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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".
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Comment by kymberlin on March 4, 2013 at 8:07am
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Good Morning. I received a call from my son on Sat. It was painful to hear him so upset that I haven't sent letters, I keep calling his recruiter but am repeatedly told "to wait for the packet". There has to be another way? I have written my son everyday but have nowhere to send his letter. Please help! I am so upset!
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Comment by CodysMom on March 4, 2013 at 12:44am
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Thanks Dianne, Yes he will be flying out for A school. I think Milwaukee is the route were going.
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Comment by diannep on March 4, 2013 at 12:36am
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Jewlz: Is yours flying out for A School that weekend or staying in GL for A School? Once those staying in GL move over to that base (shortly after PIR), they are under the A School base rules. You will get daytime liberty with your sailor through Sunday. So in that case, best to fly out later Sunday night or even Monday would be better (they could have up to 10 pm liberty each day). If your sailor is flying out for A School, that most likely will happen on Saturday but sometimes does on Sunday depending on flight availability. So again, better for you to plan to fly out on Sunday if possible. You can have airport visitation with your departing sailor.
Remember to check out Southwest flights into Milwaukee (45 min to GL) or Chicago-Midway. Southwest has no change fee (sometimes SRs are asmoed(setback) as mine was), and 2 bags check for free. Milwaukee is usually cheaper, no traffic, car rental cheaper. Midway is the furthest airport from GL, but one that the sailors fly out of for A School if you plan to meet them there (they also use OHare). Someone suggested checking out Alamo car rental through Southwest which they found cheaper than Dollar that they use for business travel.
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No, the 5 hours (or less) is only for those moving over to GL for A School after PIR. If yours is flying out the next day for A School, you will have to wait for your sailor to return to his/her ship right after PIR...that could take 30 minutes or longer...then you can leave the base. Those with sailors going over to GL A School will have to pick up their sailors on that base later in the afternoon after they have moved in.
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Comment by Gerald's Mom(ship03 div154) on March 4, 2013 at 12:22am
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Diannep I heard it could take 30 minutes - 5 hours waiting for our sailor after PIR. My son is leaving for A school probably Saturday. Do you think it will take that long of a wait for him....
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Jewlz I am booking a hotel for 3 days. Thurs- sun. We are also flying in to midway at 2:15. I live in ca so it's a long flight.
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I heard from my son yesterday he is in Ship 11 div 156. How long is everyone booking their hotels for? I was wondering the best time to fly in and wondering how much time he will have after PIR? Any suggestions or ideas would be great.
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Comment by Rocky143(ship 2 Div 923) on March 4, 2013 at 12:01am
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Melinda, I too have not heard from daughter :( but I just keep telling myself "no news is good news". From what I've read the 900 divisions usually only get the 3 calls ( I'm here, I'm alive and I'm a sailor) because they are so busy. I am still glued to my phone just in case. I will let you know if I hear from that division.
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Comment by Cocomo on March 3, 2013 at 11:59pm
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Soooo excited got a call from my boy tonight :) he got to talk for 15 minutes. He sounded good a little homesick but good! Made my entire weekend.
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JoshsMom: If your sailor will be flying out to A School, yes, your sailor can ride the shuttle back with you to the hotel (you will just have to wait after PIR for your sailor to return to their ship...takes anywhere from 30 minutes to 45 minutes usually). If your sailor is moving over to A School base in GL, they do that shortly after PIR so they will not be able to leave with you. After a few hours of settling in over there, they will call you to pick up on that base...it is right next to RTC.
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