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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

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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 karis on November 1, 2012 at 3:53pm: Thanks FireTeamLeaderWife,

Hopefully they can figure that out pretty quickly. I know I will want to spend as much time is allowed with my son if he gets Liberty for the weekend, otherwise we may not need the extra couple of nights hotel stay if they are elegible to put in a chit.
Keep the info coming. Thanks!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on November 1, 2012 at 3:29pm: TY for emailing RTC Felicia.

As you can see it is "up in the air" right now. Each year has been different. I'm not going to start explaining all the details and differences yet as I think it would just be more confusing.

What I will do is post the "standard" info I have on Liberty for PIR weekend and we will tackle whatever is granted for this GROUP as we go along!

Normally your new Sailors will not have Leave on PIR weekend. Nor in between PIR and A school or during A school. What they have on PIR day and/or weekend is Liberty. Leave is earned days off and Liberty is normal time off on the work days (and weekends).

**There is an official "stand down" period ...the Holiday Leave Period. Bases go on stand down and Sailors put in a "chit" requesting leave.

Comment by MommaJeri on November 1, 2012 at 2:43pm: BRADMOM - Yay!!! So glad you got the letter! I have several Military Vets in my family, including hubby who is an Army Veteran of Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm...I was a War Bride! :)

Comment by MommaJeri on November 1, 2012 at 2:38pm: Felicia TEXASNAVYMOM - thanks for the info and for contacting RTC. :)

Comment by Felicia TEXASNAVYMOM on November 1, 2012 at 2:20pm: I wrote the RTC Command again about the Christmas Holidays and this is what they said:

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

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Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on November 1, 2012 at 2:11pm: karis - Very glad also to hear that your son has healed and is back in training! Welcome!

Comment by karis on November 1, 2012 at 2:04pm: ellen0502(Son @ A School GL
You have no idea how happy I am to be here and hope I finish it out this time! Thanks for the info.

Comment by ellen0502 on November 1, 2012 at 2:01pm: Karis, Glad to see you here and hear that your son had now popped out of RCU, his injuries have healed, and is now back on track for PIR.

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Ship 3 Division 036
3600 Ohio Street
Great Lakes, IL
60088-3156

Comment by GMA of a Sonar Tech on November 1, 2012 at 1:50pm: Another "Big" Thank you....I really appreciate all the information and comfort to know that we are all in the same boat (aka ship)....love the count down...

Comment by karis on November 1, 2012 at 1:48pm: Can anyone verify the address for sailors in ship 3 Div 036 for me? I probably won't get a letter as my son left back in Sept and has been in RCU this whole time. He just joined this division. Any info would be appreciated.

Thanks,