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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:
Events
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
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RESUMING LIVE PIR - 8/13/2021
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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 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 Josh'smom on March 6, 2013 at 11:01am
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Let me know what everyone is putting on their ribbon. I want to order mine today. They look amazing, thanks Lala!
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Comment by TJCsMom on March 6, 2013 at 10:58am
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YAYYY!! Ordered my ribbons and a sweatshirt!!! :)
Thanks Lala!!! Can't wait to get them!!!
Good Morning, everyone! Off to a meeting...will check in later!
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Comment by melindy on March 6, 2013 at 10:54am
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Debi,
Did you put your recruit name and division on it? Like the example
Or last name and division ?
Not sure what to put on mine yet
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Comment by Debi on March 6, 2013 at 10:46am
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Just finished ordering my ribbons for my SR's PIR :) Thank you Lala RQ for doing this for us! Makes a special moment even more special!!
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Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on March 6, 2013 at 10:01am
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momofsix, I thought we were already friends but we are not. I can't send you a message so send me a friend request and I will send you the info. There is a discount if you order four or more and you can get them for the whole family to wear even if they can't go to PIR but want to support your Sailor :) You can pay with PayPal, debit or credit over the phone or mail a check or money order.
Good snowy morning everyone. Everything is white here in the mountains of NC this morning. Snow day for the schools and it all needs to go away. I am ready for spring lol. I sure do hope all those traveling for this weeks PIR are able to get there with no problems.
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momofsix, I am sending you a message with the link to the website. The Navy For Moms 4/19/13 option has been added to the ribbons on the website Let me know if you all have any questions.
Also, FTLW or Ellen will be adding discussions for each of the divisions to this page very soon so no need to start or add another group. There would probably be several who didn't find you all if you did that so be watching for the discussions to be added to this page. They will be listed right above the comment box :)
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Comment by diannep on March 6, 2013 at 9:14am
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Good Morning All!
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Comment by kymberlin on March 6, 2013 at 8:41am
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Wow! That makes 6 of us so far!
ryansmum
TJC'smom
josh'smom
Boompa
Kymberlin (Traivon's Mom)
AndrewB/Mom.
Is is possible to make a mini sub group? Of course I would not want to leave the comfort of the Main group, but just to keep it all straight ? Just asking ....
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Today is 2 weeks ! Only 6 Fridays until PIR Friday! Have a wonderful day ladies! UBU'sMom .... Keep your chin up. Be comforted by the thought we may get a letter this week.
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Hang in there UBU, I know it is hard but it will get better as soon as the weekly letters start coming in :)
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