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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)

Boot Camp: Behind the Scenes at RTC

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ALUMNI OF PIR 06/21/2013 TG 32 - 9 Divisions (229-236 and 932)

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This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 06/21 /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, Illinois
Members: 81
Latest Activity: Jun 18, 2014

WELCOME to PIR 06/21/2013! 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.

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forN4M's Community Guidelines and OPSEC.

~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 Kim F on April 30, 2013 at 7:32pm: For those of you who have been through PIR before, I have some questions. Will our Sailor be able to spend any time with us afterwards. or do the report right away to A school? Will I be able to give him some treats or some jambalaya, his favorite dish?

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on April 30, 2013 at 5:39pm: For my other son we were posting baby pics of our sailors on their A school page. Could we do that? it might be fun.

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on April 30, 2013 at 5:36pm: I thought I saw a familiar profile pic over there CO-Twin! :-)

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on April 30, 2013 at 5:31pm: I guess I should introduce myself :)

Hi everyone I am one of the volunteers here to help you through this experience J I hope you all are having a good week so far. I know how hard this is for so many of you. And as hard as it is to believe the boot camp time will pass pretty quickly. I was a mess when my daughter was there. I didn’t have much time to prepare as she was only in DEP one month and then she was gone. I was and am a worrier lol so I was always wondering what she was doing and how she was. But it all turned out great and it is so hard for me to believe it has been almost three years. Now she is a Sailor and is married to a Sailor and they are expecting their first baby and my first grand baby J I am still here helping others get through this experience and I love it. If you have any questions or concerns please just let us know and feel free to send me a friend request if you like. I am happy to help.

I always say the days drag by but the weeks pass quickly so, try to find something fun to do and stay busy. If you have little ones at home there are several things you can do to make this journey a little easier for the, Make a paper chain with a link for each day they have left in boot camp and let them remove one link each day. It will help them see that this is only temporary. Other have also put a quarter in a jar for every day left and each week allowed the child/children to use the money for an ice-cream cone or even for a special card to send to their recruit, gumballs or gummy bears in a jar work well too and they get a tiny little treat each day. So many things can make it a better experience for them. Welcome to your PIR group, we are happy to have you here.

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on April 30, 2013 at 5:31pm: Another week down and closer to your PIR. I hope everyone receives letters very soon :) Just remember those first letters can be a little hard. They can be a little homesick in the beginning but it will get better as soon as they start receiving your letters. So write every day if you can. Those letters are like gold and they read the letters each night just before going to sleep. They are what helps them get through the next day. Sometimes there are sadly recruits who don't have anyone to write to them. So ask your recruit in your next letter if there is anyone not receiving mail that you can write some encouraging letters to. I know they would appreciate it :)

If you get a letter and they seem down try not to worry. I know that is hard but by the time you receive the letter several days have past since it was written and things may already be getting better. Try to keep your letters positive. It will be a lot easier on them if they think you are handling this okay. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and feel free to send me a friend request here if you like

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on April 30, 2013 at 5:30pm: CO-Twin, It says he spoke to fellow recruits so it could be it was just before his PIR and he was awarded the medal before, during, or after the PIR ceremony or ir could be that he was allowed to wear the uniform to receive the award. He would not have been in A-school when it happened because they don't have A-school on the same base as RTC. It is on a different base across the street. Still very cool even if he has now left for A-school :)

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on April 30, 2013 at 5:28pm: By the way LaLa Ribbon Queen thanks for the welcome. Here I go again!

We should all try to meet somewhere before PIR or at PIR. I went to Sarges Meet and Greet last time so do not need to again. It is informative if you have not done this before. I will be at the Navy lodge. My box is due 5-2. Was not sent till yesterday?

My first to go in November is at Pensacola, FL in A school for IT

This twin will be in the nukes.

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on April 30, 2013 at 5:22pm: My question is though, he is wearing his "dixie cup" hat which I thought one did not receive until he/she has passed Battlestations? he might be about to PIR or is in A school?

Comment by Proudnavywife<3mysailor on April 30, 2013 at 4:05pm: Yay thanks for the group I look forward to seeing yall at the PIR!I am so excited to see my SR(husband)!

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on April 30, 2013 at 4:04pm: It is great to see you again CO-TwinSailorsMom :)

Everyone should read this story. A recruit at boot camp saved a sailor's life! How awesome is that? It would be amazing to be able to find his family in one of our PIR groups :) A Great BIG Bravo Zulu to him for a job well done!!!

http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=73760