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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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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 05/24/2013 TG 28 - 11 Divisions (195-204 and 928)
Information
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.
Your current Group "veteran members" are:
diannep
LaLa Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons
ellen0502
♥FireTeamLeaderWife♥ aka FTLW
Betsy, son on Stennis carrier
Craig
Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 85
Latest Activity: Apr 25, 2014
WELCOME to PIR 05/24//2013! 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".
Comment Wall
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Comment by Mike803 on May 25, 2013 at 9:31pm
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We just left our sailor at O`Hare for his flight to San Antonio. He got the airport at about 5:00 AM and his flight did not depart until 7:00 PM this evening. We met up with him at the DUO which was very crowded. We took Sarge's advice and booked a room at the Hilton, right at the airport for their day rate of $55.00. It allowed us to have some quiet time with him and allowed him time to rest, take a shower, etc. It was a great way to spend our last day with him for a while. Thanks to Sarge for a great suggestion. Future Navy parents with sailors leaving from O'hare for A school, this is the way to go if you want a last few quiet hours with your sailor.
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Comment by CatMom509 on May 25, 2013 at 7:22pm
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Hello!
"The Lord gives His people strength.
The Lord blesses them with peace."
Psalm 9:11
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smokeater,
So glad you got some special moments with your Sailor! Congratulations on his graduation!!
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Comment by diannep on May 25, 2013 at 2:54pm
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No training on Memorial Day! Sunday routine on federal holidays...however, we DO think they will have BattleStations that night for the next PIR group.
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Yep, that's the Navy! It can be very frustrating with their restrictions at times....but in the long-run, they are there for their sailors!
Good Morning! Enjoy visits with your sailors today!
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Comment by smokeater on May 25, 2013 at 6:13am
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FTLW- YES they did!! They really did!!
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Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on May 25, 2013 at 1:47am
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Sooo...the Navy took care of you :-) That's great!
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Today was wonderful,beautiful, joyful, and sad all in one day. It was wonderful to see my SR actually graduate to become a full fledged Sailor. Well, kinda anyway.They did give me a beautiful present this morning even before the PIR started. They let Me and His Dad take a couple of pictures with him at his door where e was standing post. Joyful spending time with him and seeing the accompliahment on his face and the pride. Sad having to take him back to the base at 1900 for watch,and knowing that a few hours tomorrow will be all i have of him for a while. He has truly matured..Love that Sailor. .
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Comment by ellen0502 on May 25, 2013 at 12:08am
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Congratulations ladies (and gentlemen) you have all now graduated from BC for moms (and loved ones). BRAVO ZULU!!!!
I have changed the name of the group to ALUMNI OF PIR 05/24/2013!!!
Remember to check in here and let everyone know how your SAILOR is doing and where they will be going. Some of you have SAILORS who have made life long friends in BC, some will be attending school together, and some may even end up in the fleet together.
There are also groups on this site for Ships, Schools, States etc check them out. Those groups also have support from others with SAILORS going through the next phase of the Navy journey.
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Comment by Paula (Will's Mom) on May 24, 2013 at 10:24pm
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What an amazing day!!! Seeing my Sailor march in today was awesome!! Im still smiling!!
Thanks to all of the veteran moms who helped us " survive" bootcamp!!!
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