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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:
Events
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
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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Comment by Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor on November 2, 2012 at 5:16pm
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Exactly what Lori said! I didn't look at your neck, just the proud look on your face, lol. I love the hug!
I'm so glad to hear that you can get your notifications now.
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Comment by lori on November 2, 2012 at 2:01pm
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Joanne- who's looking at your neck anyway??? What i see is a proud momma keeping her eyes wide open so no tears come out! I'm glad you got the settings to work now. That is so weird. But it works so that's great!
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Joanne, You look absolutely beautiful and very proud!
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Those photos are great! Ok Joanne I checked with a veteran mom who heads up all new PIR sites and she said to contact the NNIG which if you scroll all the way down on this page you will see it on the blue screen which says "powered by NNIG." Contact them and tell them the problem. Hope that helps. Let me know and if it doesn't I'll ask Dianne again.
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Joanne, I love them! What a great sendoff. Your son is such a handsome soldier. I know how proud you are of both of your boys. ((hugs))
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Joanne, I have been thinking of you too. I'm sure it was stressful enough without all the mix up. Will you get an "I'm here" call when he gets there? Did you get my friend's FB link? You really should get in touch with her, if you haven't already.
Lori, I had one of my grand kids here last night, but the other one was sick. :( I agree, though, the empty house is a very strange still unfamiliar feeling. :(
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Joanne I was just thinking of you now. Wondering how you were and how the last part of it went. So even the army goofs up on info! Paul's recruiter wasn't very good with his info when Paul had to go to MEPS. I'm glad you had the last night to hang out with him. Now Kev's journey begins and so does yours. I know it's not easy right now but each day that goes by will bring him that much closer to graduation. The big empty house- now that's something I'll never get used to! Only when the grandkids come does it feel "right."
Can you try what Anna suggested to get your notifications again?
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Comment by Linda on October 31, 2012 at 7:13pm
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I saw the messages earlier but couldn't get on FB.
Anna - I hope you had a safe journey today. Enjoy the time with your son!!!!
Prayers for you Joanne and for Kevin as he begins this journey.
Happy Halloween!
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Lori, thank you for letting us know. I have been thinking about her all day, wondering if today would be the day. :( I will be praying for Kevin and her. ((Hugs)) to her.
Anna, Have a safe journey. I am so happy for you. Woohoo! Have a wonderful time.
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Anna- YEAH!!! Safe trip and can't wait to hear how your sailor it doing! I know you will be bouncing up in down in your seat all the way there! So happy for you!
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