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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.
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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 4/26/2022** Effective with the May 6, 2022 PIR 4 guests will be allowed. Still must be fully vaccinated to attend.
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
**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).
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.
**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.
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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ALUMNI OF PIR 03/08/13 TG 17 - 10 Divisions (105-112, 916 and 917)
Information
This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 03/08/2013. 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: 85
Latest Activity: Mar 10, 2016
WELCOME to PIR 03/08/2013! 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.
~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".
Discussion Forum
Ship 11 (USS Kearsarge) Divisions 107 and 108 (Brother Divisions)
Started by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW. Last reply by spomss Mar 12, 2013. 120 Replies 3 Likes
Ship 14 (USS Arizona) Divisions 105 and 106 (Brother Divisions)
Started by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW. Last reply by kandilee Mar 10, 2013. 110 Replies 3 Likes
Ship 03 (USS Hopper) Divisions 109 and 110 (Brother Divisions)
Started by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW. Last reply by navymom1234 Mar 6, 2013. 115 Replies 0 Likes
Last week of boot camp 916 div
Started by VERONICA . Last reply by ellen0502 Mar 6, 2013. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Ship 02 (USS Reuben James) Divisions 916 and 917 (Brother Divisions).
Started by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW. Last reply by ellen0502 Mar 6, 2013. 90 Replies 4 Likes
^^^^CARPOOLING WITH SARGE^^^^
Started by diannep. Last reply by navymom1234 Mar 5, 2013. 53 Replies 1 Like
MEET and GREETS for PIR 03/08/2013
Started by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW. Last reply by navymom1234 Mar 1, 2013. 7 Replies 1 Like
Name Tags for Sarge's Meet n Greet for 03/07
Started by MyKidIsInNavy. Last reply by navymom1234 Mar 1, 2013. 6 Replies 1 Like
^^^^BATTLESTATIONS: THEIR FINAL TEST ! ^^^^
Started by diannep. Last reply by My sailor Feb 26, 2013. 4 Replies 1 Like
EMOTICONS
Started by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW. Last reply by ⚓ darsatm ⚓ Feb 17, 2013. 3 Replies 1 Like
Comment Wall
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Comment by Sunshine66 on March 9, 2013 at 6:15pm
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At O'Hare this morning they wouldnt let us in line with our Sailor. He said he would issue gate passes for family after all Sailors were done. This wasn't good for us because there were 100 Sailors in line and my son had a 5:30 flight and it was already 4am. He was first in line and was told he needed to go on because security was backed up. On top of this they arrived at airport 30 min late. We said goodbye and he left. Then I thought, nope, I'm going through!!! I found a different person and explained he had already gone through and by the time families were issued passes my son would be in the air (tears were flowing, couldn't help it!) and he got us passes!!! By the time we got through security and to his gate we didn't have long but we were still glad we did it and so was he!!! This won't be a problem for people with later flights but it was for us. He has already arrived and is settling in at his A school. Can't believe boot camp is over and we've moved on!!! Btw, graduation was awesome!!! And ALL info from here and Sarge was invaluable!!! Thanks so much to all of you.
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Comment by NavyMom98023 on March 9, 2013 at 2:24pm
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One other piece of misinformation we received (can't remembered where - obsessive reading!) was that you obtain passes to go to the gate your sailor is departing from the USO. This is incorrect! Once your Sailor checks his bags and gets his/her boarding pass, accompany them to the ticket counter. The airlines will issue gate passes to loved ones who wish to wait with their Sailor at their departure gate. You'll just need to show ID. With so little time between PIR and my Sailor's departure, every minute together counted!
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Comment by diannep on March 9, 2013 at 9:37am
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Yes, thanks, MollysMom: We have heard that off and on from previous groups...the RDCs tell them that families cannot go to the airport many times. We know this is not true because we checked it out with USO/airport personnel. They love their sailors and welcome the families!
Not sure why the RDCs tell them this :-( Personally, I think it is pretty mean. Also, once they leave RTC, they are "detached" from them...so there is no control over the sailors anymore from that Command.
Thanks for reminding me about this...I will post this on the other PIR groups right now!
Thanks so much for sharing this!
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Comment by Molly'sMom Ship 14/Div 106 on March 9, 2013 at 9:25am
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diannep: apparently the SRs are told that family cannot get gate passes. But that's not true. The airlines are very accommodating. But for some reason they have been told not to have family come to the airports.
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Hope all are enjoying visits today at the airports...or....in GL with their A School sailors!
Ladies, we N4Moms veterans would like to know if any info we gave you has been changed or was not accurate re: your PIR experience We like to keep our info "up to date" and depend on ones like you who just went through PIR to help us with that. Sooo...if you found anything has changed, please post on here so that we can "tweak" what we are telling the future PIR groups! Thanks so much!
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Wow!! What a great day!! Now to get some rest before I meet my sailor at Midway at 1:00 am.
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Ok, everyone is there already, yes??? Seated in PIR Hall? What??? Some of you aren't THERE YET??? Get moving! :-) But more importantly....enjoy this very special day! Congrats to your sailors! And....Good Morning!
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In bed early, ladies....you need to be up EARLY in the morning! Nitey nite!
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Too funny, ellen. Hence, the reason I have a room a/c above my head when I'm sleeping, in addition to my central air, to tone down those hotflashes! :-) That...and kicking that foot wildly out from under the blankets to cool down! A cold room and a constant noise (like an a/c humming or white noise!) really provide good sleep! :-)
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Comment by Mrsharg on March 7, 2013 at 9:30pm
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Here in Great Lakes very nice place. The Naval Lodge is great. Can't wait to see her tomorrow very proud of our new Sailor
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