these the same ones my son put on his paperwork to his recruiter? I may not have all that info. I didnt realize I would be getting a call for info. any info would be appreciated. Thanks :)

Comment by southcarolinamom(Nuke MM) on November 2, 2012 at 5:55pm: I FINALLY got the form letter today. Yay, it was so nice to see my son's handwriting...and written so neatly I might add. :)

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on November 2, 2012 at 5:52pm: Please make sure you read the N4M's Community Guidelines. There are also OPSEC links within it. Safety for you and your recruit/future Sailor:

Navy For Moms (N4M) Community Guidelines (clickable link)

I'll be posting something permanant for the whole GROUP up above in the Text area (where the CD clock is) in a while.

If you ever have any questions concerning the site, you may message the Site Admin.

You may always friend and message us veteran memebrs as well!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on November 2, 2012 at 5:48pm: One call many of you may get before a "real" call is a Security Clearance info call:

There is the possibility of you receiving a phone call from your SR (Seaman Recruit) during the first one to two weeks after their arrival for Security Clearance info. I received mine one week after my son arrived at RTC. Had no idea it would come that fast. I'd only really been on the site for a week or two, so I had NOTHING ready! So... if your Recruit has a rating that requires security clearance information...800 Divisions, IT's, CTI's CTT's Nukes, AT's (the list goes on!), anyone that handles confidential info...have a list of references by the phone.

This is a short business call and is monitored. No time for chit chat...but once in a great while the person monitoring the call allows a few extra minutes.

The area code for GL is "847". My security clearance call, the caller ID said "US GOVERNMENT". We have also had "PAY PHONE" reported and then area codes for the surrounding areas...so answer all...and just get rid of those telemarketers!

Also, if you receive a call from your SR (at any time...not just the Security Call) and miss it...please do not call the number back. Your SR could get in trouble.

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on November 2, 2012 at 5:46pm: cinders410 - Welcome. TY on reporting the Div for your daughter.

I am checking the RTC website as they have 11 Divisions for this TG but only ten are listed. So I am guessing our missing one is 905.

You see, there is a gap between PIR groups...11/30 to 12/21. BUT they have 52 900 divisions per year. So, if they skip a PIR they double or triple up if need be. Once they did not have ANY 900 division. It'll all get worked out in the wash.

Just go with your Form Letter and stay here for info. It is easy to change to the correct PIR group if this is not yours. We veterans are on all of them.

Hopefully RTC will get this all straightened out by Monday.

Comment by Felicia TEXASNAVYMOM on November 2, 2012 at 5:44pm: @Meza04..before bootcamp I wrote the Training Command Center and they told me they would not have a break at Christmas and they usually get that weekend after graduation to spend with family. HOWEVER...so many people were asking about it that I wrote to them again yesterday and I received the reply I posted below. I have already posted it once, but some may not have seen it.

Ma'am,

The command has not come to a decision on the possibility of holiday leave.
As soon as we do, we will let the recruit know so that they may communicate
it to their family and friends. Prior years, sailors have had the
opportunity to take leave.

Respectfully,

Brian E. Walsh
Public Affairs Specialist

Recruit Training Command
Public Affairs Office
USS YORKTOWN (Bldg 7330)
Great Lakes, IL 60088

Office - (847)688-2405
Fax - (847)688-6268
Email - brian.e.walsh1@navy.mil

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on November 2, 2012 at 5:40pm: As per the call for bamamom18. Congrats!

Ocassionally we see some recruits getting this. They earn it or the RDC just grants it etc.

Normally you will not get that first real call until sometime at the end of the third or fourth week after their arrival date. The first mail will not come until sometime in the third week after arrival.

A MRPO Mail Recruit Petty Officer has to be trained and pass a test to handle the mail as it is a Federal entitiy.

The first week of arrival is P Days ...In processing. They are in temp housing until they are declared FFD (Fit for Full Duty) and then go on to their Permanant BC Ship. The first Sunday they are in it they do not have Holiday time. Too busy.This is 5 hours of "free time" for your recruits. There are still parameters as to what "free" is. :-) So it is the second Sunday that they usually get to write home for the first time. There are always exceptions. Some get early mail.

I believe that this upcoming Sunday is the first time your recruits will have the opportunity to write home.

Recruits receive mail M-S like we do...but in the beginning weeks Sunday is the time that they are allowed to read it. Usually after week four we get reports that the recruits are writing more often. Things are just better nd smoother so many RDC's allow more writing time.