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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 cinders410 on November 2, 2012 at 5:39pm: Hello everybody, I received my daughter's form letter today! She is graduating 12/21/12. She is Ship 02 DIV 905 I had already gotten her address from her recruiter and have mailed her several letters and cards with pictures. My eldest son is in the Air National Guard. We went to his graduation in 2010. She was very impressed by everything Air Force, especially seeing the planes that my father flew during WWII and Korea. She decided on the Navy because she loves the water and boats! She has chosen Aviation Machinist Mate as her job. Miss her but am so proud of her. Grandpa for sure is watching over her. He loved this country and would be so proud to know that two of his grandchildren have decided to serve. We're from MA.

Comment by Felicia TEXASNAVYMOM on November 2, 2012 at 5:31pm: @diannep..what happens if parents form letters get lost in the mail and they never receive them. They do not know the code word, or any of the instructions for PIR. Then what? What other option would you have except to contact The Training Command Center? If you ask your SR then he is not going to remember all of what was on that form letter to tell you. If they only get to mail out one, then what do parents do? I feel sorry for those parents who have not received theirs yet. I also feel bad for those parents you can't make it to PIR.

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on November 2, 2012 at 5:29pm: Ashley3188 - The TG's (Training Groups) are in Divisions. The regular Divisions pair up as Brother Divisions. So 035 and 036 are Brother Divisions. It looks like they may be Integrated...males and females. So the males from both Divisions would then share a compartment.

He is in one or the other though...call PAO and tell them and see if they will give you the individual Division number so you can get that mail out to him!

Phone: Public Affairs Office 847-688-2405

Comment by Felicia TEXASNAVYMOM on November 2, 2012 at 5:29pm: @Zman'smom... :0( I would be frustrated too? What happens if they get lost in the mail and they just never get delivered. You never know anything.

I am so sorry. What part of US are you in?

Comment by Zman'smom on November 2, 2012 at 4:53pm: No form letter today. :( My patience is running out...

Comment by meza04 on November 2, 2012 at 4:23pm: How long do they stay in Great Lakes after PIR, I'm trying to make travel arrangements, and I don't want to stay there if he is not going to be there, but at the same time I don't want to leave if he is going to stay.

Comment by Ashley3188 on November 2, 2012 at 4:20pm: I got my husbands form letter today. He PIR's 12/21. He is SHIP 003 DIV 035/036. I am confused about the 2 divisions part. Anyone have any input on that?

Comment by MommaJeri on November 2, 2012 at 3:53pm: BradMom; cagician - I live in western Iowa. It will be about an 8 hour drive for us. We are hoping for no snow here at home at graduation time as my hubby drives a snowplow for our city. If it snows here, he can't go to grad! It will be one of the few times we will be wishing for a brown Christmas! LOL

Comment by dortphil on November 2, 2012 at 2:41pm: Diannep- So sorry about this friend of your family :( Such a sad thing to happen to someone that is trying to help someone else. He and his family will be in my prayers. Hugs to his mom, Bless her heart, sounds like she has been through so much. Thanks for letting your Navy Family know so we can all be praying.

Comment by diannep on November 2, 2012 at 2:39pm: Thanks, karis! I will look for it. It may have been a story that was on the local news that was picked up by them. I'll look.