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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 bclmomct on December 16, 2012 at 9:48am: Thanks Diannep -- We are driving and she's actually just going to be waiting at the hotel. We are worried about doctors appt and such since we have to be out of here by Wednesday morning to make it. I know God is in control and this seems so trite compared to Friday, but it's a sister's love for her brother and I certainly hope they can make this work.

By the way -- Happy Sunday and guess what -- next Sunday we will be worshiping our our sailors!!!

Comment by diannep on December 16, 2012 at 9:10am: bclmomct: Oh no! I sure hope that she will be ok. Are you flying or driving? If flying, she can use a wheelchair at the airport which gets your whole group on the plane first too! Know that there are sailors stationed on RTC with wheelchairs ready to wheel her into and out of the PIR Hall if need be. Hoping that she heals quickly!

Comment by diannep on December 16, 2012 at 9:07am: robinbird: That is such a great idea....because the people who are dealing with the aftermath of this horrid tragedy...those who have had to view the bodies of these precious souls and the horror of the scene...need our prayers more than ever. It is so hard to even grasp this whole thing....prayers for John and all who are directly connected to the tragedy, both families/friends and the workers involved who have had to see things no one should ever have to see. It still just takes my breath away...

mickeyd: Thanks so very much for sharing this! I LOVE Max Lucado. I remember listening to him on the radio during my lunch hour years ago. This is one of those times when we are on our knees before the Lord....only He can provide the comfort and healing, because our human capabilities to do this at such a devastating time are nil. Lord, use any and all of us as your vessels to help in any way that we can.

Good Morning All.

Comment by mickeyd on December 16, 2012 at 8:26am: Today is the third Sunday of Advent - Joy. With all that happened Friday in CT and then in an Alabama hospital it is hard to imagine people having joy. There are so many sad and hurting families trying to come to grips with what has changed their lives forever, their Christmas and their Joy forever. As I go to church this morning I will be on my knees asking Christ to be with these families. To start the healing process. To put the right people with them right now that are a comfort for them just being there and for them to feel the presence for the Holy Spirit during this difficult time. Some of these families have forgotten that we are preparing to celebrate the birth of the Christ child, some haven't. As slow as it might be I pray that their Joy will return and that they know there is a country if not a world that is praying for them right now. Max Lucado wrote this Friday and I thought I would share. Be blessed today ladies.

A Christmas Prayer
from Max Lucado

Dear Jesus,

It’s a good thing you were born at night. This world sure seems dark. I have a good eye for silver linings. But they seem dimmer lately.

These killings, Lord. These children, Lord. Innocence violated. Raw evil demonstrated.

The whole world seems on edge. Trigger-happy. Ticked off. We hear threats of chemical weapons and nuclear bombs. Are we one button-push away from annihilation?

Your world seems a bit darker this Christmas. But you were born in the dark, right? You came at night. The shepherds were nightshift workers. The Wise Men followed a star. Your first cries were heard in the shadows. To see your face, Mary and Joseph needed a candle flame. It was dark. Dark with Herod’s jealousy. Dark with Roman oppression. Dark with poverty. Dark with violence.

Herod went on a rampage, killing babies. Joseph took you and your mom into Egypt. You were an immigrant before you were a Nazarene.

Oh, Lord Jesus, you entered the dark world of your day. Won’t you enter ours? We are weary of bloodshed. We, like the wise men, are looking for a star. We, like the shepherds, are kneeling at a manger.

This Christmas, we ask you, heal us, help us, be born anew in us.

Hopefully,

Your Children

Comment by bclmomct on December 16, 2012 at 5:41am: Wow -- yes, it's 4:40 and we've just gotten back from a middle of the night run to pick our daughter up at the Emergency Room. She works as a nurse and fell in the middle of an emergency and busted up her ankle pretty badly. Her husband was home with their 7 month old, so mom and dad made the ER run. Please be praying for her. She was scheduled to come with us to PIR to surprise her brother. This would be very heartbreaking for her if she can't come.

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on December 16, 2012 at 2:12am: robinbird - Definitely will say a prayer for John.

Comment by robinbird1 on December 15, 2012 at 10:44pm: I am originally from Connecticut, been away 15 years and I still have so many friends and family still there, so when I found about the tragedy yesterday, i was not just heart broken and horrified like everyone else, but then wondered if anyone I know would be affected.. Well - My best friend John is a funeral director in CT very near where this horrible thing happened in Newtown. Turns out John is "very involved" with this. The way none of us would ever want to be............ My friend John is the most amazing, caring, thoughtful person I know and is my daughters Godfather. So - I ask, please say a prayer for John and all who are helping during this tragedy and pray that they are all given the strength they need to get through this themselves.

Comment by diannep on December 15, 2012 at 9:19pm: FTLW: I had read that some in the town are taking down Christmas decorations because it just doesn't seem right. I had a thought....why not light up the streets and town with beautiful white lights and momentos/pictures of those beautiful children and selfless adults who lost their lives....as a illuminating tribute to their memories....and as a symbol that all of their "lights" will burn forever....God Bless All of the people in that community so personally affected by it. I too have been having crying jags....when I saw the Priest start to cry after an interview about the 6 children he knew personally...saying he was so very tired....and just destroyed....I lost it. It just takes your breath away....I just hope that those families can feel the millions of hugs being sent from around the world to "hold them" right now because there are no words....

Comment by diannep on December 15, 2012 at 9:13pm: Ladies, remember....no BattleStations dates for specific divisions can be posted on here or FB. What Rosanne posted is ok since she didn't divulge the divisions going through. This PIR group probably will be going through for the next 3 to possibly 4 nights. Blue candles lit, ladies! In honor of your SRs' final test happening!

Here is the info again:

http://www.navyformoms.com/group/pir562011/forum/topics/battlestati...

Calls will come in the day they finish (overnight drill) but usually not until after 2 pm GL time! Those who have "watch" will not be able to call with their division but hopefully can later or the next day.