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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:
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**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 Chah-poee on September 12, 2012 at 12:52am
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Thank you 1windhaven-Maria :) And yes am planning on going to PIR :) I hope time does fly by, I can't wait to see her :) I did receive the box today, but no letter or anything telling me her ship or div. but am waiting patiently, well as best as I can lol :) When do we receive that info?
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Comment by Bryansmom on September 10, 2012 at 5:35pm
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My son's PIR is 10-26-12, he's in ship11 div349. Any other mom's with same PIR?
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Comment by Maria ( 9/132 - HM- 04-2011) on September 10, 2012 at 8:39am
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JodyDay, they will take good care of her. Make sure to go to PIR if you can. The time they are in bc goes by fast. Good luck.
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I have a daughter who just left for the Navy 09/05, I am so proud of her and so scared at the same time but I know she will do fine. :)
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Comment by Misty from MN on September 7, 2012 at 7:44pm
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Once Mitch was done at BC and he came home on leave he showed us all the letters that he got... It was so wonderful how much encouragement everyone gave him. I befriended so many moms on N4M's that even some of the other sailor moms even sent him a card of hope and encouragement.. It was just wonderful. He told us that one evening after mail call several of the other sailors said, "hey Mitch I got a card from you mom". Mitch shaired with us that there were several sailors that did ever get mail so got their name and we all sent him/her a card of Hope too... Mitch thought that was really cool. Those sailors all went to Mitch and thanked him for his mom and the other moms sending a letter.
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Comment by kazzam(SHIP 13 DIV 313) on September 7, 2012 at 6:16pm
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I too posted my SR's BC address and I'm not even sure anyone has written to him or not. Nothing has been mentioned but I'm sure he wouldn't mind.
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So funny I too posted info and mailing address on Mitchell's facebook page for his friends too... He was surprised to see that he got mail from friends that he would have never expected... It was a nice surprise. After it was all said and done, he asked, "by the way mom how did all my friends get my address",.. Humm.. another good idea.!
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Comment by katysmom on September 7, 2012 at 11:46am
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Misty, great post and advise! My daughter (currently in A school) told me the letters she received daily is what helped her make it through BC...the letters and pictures are soooo important. To conserve space, I would print out pictures on letter paper and then write on the back, she loved it. I would go onto her Facebook and print pictures of her friends as well.
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The group I was with was just great.. I was able to chat with the mom of my son's bunk mate and still keep intouch with them via facebook. We hooked up and spent the weekend of PIR together.. Some of those friends may be life long friends as our sailors will keep in touch with the new friends they make along the way.. The may go on to A school but undoughtly their paths will cross and it will be a homecoming for them on a ship maybe or dry dock when they get new orders. Every time one of the moms got a letter we would post that letter and its contents on N4M so all knew what was going on if you didn't get a letter or call. Also keep writing and encouraging your sailor as they find the time to be difficult at times and if they are discouraged or down mail call is the highlight of the day. Each family member took one day a week and wrote for example grandma and grandpa wrote on Tuesdays, Aunty wrote on Mondays Brother and sister wrote on Thursday and so on so he got at the least one letter a day and some day got many. Only send letters, NO musical cards, NO scented letters and only a few newspaper clippings or photos. They are totally NOT allowed to get packages as they are considered a distraction.. Seems harsh but they do want to stay focused on the reason they are there and want to get through it with flying colors. Stay strong and again find the group for you sailors PIR date.. You can be members of meany N4M groups so can still chatt here too... Good Luck!
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Ladies, Misty is so right n4ms was a live saver. When my son in bc last year i joined his div/ship group and we all shared what little we knew waz going on sk everyone had a sense of what our kids were doing. Also when you get your. I am a sailor call ask if everyone passed so if they say yes you can share this with the group. It can take some time for everyone to get their call.
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