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ALUMNI of PIR 05/03/2013 TG 25 - 11 Divisions (167-176 and 925)

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This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 04/19 /2013. 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

Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 92
Latest Activity: May 31, 2013

WELCOME to PIR 05/03/2013! 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 MEforN4M'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 HizproudMama on May 5, 2013 at 8:11am: CatMom509 your prayers were answered., USO has his portraits YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY !!!!!!!!!:))))) I just got off the phone with them and they will be mailing them to me.

Thank you all so very much for all of your help and prayers. I can start my work week at my new job happy. I'm forever thankful to have found this website.

Comment by CatMom509 on May 5, 2013 at 3:35am: Ladies,

Your Sailor's PIR is not the end of the line for you here at Navy for Moms!! Stay plugged in and involved!! There are A and C school groups, rating (job specialty) groups, state groups, regional groups, a Christian Chat group with over 800 members (started by EV), and much more. I'm sure your Sailors appreciate how much you want to stay connected to them on their Navy journey by learning as much as you can about what they're doing!

CONGRATULATIONS to all the new Sailors and their families!! HOOYAH!!

Comment by CatMom509 on May 5, 2013 at 3:31am: HizproudMama,

Praying the USO has your pictures!!

Comment by ellen0502 on May 4, 2013 at 11:45pm: HizproudMama, You might also try calling the USO at the airport, perhaps someone picked them up and figured they might know what to do with them.

(773) 686-7396

Comment by diannep on May 4, 2013 at 11:04pm: HizproudMama: So sorry about the lost pictures....you should be able to order more. Here is the Photo Lab phone number:

847 578 6205

Comment by HizproudMama on May 4, 2013 at 10:48pm: de40192, I'm like you utterly happy and shocked still numb to the fact he's a sailor now. Didn't think he'd go all the way with this and so proud of him. :)

Comment by HizproudMama on May 4, 2013 at 10:47pm: Hello everyone I enjoyed my time with my sailor.., and hope you all did too:)

Everything went smoothly for us until we arrived at O' Hara Fri evening. My sons entire graduation photo pkg(including the additional I ordered they handed over to me there at the Exchange) which we had in hand somehow was misplaced at the airport in a restroom near Gate F10 US Airways. His girlfriend feels really sad as she was holding onto them due to the cancellations/delays of our departure and layover flights, I think that got us distracted. After having a meltdown in the restroom there..TSA, lost&found, & the bathroom attendant said nothing was turned in.

I am asking if anyone else who happened to be in the airport at that time near or about 5:00-10:00pm May 3 if they could please email me I would appreciate it.

I am posting this at my husbands request. I'm hoping I will be able to purchase another replacement pkg on Monday through Navy Exchange.

Comment by de40192ship13 on May 4, 2013 at 10:27pm: My sailor texted me from Atlanta a little while ago. Catching another plane and should be in Pensacola soon. I still can't wrap my head around the fact that he is in the Navy!

Comment by Flygirl14901 on May 4, 2013 at 8:43pm: Wish I would've found out about the site sooner would've loved to have met some of you moms while in Great Lakes

Comment by Flygirl14901 on May 4, 2013 at 8:38pm: My son just graduated yesterday as well. We went to the airport and saw him off this morning. They all looked great. Congratulations to all