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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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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

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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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RTC Graduation

RESUMING LIVE PIR - 8/13/2021

Please note! Changes to this guide happened in October 2017. Tickets are now issued for all guests, and all guests must have a ticket to enter base. A separate parking pass is no longer needed to drive on to base for parking.

Please see changes to attending PIR in the PAGES column. The PAGES are located under the member icons on the right side.

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ILLINOIS N4M

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Who wants to make an Illinois N4M site with me? Calling all Illinois Sailor families.

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Latest Activity: Apr 7, 2021

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Comment by Dodie on October 4, 2010 at 5:26pm: Thanks for the welcome. Well, we dropped Matt at the recruiting office this am. By now, he's probably in St Louis at the hotel before MEPS tomorrow am. I had to fight back the tears when I hugged & kissed him goodbye. It made it a lot easier when he smiled at me & told me, "I'm gonna be fine." Now I'm sitting in the family room watching the Blind Side & reading N4Ms postings trying to fight back the tears...without much success. It's only been a couple of hours, but it's knowing that this is the 1st step of the rest of his new life.

Comment by carols_kitchen on October 4, 2010 at 4:04pm: It's an Illinois welcome to Jilana88 !

Comment by Dodie on October 2, 2010 at 3:09pm: Carol, he chose to go through Springfield recruiting station. He has to be there before 12:00 Monday.

Comment by carols_kitchen on October 2, 2010 at 3:02pm: Be sure and ACTIVATE his phone card before he goes! Otherwise, he'll lose precious time doing so.
Would love lunch again!

Comment by Dodie on October 2, 2010 at 2:42pm: Carol, Thanks for the info. His recruiter told him not to bring his cell phone. He has a phone card. He'll be wearing his glasses. Maybe we can get together for lunch again some time...

Comment by carols_kitchen on October 2, 2010 at 2:33pm: Dodi--our son didn't tell us we could go to MEPS and see him sworn in.
They ended up taking a bus up to Great Lakes. At that time you could not have a cell phone, but I've heard some say thay can take them as far as GL, then ship them home after the "I'm here" call. If so, just have him take the battery out and put it in one shoe, and the phone in the other. Maybe send him with two ziplock bags to put them in. (Our son's clothes were soaking wet when we got them.) And, if he wears contacts, have him wear his glasses instead. It's the 72 hours of staying up when he gets there that will make the contacts hurt.

It's been so long since I've talked with a boot camp Mom. We're here for yoU!

Comment by Dodie on October 2, 2010 at 9:52am: Well, time is definitely drawing nearer. We're taking him to his recruiting station in Springfield on Monday. He'll be at BC on Tues then eventually Goose Creek. He's pretty excited about leaving.

Comment by carols_kitchen on October 2, 2010 at 8:25am: We are happy to welcome Rose to this page. BE sure we know what region of the state you are from, so we can help you find families in your area.

Comment by carols_kitchen on October 1, 2010 at 3:15pm: Welcome to boat490 (ship 13 Division 326) . Good to have this group gorw in numbers and in support of each other.
Becky--yeah! Hope to see you again soon.