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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 04/03/2015 TG 21 - 9 Divisions (129-136, and 921)

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This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 04/03/2015. A place to keep up with each other as their journey continues.

Location: Great Lakes, Illinois
Members: 70
Latest Activity: Jul 27, 2017

WELCOME to PIR 04/03/2015! 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.

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N4M'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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Comment by diannep on February 14, 2015 at 3:37pm: *tell THEM it is for graduation....

Comment by diannep on February 14, 2015 at 3:36pm: Goat, recommended hotels by others on this group:

Navy Lodge (book in SR's name if you do not have military ID yourself....tell it is for graduation if you call to book or tell them when you checkin)....about 1 miles or so from base.

Springhill Suites, Courtyard, Residence Inn, Holiday Inn Express.....all close to Sarge's MeetandGreet...held the night before PIR for you all (no sailors will be there, sorry). Call these hotels directly and ask for the Navy Grad rate....or check into any other discounts you may have (AAA, etc). Someone recently booked Springhill through the AAA website and said they saved alot of money.

We recommend checking into Southwest Airlines for flights.....there is no change fee if your SR gets delayed for any reason, and 2 bags check for free. SW flies into Milwaukee WI (45 min to Great Lakes, no traffic, cheaper car rental) or Chicago-Midway (hour+ to GL).

Comment by Goat on February 14, 2015 at 3:06pm: We got our letter yesterday. DIV 133, getting ready to book a hotel! :)

Comment by diannep on February 14, 2015 at 3:01pm: Just want to let you all know that the mail is held from them for about the first 2 weeks of Bootcamp. This is until the Recruit Mail Petty Officer is trained for their divisions. Once the training is complete, they are allowed to write their first letters to you....which are collected sometimes BEFORE they receive YOUR letters---mail out days for their letters to you then will be Mondays----they will start receiving your letters M-F after that..

Welcome to new members of this group! I am one of the N4Moms veterans on here to help. I have been helping for 5 yrs now. My son graduated in Feb 2010 and is now out of the Navy, finished his Bachelors degree (had some college going into the Navy) on the GI Bill, and is looking for a job now. But I stay on this site! I love helping you all.

FTLW will be posting more info on here in the PAGES section, above and to the right on this page, so be sure to be checking that. Lots of your questions will be answered there. We will be glad to answer your questions too, so please ask!

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Comment by suz9296 on February 14, 2015 at 2:32pm: Hi all! Got my form letter yesterday and am so excited. I've been mailing letters every day but can't wait for a call. A lot of people on the PIR 4/3 Facebook page have been getting calls from their recruits today!!! Keeping the phone close at all times......

Comment by tori'smom on February 14, 2015 at 1:02pm: Hi.. my daughter is Div 920.. got the letter yesterday and so happy! Hand full of letters are on their way out to her today! Only 7 more Fridays :)

Comment by Anna on February 14, 2015 at 10:49am: My son is in Div 134, got my form letter too!! Marixi I sent you a friend request. Weren't we chatting the other night? :-) I'm so thankful to have other mommas in the same spot as I am!

Comment by Marixi on February 14, 2015 at 4:47am: Got the form letter today (Technically yesterday ). My son is in 129. Getting excited, I think. I really have 20 emotions at once. Hahaha

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on February 14, 2015 at 3:51am: Please take the time to read the PAGES here, on your PIR GROUP. The PAGES are located on the right side of this main comment wall, directly under the member photos.

Please be sure to read about:

N4M’s Community Guidelines and OPSEC (direct clickable Link)

We will be placing more information there along the way for you as well.

Remember there are no dumb questions, so ask away!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on February 14, 2015 at 3:48am: Hello! Welcome to your PIR Group!

You can call me FTLW, it's easier :-)

My Sailor PIR’d in 05/2011. He is a Seabee Reservist. I have been an AF (Security Forces) Reservist wife for 28 years…I know …not Navy…but I am familiar with military life! We have been through two Deployments. Now working on Retirement process from AF and soon from Civilian job. Our son enlisted while Hubby was in Iraq. This site was a Godsend and helped me get through not only our sons BC experience but my husbands and my separation for 6 months.

I am a “veteran” mom and volunteer on the PIR groups mostly.