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ALUMNI OF PIR June 23, 2017 TG 33 - 11 Divisions (193-202 & 933)
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This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp June 23, 2017. A place to keep up with each other as their journey continues.
Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 66
Latest Activity: Jun 28, 2017
Welcome to the group! 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.
~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 change your visibility settings for your Profile Page (MY PAGE) to "Just my friends".
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Comment by Chronicles16 on May 9, 2017 at 8:57pm
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Hello, Catnip and thebeautyshop :) Our son also left on 4/26 from CA. We received our "scripted" call at 1147pm-PST on 4/26 which may be around the same time as you depending on your time zones. We still have not received the "form letter" yet, but my son's recruiter let me know he is on SHIP 03/DIV 196. I was wondering if our sons may possibly be in the same division.
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We also received our form letter yesterday, and I mailed out a letter this morning. My son is also in Ship 14 Div 197. And we made our reservations last night. Looking forward to it!
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Comment by diannep on May 9, 2017 at 6:56pm
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Just remember, everyone, that the mail is held from them for about the first 2 weeks of Bootcamp. It takes a while to disperse the held mail when they can finally receive it (it is held while their Recruit Mail Petty Officer is trained to handle the mail). When you finally receive their first letter, they may ask why you have not written since they didn't get your mail yet...it is possible they got some of your letters AFTER they had written their own. Once mail starts flowing, they can mail out each Monday (collected on Sundays) but will receive mail M-F.
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Comment by M'smom on May 9, 2017 at 5:26pm
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Got my form letter yesterday. Mailed out first letter this morning. My letter probably sounded crazy.... Lol I had so many questions I wanted to ask him.
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Yes we got our form letter yesterday as well. My son is in ship 14 div 197 also. We had already sent some letters glad the recruiter gave me the right address.
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Comment by Sethsmom on May 9, 2017 at 8:25am
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My sons recruiter gave him a list of items to bring, so I sent it with him. That is what they will need to call home once they get the opportunity. I am definitely going to PIR. Making hotel reservations today!!
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My form letter came today. He is in ship 14. Div 197. I have written a letter everyday since he left. Hope he will have time to read them!
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Comment by Joanne on May 8, 2017 at 4:18pm
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I got my son's form letter today he is in ship 14 div 197
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On the phone calls, my son was delayed a week and had two different divisions/PIR groups. The first division...lots of calls were allowed....the next division....very few. So it is true...it is up to the RDCs of the division. Phones close at all times!
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Great post, HM247365. Let me add another suggestion. Worked great for my 23 yr old son when he was there. I contacted a couple of his favorite high school teachers....and gave them his address. They each wrote to him and he really appreciated it. So---- any favorite teachers, coaches, etc of your SRs....ask! You would be surprised how many would love to write. Also, those of you who are teachers .... have your students write letters to the SRs and send them in a manila envelope addressed to your own SR to pass out to his/her division. Include a return address (school's) on each letter so that the ones who want to write back can. You would be surprised how many will write the SRs back!
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