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Ship 06 (USS Constitution) Divisions 273 and 274 (Brother Divisions)
Welcome to the Division Discussion for Divisions 273 and 274
These two divisions are brother divisions and will be training together from the beginning through BS21 their final test. Your SRs, soon to be SAILORS, are becoming friends, and some of them may be heading to A School together.
Get to know each other, your SRs are!
Please still use the Main Wall of the PIR Group to post questions, and concerns, we “veteran” moms don’t always get to into the discussion area as often as we would like.
Every single question that is asked is important
Every single concern is genuine
Every single member is important to us
We don't want to accidentally overlook any of them or you.
Hang in there!!!
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Permalink Reply by tmansmom on
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Division 273 moms, check out our recruits on the RTC Command Facebook page! There are many great photos of them. They look so handsome! That made my day as I've been waiting for his call. The only thing better I could have is to be at PIR, seeing him in person. August 14th cannot come quick enough!
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Permalink Reply by LaCheez⚓ on
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Yea! I saw my son. However, does anyone know if a family member can post those on their Facebook page. I shared the picture of my son in a private message to his cousin and she posted it on her fb. Should I have her delete it?
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Permalink Reply by Karen93 on
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LaCheez,
I also wanted to put it on facebook, but I read somewhere that it is not good to post pictures of them in uniform. I would ask her to take it down.
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Tmansmom, It was a great idea to find the flag first, and then find our SR's. I was able to find him!! Thanks for sharing it!!!
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It also made my day to see DIV 273 pictures. The recruiter actually sent me the pic of my SR via text while I was at work. When I got home, I found all the DIV 273 pics. They look like a great group. Hooyah!
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Good Morning Moms,
My son is in Div 273.I've received 1 box, 1 form letter and 2 calls. The first call was on July 4th. Last Sunday I received another call which was not as emotional....more stable. He was doing better. I seen his picture on the facebook page and thought I was going to burst open like a beautiful firework....red, white, and blue all the way. We are staying at the Marriot and have rsvped to the Meet and Greet. I have spent 2 days just looking at the posts and crying and laughing at the same things I went through. I am an empty nester now, so on top of letting go I'm redefining ...:) My son said I should receive a letter this week. I would like to create a basket from Colorado for raffle at the Meet. If anyone has requests from Colorado basket Items please let me know.....or if you just have any ideas. I am very grateful for everything that is done through these social sites....the pics, the conversations and the friendships that will be created with other moms. I am reminded that these things all came about from another Mother. So I thank you all for your beautiful children of Valour and your graces of being a Mom! Thank you Mom
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Permalink Reply by ellen0502 on
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Not a good idea to post pictures of your recruits on FB. The problem with FB is you don't know what your friends "settings" are set to. Anything posted to FB and liked by your friends can/may be seen by their friends, and then liked and shared with their friends etc, if they don't have their privacy settings locked tight. By all means share the pictures from PIR, and his "formal picture", but again ask those you post to, to not share.
Good rule of thumb to follow while your loved one is in the Navy...Can someone figure out where s/he is at that moment? If the answer is yes, probably not a good idea to post it. You can have a "group" of family or friends that you post "general" things to, but you better be sure they have their FB locked down, and won't share. You should also have you FB locked down tighter than a ship at sea. :) Read up on PERSEC if you have questions.
Boot Camp is not so much a problem with things posted, but it will become more of an issue when they are Sailors, so practice now.
My friends know my son is stationed overseas, and some know he is in Japan, but they never know where he is exactly, and certainly not ever when, or where he is headed. Most of the time I don't even know where he is other than "at sea", "floatin' on a boat", or "in one of the oceans". I Won't even say when exactly he will be home on leave. I will say "he's coming home the week of _________," but won't give an exact day. Won't say exactly when he is leaving either, only say he is here for a couple weeks or so.
Start practicing now, "Loose lips sink ships."
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I noticed when I originally went to look at pics on facebook that some had first and last names attached to pics as they were tagged. I wanted to post something about not tagging with full name but my daughter said they have to, to get the pic. I don't have facebook I just use my husbands so I'm not real familiar with the process of this.
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I noticed one of the questions asked on the Training Command Facebook page was.....can we post these pics on facebook and they said yes
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Facebook can be a great thing, it can also be a problem. You can post them on FB, but think about who you are posting them to, who all is seeing them, how much you want everyone of your friends to know, etc. if your page and your friends page isn't locked down. That's why I said make sure you and your friends are locked down, and won't share. Just my opinion!
When pictures are posted on the RTC website it does show last names, but a "Smith," or a "Jones" really doesn't say much. Even a "Mary Jones" won't give much information unless she is tagged with "OMG that's my daughter", and the person has a wide open FB account. Suddenly anyone and his friend has access to where she is from, all of her family photos, how many brothers and sister she has,etc. Just be careful!
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All good info regarding Facebook. We may realize the regulations, but we need to let our family know...so glad for all if you Div. 273 moms and all Aug. 14 PIR moms. We have a great bunch of men and women, and I can't wait until PIR!!
Thank you all for your comments, big or small. It makes us all feel connected to each other, but it especially helps the void I feel from my SR being gone right now. God bless our SR's...HOOYAH! -
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