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Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!
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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)
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ALUMNI OF PIR 05/30/2014 TG 29 - 7 Divisions (183-188 and 929)
Information
This group is for those who have loved ones that graduated from boot camp on May 30, 2014. A place to keep in touch with each other as the sailors continue their Navy journey.
Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 61
Latest Activity: Jun 4, 2014
WELCOME to PIR 05/30/2014! 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"
Discussion Forum
NAVY LODGE GATHERING
Started by CB'sMom DIV 186 PIR 5/30. Last reply by CB'sMom DIV 186 PIR 5/30 May 29, 2014. 14 Replies 1 Like
Ship 13 (USS Marvin Shields) Division 183 and 184 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by J-Man's Mom May 28, 2014. 84 Replies 2 Likes
Weather
Started by yoggi b. Last reply by cindyb May 26, 2014. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Ship 02 (USS Reuben James) Division 929
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by Tammy May 25, 2014. 22 Replies 4 Likes
^^^^BATTLESTATIONS: THEIR FINAL TEST ! ^^^^
Started by diannep. Last reply by NanM May 19, 2014. 9 Replies 1 Like
Dress Code
Started by MamaBear. Last reply by Mugs1029 May 18, 2014. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Ship 04 (USS Arleigh Burke) Divisions 187 and 188 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by drjeep May 16, 2014. 14 Replies 0 Likes
Ship 14 (USS Arizona) Divisions 185 and 186 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by Tracey_ship14div186 May 11, 2014. 9 Replies 5 Likes
PERTINENT PIR TIPS!
Started by CatMom509. Last reply by CatMom509 May 1, 2014. 5 Replies 4 Likes
Newbie Mom to Navy Son
Started by yoggi b. Last reply by ellen0502 Apr 29, 2014. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Comment Wall
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Comment by diannep on May 23, 2014 at 8:34am
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Good Morning! So, who will be making those I'm a Sailor calls this afternoon? 183/184? Or will 185/186 call also? Time will tell! Calls can start as early as 2 pm Central so have phones handy. I was told by one person that 185/186 will not go until next week, so throwing out this other possibility just because lately, they have been running 4 divisions on the Thurs night, week before PIR week (and they go in order, except for 900 division). If no calls come today from 185/186, they will come in on Tues or Wed afternoon.
Please post your division number and news of your call when you receive it for others to see so they know what to expect! Also, be checking their Facebook accounts. Some get on the computers before they have their time on the phones.
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Comment by Murphy122 on May 23, 2014 at 6:20am
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Good morning ladies. One more week!!!!
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Comment by CatMom509 on May 23, 2014 at 1:53am
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mariekg,
That must've been a proud sight to behold!!
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Comment by lightrain on May 22, 2014 at 11:35pm
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Hi fellow NMs! Div 929 mom here! Got my last letter from bootcamp, too, today! I'm going to miss these weekly letters, but I'm beyond giddy knowing I can lay eyes on my Z-Man next wk! I'm already so grateful for what the Navy has brought to him. He is now Navy Qualified as an Expert Marksman, and ladies, this mom is over the moon that he has something for which he can hold his head high! I know I'm not alone in the joy of seeing our SRs sail!! Warmest regards! Misty
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Tonya: I sent you info in a friend request!
MommaShep: MM in the Navy is Machinist Mate. Here is the link to more info:
http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/enlisted/community/submarine/...
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Comment by mariekg on May 22, 2014 at 10:55pm
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KemMom: Bayonne!! Thats within sight distance!!
They were lined 3 deep along the Belt Parkway watching the ships come in!
And as for messes...I bet the stock price of Scotties and Kleenex always closed the week on a high!
I'll be wearing sun glasses for sure :)
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diannep omg i can't wait. Let's all keep Cheryl (Anthony's Mom) in our prayers that things work out. She is devastated. Miracles do happen.
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mariekg i'm from bayonne. i was just up there last weekend and i can imagine what a sight that was. i'm in tears just reading your post. God i'm just a puddle these days. Already warned my SR that i'll be an emotional mess next friday so just deal with it :D
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That sounds so beautiful mariekg! I would have been in tears and unable to drive after seeing that! I am so proud to be the mother of a soon to be Sailor in the United States Navy. I'm sure we are all bustin with pride about now! I am so excited to meet everyone at PIR in a week. I've got a question for some of the veteran moms... my SR wrote that he got the classification he put in for "MM"? I know he signed up to be a nuke but don't understand what the acronym means?
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...I was driving to work this morning and under the Verazanno Narrows bridge (connects Brooklyn NY to Staten Island NY) comes the USS Cole lead by two NYCity fire boats Spraying Red and Blue streams of water for the Cole to pass through!!! ...and that marked the start Fleet week!! What a site to behold!!
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