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ALUMNI OF PIR 09/19/2014 TG 45 - 10 Divisions (291-298, 818 and 945)

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ALUMNI OF PIR 09/19/2014 TG 45 - 10 Divisions (291-298, 818 and 945)

This group is for those who have loved ones that graduated from boot camp on September 19, 2014. A place to keep in touch with each other as the sailors continue their Navy journey.

Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 105
Latest Activity: Jan 15, 2015

WELCOME to PIR 09/19/2014! 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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~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 August 30, 2014 at 11:09am

Ahh, jensue.....dreams do not all come true, but that was a great one!  :-)

I had thought holidays were treated like Sundays, but was informed that they do have some training, just not counted in the training days.  But they get some rest too!  So remember to skip over Labor Day if you are keeping track of your SR's week/day training schedule.  They will be on the next training day (after Friday's) on Tues that week, not Monday.

Good Morning!

Comment by Ashley on August 30, 2014 at 11:08am

It may be too much to hope for but I am praying that we get a call on labor day.

Comment by Goochy1970 on August 30, 2014 at 10:46am
Labor Day is like a Sunday. :-)
Comment by jensue0 on August 30, 2014 at 9:28am

Good Saturday morning, all. I had a wonderful dream last night that my SR got LEAVE for the holiday weekend, flew home to surprise me! Good dream, huh? ;-) (And, no, he didn't have his cell phone with him in my dream...he kept asking to use his little brother's. Ha!)

Does anyone know what our recruits' Labor Day will actually be like? Extra day to write letters? *fingers crossed*

Comment by diannep on August 29, 2014 at 10:07pm

jensue:  I know this isn't the ending that you wanted for the box saga, but glad it was found and your SR will eventually get his phone, etc back!

Comment by Vermontlover on August 29, 2014 at 9:30pm
Heard from my son today div 291. Said they got recruit heaven/hall of fame today. Good job!
Comment by CatMom509 on August 29, 2014 at 6:12pm

jensue0,

I'm glad the mystery of the missing Box was solved and I hope that your SR can just get the contents back easily~~

Comment by CatMom509 on August 29, 2014 at 6:07pm

Happy Friday!!

      "Therefore be merciful, just as your Father

       also is merciful."

                                                       Luke 6:36

Comment by swimmer8 on August 29, 2014 at 12:03pm

Good Morning and Happy Friday! Flight tickets were purchased yesterday. I have to give a shout out to my sister who will be going to my son's graduation, she was so diligent in watching air fares and was able to purchase them at a good price.  Hope everyone has a great weekend.

Comment by jensue0 on August 29, 2014 at 11:51am

Good morning, all.

Just wanted to give an update on my SR's personal belongings box:  I initally contacted the Great Lakes Public Affairs office via email, who quickly responded with instructions to call the GL In-Processing Dept., who is responsible for the SR boxes.

After 1 1/2 weeks of calling and calling and calling, and a dozen voicemails (not exaggerating) left with In-Processing Dept's CPO and LCPO begging for a return call to help me track down my son's missing box (which I pointedly let them know included my son's cell phone!!!), I finally caught the LCPO in his office! He promised to check with the civilian postal dept. in charge of sending out the boxes and get back to me. But of course he didn't!

Another week of calling and leaving voicemail, I finally caught him in his office again. He said, "You mean the civilian postal department did not get back with you?" Ummmm, why would I continue to call you if they did?!? Don't mean to sound bitter, but at that point I definitely was! It was all I could do not to lecture him about RESPECT and PROFESSIONALISM into the phone.

This time he physically walked to the "civilian postal department" in charge of shipping out the SR boxes and confirmed my son's box was returned to Great Lakes. He indicated that he did not know WHY it was returned, but said it happens to about 20 boxes every week. All I know is neither Fed Ex nor the USPS attempted to deliver anything to my house. I suppose my son could have written his own home address incorrectly, although that seems highly unlikely. Whatever the reason, I'm just glad to FINALLY know where the box IS!

"They" will let my son know it's there a few days before PIR and give him instructions on how to retrieve the box before he leaves for A-school. I wrote him yesterday about this (had only mentioned it not arriving yet during a phone call around week 3, just to confirm that he did INDEED send the box home), so he'll be prepared when they tell him his box is there and he will pay very close attention when they tell him how/when to retrieve it.

Sorry, just had to get all that off my chest. Three weeks of Navy-induced drama is enough for me. I just need the next 3 weeks to go as smoothly as possible.

 
 
 

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