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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
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Follow this link for OPSEC Guidelines:
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ALUMNI OF PIR 05/31/2013 TG 29 - 10 Divisions (205-212, 811 and 929)
Information
This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 05/31/2013. 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: 70
Latest Activity: May 31, 2016
WELCOME to PIR 05/31/2013! 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 diannep on May 9, 2013 at 5:07pm
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HaydensMom: They could fly out either Saturday (the norm) or Sunday (if not enough flights on Sat). You can meet them/wait at the airport with him. Take your ID and get an airlines gate pass (sailor will go to the counter with you) and you can visit until takeoff.
Normally they do take Leave after A School if they want to. They are issued a plane ticket from A School to duty station, so if they want Leave, they change this ($30 change fee when my son did it---they are responsible for extra costs related to flying home for Leave). The length of time for their Leave depends on how many days they have accumulated (2.5 days per mo starting in bootcamp) and how much they want to use, in addition to the date they are needed at duty station. Sometimes they are on "hold" after they graduate waiting for written orders. Verbals can come earlier, but they can't leave A School until their written orders come in. In my son's case, he was on "hold" for a month before he could leave, along with many of his buddies. They were going stir crazy! :-)
Also, when going home on Leave, if your sailor contacts the recruiter and puts in some hours working at the recruiter's office during Leave, those days will not count as Leave days. So that is a way to save more up Leave time!
You are very welcome! Glad to help!
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Comment by Hayden's Mom 12 207 on May 9, 2013 at 4:52pm
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diannep..I have a question..well maybe two. My son will be leaving for A school in Gulf Port for Seabees. Do they leave first thing Saturday morning after PIR? Also, he said his A school has been cut from 14 weeks to 9 weeks with an expected 2 week leave this summer? Does this routinely happen? Thank you so much for your continued support!
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Comment by annitad04 on May 9, 2013 at 11:30am
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I bought mine on ebay. Just very excited that soon this leg of our journey will end and will at least have contact with our SAILORS!! :)
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annitad..it took about 3 days to receive the challenge coin. Be sure to read up on craig's history of each ship..it explains what each thing on the coin represents..very interesting. I would assume our SR's must know the history of their respective ships..love the tradition!
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Prayers for all of the SRs, that they will get all done that they need to in order to graduate in just a few short weeks!
Good Morning All !
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Good Morning to all! Just ordered my challenge coin as well for the USS JFK. @Hayden'sMom - how long did it take for you to receive it?
Prayers for all that these next 22 days go by quickly and without further injury or illness so that we ALL can meet not only each other, but see our children/spouses as well.
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Good morning Navy Moms!
B'sWife..sending healing wishes to you and your SR..hope he has a speedy recovery!
I got my challenge coin in yesterday..USS Triton..it is so awesome and such a wonderful keepsake..I think my son is going to love it!
Another day down..heading into another Friday..Hooyah!
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Comment by ellen0502 on May 8, 2013 at 11:50pm
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martown, The RTC challenge coins can come from you. Here is the link
http://www.ebay.com/sch/pirgifts/m.html
Craig, the one who posted the ship stories in the discussions is the one who designs them. They are beautiful!!!
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Comment by martown on May 8, 2013 at 11:45pm
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Donna93 I'm sending wonderful thoughts an prayers for your SR also :)
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B'swife I hope your SR feels better I think there working a little bit better together ( not real sure ) sending out good thoughts an prayers to u an your SR :)
Pages (13)
- N4M’s Community Guidelines and OPSEC
- SHIP/DIVISIONS ~~ What are they and how do they fill them?
- What ARE They Doing in Boot Camp? Synopsis, Videos and a Day-by-Day account (up to Week #6) from a Sailor. PLUS-Boot Camp for Dummies!
- Calls from your SR
- RTC Website and RTC Family Guide links
- Writing Letters ~ Jokes and Fun Stuff to include in your letters/Contact Lenses and Make-Up
- PIR: What to Wear/Bring and Tips; PIR Reference Group/Forum links; GPS for RTC
- Flags and Pennants that your DIV can earn while at BC
- After PIR – Liberty; Sailors Departures from RTC/USO Info
- DIVISION TSHIRTS
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