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ALUMNI OF PIR 12/28/2012 TG 7 - 8 Divisions (039 - 044, 906 & 907)

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This PIR Group is for those members that have loved ones who will be graduating Boot Camp on 12/28/2012. A place to gather information, share concerns and get support as your Recruits start their Navy careers as future Sailors.

Your current Group "veteran members" are:

diannep

LaLa Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons

ellen0502

♥FireTeamLeaderWife♥ aka FTLW

Betsy, son on Stennis carrier

Craig

sjtina

Cor

Location: Great Lakes, Illinois
Members: 91
Latest Activity: Jul 2, 2015

WELCOME to PIR 12/28/2012! 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.

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CLICK ME forN4M's Community GuidelinesandOPSEC.

~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 you to use in your username for your own 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 diannep on November 7, 2012 at 9:11pm: Zman'smom: You are doing a great job on here with the info! Thanks so much for helping out with the new ladies!

I am also a N4Moms veteran (the oldie goldie of the group--been on since 2009). Here to help with any questions. Welcome to all of the new members. It will be fun to see how this group will grow over the next few weeks!

Please feel free to ask any and all questions .... no question is too small!

Welcome to the wonderful adventures of Navy bootcamp!

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on November 7, 2012 at 9:09pm: Happy to see this group, i know Zman'smom is very happy to have it started :)

Comment by Zman'smom on November 7, 2012 at 8:02pm: There ya go, Ingrid!

Comment by Zman'smom on November 7, 2012 at 7:56pm: SR Last name, First name, MI
Ship 03 Div 040
3600 Ohio Street
Great Lakes, IL 60088-3156

Comment by Zman'smom on November 7, 2012 at 7:41pm: Ingrid - Our sons are in brother divisions! (039/040) Zach is also in ship 03. I got the form letter today, so their address is the same. I mailed 2 weeks worth of letters today. :) Let me know if you need help.

Comment by Ingrid on November 7, 2012 at 7:19pm: Hi everyone. My son left November 1 for BC. His PIR is 12-28 from what I am hearing. Received the Box today, bittersweet. He is ship3/Div 040. I am looking forward to getting to know everyone and eventually meet you in person on PIR day. I love this site. I have learned so much and met SOO many nice ladies. Waiting on official letter to confirm his address before I mail letters. Just to make sure nothing has changed.

Comment by Zman'smom on November 7, 2012 at 7:02pm: jam - The box comes via Fed Ex and the form letter comes via Snail Mail. Some of the SR's that left last week are receiving them this week. Mine took 2 weeks to arrive. The form letter is a bunch of information including your SR's official contact address (to mail a bunch of letters to), PIR (graduation) date, hotel info, password to get the gate pass, etc. Good stuff! Now that I have it, I can start making my travel arrangements. Yeah!!

Comment by Zman'smom on November 7, 2012 at 6:57pm: FTLW can answer the question about leave after boot camp better than I can, but there is a lot up in the air right now. No official word from the Commander as of yet. So, there is a chance, but it is just speculation mixed with a lot of hope. :)

Comment by jam on November 7, 2012 at 6:52pm: Hi! I'm thinking I belong here. My son arrived at BC Nov. 1. We received his box today, but no form letter. Are they suppose to come in the box? Haha! Not the son, the letter!

Comment by Kimberley on November 7, 2012 at 6:42pm: Hi. My name is Kim. My son, Austin, left Nov1. I received his box and form letter today (7Nov)! He is Ship03,Div039. PIR is 28Dec12. Is there really a chance they may have some time to come home before A school? Thank you so much for this group. I am in Council Bluffs, IA. He hasn't been gone a week yet and it seems like a month.