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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:
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ALUMNI OF PIR 04/19/2013 TG 23 7 Divisions (151-156, 923)
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This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 04/19 /2013. A place to keep up with each other as their journey continues.
Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 62
Latest Activity: Nov 17, 2013
WELCOME to PIR 04/19/2013!
~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".
Comment Wall
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Comment by AndrewB/Mom on March 9, 2013 at 9:36am
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Good Morning Everyone!! Hope its a letter or Call day!! Lala -That blanket is wonderful!! I wish I was as talented as you!! They will love it!! They are so lucky to have you! I hope everyone has a wonderful day and lets hope for the best 40 days and counting!!
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Comment by diannep on March 9, 2013 at 9:25am
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Nope, the husbands usually don't "get it." God Bless Them, they try....I think it is the testosterone that blocks that part of their brain! :-) Hence, the need for groups like this one for us Ladies! We all "understand" here! :-)
So adorable, Lala. Can't wait to hear her reaction when she opens it! She knows how talented her mom is....so no telling what she is expecting from you!
Good Morning All!
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Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on March 9, 2013 at 1:59am
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I hope you don't mind but I just have to share what I have been working on all evening. Most of you know my Sailors are expecting a baby girl and they are home this weekend. We are having a baby shower tomorrow and I made a baby blanket with her name, Eastyn, on it. I can't share it on my page because then the surprised would be spoiled but on a private group she won't be able to see it lol. So I am sharing it with all my Navy Mom Friends :)
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Comment by melindy on March 8, 2013 at 11:15pm
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I agree N4M rocks!!
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Comment by UBU'sMom on March 8, 2013 at 10:35pm
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right there with ya kymberlin! this web site has been a HUGE help!! At least I feel like I"m informed and supported. My hubby appreciates it also, he asked me how did I know so much about "stuff" going on...I told him it was because of all these wonderful Moms on N4Ms. thanks ya'll!! (and I've got me a nice glass of chardonnay goin on too!)
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Very very sad that the husbands just do not get it! They do not understand and when you want to talk about it they either walk away or you get one word answers-they just do not know how to deal with it-thank the lord for n4m-they rock!! I could not be able to be somewhat calm if it was not for the momas!
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Comment by S02 DIV923 mommamac on March 8, 2013 at 9:34pm
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Sandi, I agree, my mail lady knows I have been stalking. lol she actually is awesome and looks sad cuz I have not gotten one yet either. and my hubby does not get it at all either
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Comment by Sandi-mom of 3 serving on March 8, 2013 at 9:19pm
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sad moment tonight. Most Fridays we eat out (sonic) and the girl and I always went to get it. We would sit and talk about our days and funny things that happened. Going alone was very hard. Husband does not get it. This plus no letter yet has really bummed me out. I am afraid for the mailman tomorrow if I don't get a letter.
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you do not have to friend anon to see them. you do have to have a FB profile to see the page though
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Comment by Debi on March 8, 2013 at 9:09pm
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Had a wonderful experience today. I was serving in our church's kitchen for a funeral lunch. The funeral was for a WWII vet and the honor guard came to the church to do the military salutes. My sr's twin was helping me and he started talking to the honored vets. When they found out that he was enlisting on Tuesday and that his brother was at Rtc the conversation got really interesting. The good things these guys said about the Navy (even from the Air Force guy) was priceless! If I ever had any doubts before they are completely gone now!..the Navy is really respected!
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