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This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.

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Choose your Username. For the privacy and safety of you and/or your sailor, NO LAST NAMES ARE ALLOWED, even if your last name differs from that of your sailor (please make sure your URL address does not include your last name either). Also, please do not include your email address in your user name. Go to "Settings" above to set your Username. While there, complete your Profile so you can post and share photos and videos of your Sailor and share stories with other moms!

Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!

Join groups! Browse for groups for your PIR date, your sailor's occupational specialty, "A" school, assigned ship, homeport city, your own city or state, and a myriad of other interests. Jump in and introduce yourself! Start making friends that can last a lifetime.

Link to Navy Speak - Navy Terms & Acronyms: Navy Speak

All Hands Magazine's full length documentary "Making a Sailor": This video follows four recruits through Boot Camp in the spring of 2018 who were assigned to DIV 229, an integrated division, which had PIR on 05/25/2018.

Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)

Boot Camp: Behind the Scenes at RTC

...and visit Navy.com - America's Navy and Navy.mil also Navy Live - The Official Blog of the Navy to learn more.

OPSEC - Navy Operations Security

Always keep Navy Operations Security in mind. In the Navy, it's essential to remember that "loose lips sink ships." OPSEC is everyone's responsibility.

DON'T post critical information including future destinations or ports of call; future operations, exercises or missions; deployment or homecoming dates.

DO be smart, use your head, always think OPSEC when using texts, email, phone, and social media, and watch this video: "Importance of Navy OPSEC."

Follow this link for OPSEC Guidelines:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

**UPDATE 7/29/2021** You now must be fully vaccinated in order to attend PIR:

In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).

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**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.

**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.

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ALUMNI OF PIR 05/10/2013 TG 26 11 Divisions (177-186 and 926)

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This PIR Group is for those members that have loved ones who will be graduating Boot Camp on 05/10/2013. A place to gather information, share concerns and get support as your Recruits start their Navy careers as future Sailors.

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, UIllinois
Members: 104
Latest Activity: Sep 10, 2015

WELCOME to PIR 05/10/2013! 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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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 ellen0502 on March 31, 2013 at 11:34am

Comment by diannep on March 31, 2013 at 10:59am: Chele: Maybe you should take his Easter Basket with you to PIR and celebrate then? Some like to celebrate the holidays missed all at once! Holidays are hard, as anyone with someone in the military will tell you....but thank goodness for technology (once out of bootcamp !) that many times will allow some contact on these days!

Comment by Chele on March 31, 2013 at 10:11am: Happy Easter! I'm very grateful for this group and site. This morning has been hard with it being the first holiday my son has been away. Tears flowing when I came out this morning seeing my youngest son with his Easter basket. I am so glad that he was able to call yesterday(Ship 12 Div 177) for a few quick minutes since he didn't have much time and wanted to call his grandma who just got home from having surgery...plus he had a bad phone connection. It did my heart good to hear that he is doing good, tired but good.

Comment by librarygram on March 31, 2013 at 8:17am: Happy Easter,all!I got my call from my son Ship 11/Div 186. He sounded good, said it was easier than he thought, but knows it will be getting harder.He likes the food..not like home cooking, but ok. I did not ask him about tests...next time. He said his drill sargent was tougher than me,LOL.. Said he will call me next week. Was happy that I was connecting with other parents...

Comment by diannep on March 31, 2013 at 8:08am: Happy Easter!

Comment by diannep on March 30, 2013 at 10:06pm: ProudMama: Tell your hubby that you are not responsible for your crazy emotions while your child is at bootcamp...it is just the way it is! It's a "MOM" thing! :-) Poor guy though....I wouldn't lock him out of the bedroom! Go cry in the bathroom next time....or take a long walk!

Hope he accepted your apology! HA!

Comment by Momma Jo on March 30, 2013 at 10:01pm: PHONE CALL FROM MY SR...SHIP 11/DIV 185 YAAAAAYYYYY :) He sounded great, a bit homesick but handling things well...already passed his physical tests and put in a teaching position with some of his recruit mates. Really likes the guys in his division...Division 185 Rocks :) His flag/division design was chosen and will be on the flag for PIR and Division t-shirts...so proud of my SR I could burst...really loves the food and hopes to call again soon. Probably will have two wisdom teeth pulled soon. But over all seemed happy with his choice of joining. Hope others have gotten calls too.....thanks for being there for me everybody....only 40 more days to see our Sailors :)

Comment by Nickijay_(9/185) on March 30, 2013 at 9:11pm: That's great Darcy, I'm excited for you to receive his first letter! We got cut off from our SR but at least hearing his voice for a short amount of time was enough for us until we hear from him again! We are looking forward to hearing about similar stories about who our SR is meeting, etc. soon! Fingers crossed we receive our letter soon so that we can write him as well!

Comment by Darcy on March 30, 2013 at 9:08pm: My Son said he is also Ship 9 now, he was Ship 11, but still Div 186. He didn't say why it changed though, but he said he still got the first letter that I had sent. He also said he can't mail a letter until tomorrow, it will be the first that he will have sent. He said he is writing stuff every day that he can. He said he got a note book to write down his friends nicknames and info. He said he will probably come back with a Boston accent as one guy is from there. :)

Comment by Nickijay_(9/185) on March 30, 2013 at 9:01pm: Just received a call from our Sr, it was quicker than we would have liked but we found out he's on Ship 9, Div 185! Still haven't received our letter and it's been 2 1/2 weeks but at least we have confirmation that his PIR is 5/10 =)