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ALUMNI OF PIR 05/17/2013 TG 27 - 10 Divisions (187-194, 810 and 927)

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This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on05/17 /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

sjtina

Cor

Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 82
Latest Activity: Jul 24, 2013

WELCOME to PIR 05/17/2013! 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.

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~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.

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~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 teach jc on May 14, 2013 at 4:22pm: If I want to sit at the airport and wait for my son to leave for A school do I need a special pass or something?

Comment by CatMom509 on May 14, 2013 at 12:03pm: Hello All,

     "Many are the plans in a man's heart,

      but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails."

                                            Proverbs 19:21

Comment by diannep on May 14, 2013 at 8:47am: Dmanmom: If possible, book your own return Sat. night or even Sunday if you can stay over. Although most of the sailors will fly out on Sat., occasionally some have to fly out on Sunday. That would give you extra time with your new sailor!

We have heard of sailors flying out even as late as the early evening on Sat. nights....so...it can truly be any time that day. My son's flight got delayed two or three times when he flew out. I think he ended up leaving about 3 or 4 hours after they were supposed to....and even missed their connection in Atlanta because of that.

Good Morning All !

Comment by diannep on May 14, 2013 at 8:43am: Good Morning All !

Expect calls from your new sailors in Div 191/192/927 after 2pm Central time today! Please post when you hear from your sailor so others know that the calls are coming in. Don't forget to check their FB accounts since some get on the computers before they get to the phones.

Comment by CatMom509 on May 14, 2013 at 1:59am: Twodaloo,

The weather thingee (don't know what it's called) up above show that it will be 61 degrees on Friday up in the top left corner and cloudy. That's the daytime high. Since you will be arriving at the graduation hall about 6:30 am or so, it will probably be cooler than 61. I would opt for at least a jacket, long-sleeved top, long pants and closed toed shoes. If you dress in layers, you can remove something if it gets warmer during the day, I'm a Southern Califonia girl and 60's is cold to me!

Comment by CatMom509 on May 14, 2013 at 1:49am: Dmanmom,

Your SR won't know the time he/she is supposed to fly out until after he has passed Battlestations. The groups can leave anywhere after 5 am (the flight time) and throughout the day (9 am, 11 am, 2 pm, 4:pm etc...) All the Sailors will be brought to Midway or O'Hare at the same time. They will board a bus at about midnight and brought to the airport all together. They cannot be brought to the airport by their famiies. They arrive at the airport about 1:00 am or later and are then processed in batches to get their boarding passes, check their seabag and garment bag in, then help their family members get gate passes to see them off. You will all need your photo ids (driver's license or state id) and if your children don't have school ids with photos, then their birth certificate is needed.

The only Sailors this doesn't apply to are the ones having A school in Great Lakes. .

Your SR really shouldn't be trying to make arrangements for Saturday evening because of the travel arrangements to his A school, being processed into his room, and he won't have any liberty while in Phase I of A school, which is at least 2 weeks. I hope that helps.

Comment by diannep on May 13, 2013 at 7:20pm: Good idea to have a light jacket/sweater with you. The drill hall can sometimes get chilly in the summer with the a/c on...we have been told (we were there in the dead of winter).

Comment by ellen0502 on May 13, 2013 at 4:49pm: U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command

Congratulations to this week's Captain's Cup winners! Taking top honors for the non-integrated (all-male) divisions was Div. 810, and taking top honors for the integrated (male-female) divisions was Div. 191.

Comment by Coders&Colesmom on May 13, 2013 at 4:08pm: I'm opting for a sundress and a light sweater. The weather was predicted to be about the same this year as it was last year and it was what I wore then. It turned out to be a beautiful day and I did remove my sweater in the drill hall as it got a bit stuffy in there.

Comment by twodaloo on May 13, 2013 at 3:53pm: Okay, so what is everybody wearing? I'm lost as to what to wear to the graduation. Light jacket, no jacket? Argh. Capris okay for the weather over there?