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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 Jamie-N-Max ABE on September 1, 2010 at 10:44am
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The box... I made it a momento box, all of the letters that we sent to each other, all of the military info and paperwork, our jorney to this life together, it is all in that box. When it was sent to me, I left it full, on his side of the bed, so that he would be near me. Cheesy I know, but it made me feel better when I was crying myself to sleep.
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Comment by Navy Wife Ginnibean on August 30, 2010 at 5:52pm
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I just wanted to say how nice it is to have a site that is soooo helpful and full of wonderful people willing to help each other out! I won't be going through BC or the box trauma, or the wait for letters till March or a little sooner, but I'm so thankful to have you all here when the time comes, I hope each of you have a great evening! = )
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Comment by kcase1-GROTON-- USS MIAMI on August 30, 2010 at 9:00am
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Trace i just looked on your profile omg he got your hubby back fast... LOL cute picture so lt me change question to when was his pir date? are you going to go with him to school
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Im so happy for all the ladies recieving calls.. they sure do help. This officially marks my first week of not recieving any calls : ( now i have to hold on to the saying "No news is good news."
Trace when is your hubby pir date?
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Comment by ForHimIWill on August 29, 2010 at 11:25pm
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I have not received the box yet and he has been gone for more than 4 days....I did however got a chance to talk to him today!!!! Only about five minutes, but still :) Now I know where I can send his letter to and what else he need me to send him. His call made my day so, I am not complaing. Thanks NavyWife621, I am glad to be here!
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Hello All! I am new to the site. My husband left for OCS recently. I only had a short phone call the day he got there just to let me know that he got there.
I was wondering what is 'the box'? does this pertain to people after going to OCS or BC?
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omg I'm so happy for you meganMck congrats
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Comment by MeganMcK on August 28, 2010 at 10:40am
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Wow! What a wonderful morning! My husband got his first phone call home. It was only 5 minutes, but it was the best five minutes I will probably have today! He said he is tired, but other than that okay. He didn't know his address off the top of his head, but he is in Division 347. After that, the five minutes was up and he said "I have to go, I love you, talk to you soon."
Best feeling in the world!!!
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he left july 15 his pir is 9/10
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It took me a while to get the box off my bed an then I slowly got to taking the clothes out and washing them then It came time to throwing away the box. It is a process,, it was hard to deal with at first him being gone especially when since the first day we met we spent every moment we could together.. All though its still difficult i find myself more proud than anything and it helps when the letters start rolling in. We have a 2yr old child together and another on the way and its hard because im going throug the terrible 2s alone. All my husband would of had to do is look at him or call his name and he'd straighten up.
Once the letters start rolling in times going to fly and youll develop a great apreciation for the mailman,, Make sure you ladies start writing and encouraging them now so when you get the form letter with the address you can send i. You can also call the recruit withing 5 or so days that the hubby beeen gone and they can give you his ship and division number so you can start sending the letters out. Never stop writing, sending pictures and article also to keep them up to date with news although you may not get yours until 3 weeks in keep sending yours. Good luck ladies
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