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Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!

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Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)

Boot Camp: Behind the Scenes at RTC

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**UPDATE 7/29/2021** You now must be fully vaccinated in order to attend PIR:

In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).

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**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.

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ALUMNI OF PIR 01/11/2013 TG 9 - 7 Divisions (053-058 and 909)

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This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 1/11/2013.

A place to keep up with each other as their journey continues.

Your current Group "veteran members" are:

diannep

LaLa Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons

ellen0502

♥FireTeamLeaderWife♥ aka FTLW

Betsy, son on Stennis carrier

Craig

Location: Great Lakes, Illinois
Members: 62
Latest Activity: Apr 11, 2013

WELCOME to PIR 01/11/2013! PLEASE See the PAGES section for Informational Posts about BC and PIR. PAGES is underneath the Members Photos. PLEASE scroll down this page here to find the Comment Box to post a reply to the PIR GROUP.

CLICK MEforN4M's Community GuidelinesandOPSEC.

~OPSEC OPerational SECurity, is always of the utmost importance.

~N4M’s also has Community Guidelines just like any other social media.

~Please take the time to read the OPSEC and N4M’s Community Guidelines.

~A quick note here, from the N4M’s CG’s:

• Don’t Jeopardize the Safety of Our Sailors: Remember OPSEC (Operational Security) (Don’t Sink Ships With Loose Lips) This site and all content posted on it are viewable to everyone on the Internet. This doesn’t mean you can’t share things about your Sailor – but too many details can put Sailors in harm’s way. The following are examples of red flags and should not be shared within this community either by posting or sending via a Group message:

• Sailors’ last names. This includes your username if you share the same last name as your son or daughter.

Some Suggestions:

~If your last name is different from your Recruits it is still not recommended for you to use in your username for your own personal security. This is your option. It is also not a good idea to use an email address as your username for personal security reasons.

~First Names and pictures of your Recruit are allowed but remember, everyone can see it and someone can easily match them up with their "mom". So you might want to consider changing your profile picture to not include your Recruit at least for the duration of BC. Again, your option

~It is also a good idea to make your settings for your Profile Page "viewable only to your friends".

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You need to be a member of ALUMNI OF PIR 01/11/2013 TG 9 - 7 Divisions (053-058 and 909) to add comments!

Comment by diannep on December 1, 2012 at 3:44pm: karens: Here's a link that may help you:

http://www.shopmyexchange.com/Community/supporttroops/

Comment by karens (alumni ship 13-Div 366) on December 1, 2012 at 2:51pm: Does anyone know how to puchase a NEX card on line so I can give it to my Sailor while he is here for christmas, he is in A school in Goose Creek and thought would be the best gift for him as he just bought a new laptop and his phone was new before he left for bc, they don't have a lot of room and not sure what he needs, this way he can use it as he needs items. Thanks

Comment by karens (alumni ship 13-Div 366) on December 1, 2012 at 11:07am: Thanks Diannep for your vote of confidence, still learning but know how important it was for me when I was a boot camp mom to have the love and support of people who understood and who became my 'NAVY SISTERS"

Comment by diannep on December 1, 2012 at 11:07am: Proudmommy: karens is a recent N4Moms veteran so she has up-to-date info experienced firsthand. So glad that she is taking the time to help out on the groups!

This is your N4Moms veteran team on here:

I have been on since 2009, Lala and Betsy since 2010, FTLW since 2011, ellen since 2012...and I believe Cor and sjtina have been on here since 2011 or 2012. Craig was born on here....well, not really :-) ...but being a retired sailor with a son/nephew in now, he is a crusty ole sailor (j/k Craig) who has lots of info, is very involved with Navy "stuff" still, and is a tremendous help. We are all hoping that together...we can get this PIR group all of the info that you need---when you need it. It is a true team effort!

Good Morning All! Have a wonderful Sunday!

Comment by Proudmommy(ship02/div909) on December 1, 2012 at 10:42am: Karen's, Thank you for the words of wisdom and comfort. I appreciate all the wonderful people in this group! I am so proud to be a part of it and happy that I found this page to give me insight as to what my son is going through. And we as parents! Have a great day today everyone! God Bless!

Comment by karens (alumni ship 13-Div 366) on December 1, 2012 at 10:24am: Good Morning Moms! Don't worry if you are not getting letters or phone calls. First and foremost, they are ok, probably exhausted, being challenged more than ever before and most likely a little homesick. Letters take them being put in a division and the recruit being trained for mail duty, they are only authorized to write on Sundays, but also have other things they need to do on Sundays. Phone calls are earned, not a right, it depends on their RDC and how well they are doing as a group, if even one recruit is struggling all will loose their phone calls or be limited to 5 minutes. The thing to remember is NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS, you don't want the calls if there is a problem. For us the not knowing is excruiting, but hang in there and rely on this group, it got me and many others thru boot camp, not only are they learning to be Sailors we have to learn to be part of the Navy Family . You are all doing great!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on December 1, 2012 at 6:56am

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on December 1, 2012 at 6:56am: Good Morning!

To start off the Christmas Season...

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on December 1, 2012 at 6:55am: N4M's Community Guidelines and OPSEC apply to the Discussion Forum area as well. The Division Discussions are viewable to all...just like the Main Wall here.

Discussion Forum Area

This is the place to start a Discussion about a topic and for your Division Discussions.

The Discussion Forum area is set to show titles only and is set at ten titles at a time for now. (This can be adjusted by the group creator or an administrator)

It is also set to show the "latest activity"(there are other settings). So whatever has just had a reply added to it will "bump" that Discussion to the top. The discussion will stay up there at the top because it has had "activity"…until the next Discussion has activity. If there are over ten discussions, whatever is at the bottom will disappear from view…but not from the Discussion Forum. So, if you want to see more, click "view all" at the bottom right hand corner of the discussion forum area. It is right up there above the Blue Comment Wall bar.

To "bump" up a discussion to the first spot of the DF area when you don't really want to add a reply...in other words someone is looking for it...just type whatever you want in the reply box and click "add reply". I just type one letter or even a period and add the reply.

When you view a DF by clicking on the title, the first post ever made will be the first one on the first page. To get to the most current reply, click “Last Reply” directly underneath that particular Discussion.

Example (Last Reply is underlined)

Ship 4 Divisions 303 & 304 (brother divisions)

Started by ellen0502(Son @ A School GL). Last reply by Nina 1 hour ago. 12 Replies 3Likes+1

You will also notice that in the top right corner in any post that you do you will see an "x". This is so you may delete your post if you need too. You will also see the “x” on any post you make anywhere else on the site.

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on December 1, 2012 at 6:54am: Good Morning!

We have posted your Division Discussions up above. Please do not start new Division Discussions :-).

Please use them to get to know each other even better on a "Divisional" basis...BUT remember that you all have the same PIR date and many of you will be attending the same Meet and Greets...so please continue to post on the Main Wall here...you all have developed such a nice group!

Also, please continue to post your questions for us "veteran moms" on the Main Wall here. We have 7-8 active PIR groups going at one time..that's 70-80 Divisions! We try to get to the Division Discussions but with that many it is difficult! We don't want to miss any questions as ALL are important...no dumb ones...for many of you this is your first servicemember and we want to be there to help and lend support.