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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.
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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
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OPSEC - Navy Operations Security
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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:
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ALUMNI OF PIR 04/18/2014 TG 23 - 7 Divisions (143-148, and 923)
Information
This group is for those who have loved ones that graduated from boot camp on April 18, 2014. A place to keep in touch with each other as the sailors continue their Navy journey.
Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 53
Latest Activity: Feb 18, 2015
WELCOME to PIR 04/18/2014! 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
Division 147-148
Started by Liz. Last reply by ellen0502 Apr 15, 2014. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Division 147-148
Started by Liz. Last reply by ellen0502 Apr 15, 2014. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Ship 03 (USS Hopper) Divisions 147and 148 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by ellen0502 Apr 15, 2014. 28 Replies 0 Likes
Ship 13 (USS Marvin Shields) Division 143 and 144 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by ellen0502 Apr 9, 2014. 5 Replies 0 Likes
PERTINENT PIR TIPS!
Started by CatMom509. Last reply by CatMom509 Apr 7, 2014. 7 Replies 2 Likes
Ship 14 (USS Arizona) Divisions 145 and 146 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by T-mom (ship 14 Div 125) Mar 20, 2014. 18 Replies 1 Like
^^^^^BATTLESTATIONS: THEIR FINAL TEST ! ^^^^^
Started by diannep. Last reply by Leach73 Mar 5, 2014. 7 Replies 1 Like
Comment Wall
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Comment by diannep on March 30, 2014 at 8:22am
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So cute, Lala!
Good Morning All !
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Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on March 29, 2014 at 11:36pm
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So sorry I was MIA today. My sailors have been home on leave and today was my last day with them. I took my daughter and grand baby shopping today and to lunch and then more shopping. We were gonna get pedicures but ran out of time lol. I sure am going to miss them. This is the latest pic of them :)
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Comment by CatMom509 on March 29, 2014 at 3:08pm
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Hello All!
"My tongue will speak of Your righteousness
and of Your praises all day long."
Psalm 35:28
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Comment by HuntersMom on March 29, 2014 at 12:39pm
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Hello everyone! I'm hoping for a Phone call today but not holding my breath. I did get two letters this week so I'm a happy girl!!
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Comment by momma4 on March 29, 2014 at 10:55am
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Good Morning!!!! 19 more days!!!
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Good Morning All !
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Hi Leach,
If this group wants to start a Basket Project to help Sarge out, someone should contact Sarge at 847-212-0246 or JohnSpadaro@att.net . Then a Discussion for a Basket Project is started in the Discussion Forum for any ladies who want to pop in and participate, which is totally voluntary. Baskets/bags/containers with state themed items or food items or bath items or really, anything are brought into the Meet & Greet, then a container for raffle tickets is put in front of each. The tickets are sold at the Meet & Greet and the winner is drawn from each container. (Ask Sarge if there are any leftover raffle tickets from before or usually someone in the group can get a roll donated. They are sold at party and craft stores too, I think). It is great fun and helps Sarge and his sweet wife who put on these Meet & Greets weekly to get really helpful information out to the Navy families regarding PIR weekend~~
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Comment by ellen0502 on March 28, 2014 at 11:15pm
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Anita, I am assuming your son is staying in GL for A School? If that is the case you will have approx and hour with him immediately after PIR, before he has to report back to his ship to pack and move over to the TSC side. This process will take several hours.
He will call you when he is ready to leave for liberty on Friday. Answer every phone call because this call can come from any area code. Sometime the Sailors who are already in school allow the new sailors to use their cell phones. This call can come anytime after 2pm, but generally sometime between 3pm or 4pm. He will have liberty until approx 10pm, but he cannot be late getting back to his ship. Get him back early enough to walk to his ship as you may not be allowed to drive him.
On Sat and Sunday he will have liberty from approx 6am to 10pm, again he cannot be late returning.
He can take any personal items, cell phone, laptop etc. back with him on Friday evening.
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Comment by Anita(Zach's mom) on March 28, 2014 at 10:37pm
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I can't wait to spend some quaality time with my son diannep! When will he get moved into his new quarters at A School? I know we can bring him personal items when we visit but we have to leave on Sunday so will he be able to keep it with him or will we have to take it home with us and mail it back up to him?
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Comment by mitch7790, SHIP 14, DIV 146 on March 28, 2014 at 10:19pm
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Mine hasn't said how long he will be in Florida...he is a CNT, unless something has changed over the last few weeks:) Our family has planned the a summer vacation in the hopes that he may have some down time in July:)
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