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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 diannep on April 15, 2013 at 5:29pm
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AMEN, Lala. Hoping there will be no more fatalities...and that those responsible will be found and brought to justice!
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Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on April 15, 2013 at 5:23pm
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Many thoughts and prayers for all those in Boston affected by these bombings. So sad that our country has been attacked again. No news who did this but whoever they are from some other country or our own I hope they are caught very soon. There is a person of interest in custody. They don't know yet if it is a victim or perpetrator. We have heard from our family members who live there and they are fine. Some of them can't get home but at least they are okay. I hope all of your families in that area are okay as well <3
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Comment by ellen0502 on April 15, 2013 at 5:06pm
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Congratulations to this week's Captain's Cup winners! Taking top honors for the non-integrated (all-male) divisions was Div. 153, and taking top honors for the integrated (male-female) divisions was Div. 923.
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Comment by CatMom509 on April 15, 2013 at 4:59pm
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Good Afternoon, Everyone!
"For I am the Lord, your God
who takes hold of your right hand
and says to you,
'Do not fear; I will help you.'"
Psalm 41:13
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Comment by Tinkerbell on April 15, 2013 at 2:21pm
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Praying for all the SR's still needing to do their PFA's and also for those with Battlestations coming up! My only saving grace this week is that I will be covering for a colleague who is out. While I am not at home the candler is lit on my phone!
Have a great Monday everyone!
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Comment by Ty's mom on April 15, 2013 at 1:53pm
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I have mine lit on my phone at all times and will continue to have it lite until everyone has made it to PIR!!! When I am home I lite my actual candle.
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Lighting blue candles is a tradition in the Navy when your SR/sailor is going through a hard or challenging time, deployed....or....just when you are thinking of him/her. So if any of you have them, you may want to light them!
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Comment by AndrewB/Mom on April 15, 2013 at 10:27am
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Thanks again everyone for your prays-tried to call and get info but they will not give out info-I will have to wait til tomorrow and go from there! Everyone have a good day! Its in Gods hands-Lets hope all the SR's pass!
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Comment by melindy on April 15, 2013 at 9:39am
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Good Morning Everyone.
Praying hard today for 923/155/156
So looking forward to seeing my SR and meeting you all in person this weekend. Drive/fly safe
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Comment by Debi on April 15, 2013 at 9:15am
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Good Morning everyone! Only 4 days until we can hug our sailors :) Love that word Sailor. For 155/156/923 and anyone who is redoing part of the PFA my prayers are unceasing for your SR's. I have faith that they will all be at PIR with their divisions!
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