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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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Location: Northcarolina
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Latest Activity: Sep 25, 2019
Discussion Forum
Wilmington Area
Started by PamperedMom. Last reply by percussionvalentine Jul 17, 2014. 16 Replies 5 Likes
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Comment by motheroftwo (ship 07/div 340) on September 17, 2011 at 12:24pm
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Hi karen im not in gbo but im not far from ya. Thomasville. My son is in bc as well. His PIR is 10/7. The first couple of weeks are the worst but they do get better once u start hearing from him. This is a dollar coaster ride so hang on tight.
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Comment by KarenF (Ship 04/Div822) on September 17, 2011 at 11:19am
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Hi NC Navy Moms!! I am a new navy mom and live in Greensboro. My son arrived at bc last Tuesday, so I have had a roller coaster week, but am doing much better. I think it has been easier on us as our son is older, 26, graduated from UNCW, and has lived on his own for some time. No communication is the hardest and wondering how he is doing day by day and how he is being treated has been tough on his family. The "box" arrived but to his apartment in Wilmington, and his girlfriend had a hard time with that. But our family talks with her regularly and we support one another. I am looking forward to the form letter...have not received that yet. Any greensboro moms out there? So happy and proud to get to know you fellow navy moms!!
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Comment by Christa (Proud Navy Mom) on September 15, 2011 at 9:37pm
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What a coincidence motheroftwo. I grew up in Thomasville and still have family and friends that live there. Small world!
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Christa - I know you can't wait. I have 21 days and some hours till I see mine and I truly can't wait. I live in Thomasville (my sister lives in Winston) so not too far away.
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Awesome motheroftwo! So cool to know someone else in the Piedmont. I live close to Winston-Salem, by the way.
My SR only has 15 days until PIR! My husband and I are so very proud of him. We can hardly wait to see him at PIR!!
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Christa and surfermom im in the piedmont too. Christa sounds like u go to GL the week before me. My Srs PIR is 10/7.
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Hi, surfermom. I'm in the Piedmont area as well! My SR's PIR date is 9/30/11.
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Comment by HonorHim on September 14, 2011 at 8:43am
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Tunechi's Mom, WestonsMom,ChonsMom, Hey there! I'm from Plymouth,NC (East Coast) My sailor's PIR was in March of this year....He will become an E4 in Nuke school on Friday..Then it's on to power school in a couple of weeks (home for 10 days... yayness)He has studied sooooo hard and has really matured in many ways.....He is happy in the US Navy so far. All the best to your sailors GO NC!
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Comment by IBeeTunechiLee"s Mom on September 13, 2011 at 11:00pm
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Hi I am Michelle from Burlington NC. My SR son's PIR is 10/21/11....So excited, can't wait to see his face. I will be elated to get my first phone call.
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Comment by WestonsMom (FL A School) on September 12, 2011 at 10:59am
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Hello everyone! I'm Julie from Concord NC. My SR is in RCU right now waiting to find out how long recovery will take. Just thought I'd introduce myself.
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