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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
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:
Events
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
RESUMING LIVE PIR - 8/13/2021
Please note! Changes to this guide happened in October 2017. Tickets are now issued for all guests, and all guests must have a ticket to enter base. A separate parking pass is no longer needed to drive on to base for parking.
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 07/03/2013 TG 34 - 11 Divisions (247-256, and 934).
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This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 07/03 /2013. A place to keep up with each other as their journey continues.
Location: Great Lakes. IL
Members: 82
Latest Activity: Nov 17, 2013
WELCOME to PIR 07/03/2013! 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 CatMom509 on June 25, 2013 at 11:45am
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Good Morning!
"I will lie down and sleep in peace,
for You alone, O Lord,
make me dwell in safety."
Psalm 4:8
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Comment by Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor on June 25, 2013 at 11:06am
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ellen, Enjoy your time with your boy
Good Morning all!
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Comment by NavyMom1207 (Ship 12/Div 247) on June 25, 2013 at 9:04am
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Good morning ladies!! less than 8 days.... Praying that all the SRs are successful with their final tests, PFA, and BattleStations!
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Comment by diannep on June 25, 2013 at 8:17am
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Good Morning!
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Tysmom: I feel sure you can be dropped off at the main gate. The gate pass would be for those planning to drive onto the base. You may want to call the Public Affairs Office 847 688 2405 and ask this question though.
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Enjoy, ellen!
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Shan: Is your sailor flying out for A School or moving over to GL A School base? If the former, then they are usually able to leave RTC by about 11:30, maybe a few minutes before. Depends on how long it takes them to check back into their ships after PIR. I would think maybe 1:30 or 2 for reservations, just to be sure, but not sure how far Navy Pier is from RTC.
If your sailor will be moving over to A School base right after PIR (that is when they do it), it will take several hours so not sure Navy Pier would be a good choice for PIR Day. You could do it one of the other days though. Since PIR for this group is on a Wed, those staying in GL for A School will have LOTS of Liberty with their new sailors...like 5 days worth, including PIR DAY!
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Comment by annette (ship14-div251) on June 24, 2013 at 7:13pm
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Ellen - I hope you have a good visit with your son and he spends some time with you. When my son is home, most of his time is spent with his friends. It was still nice having him home and I was good this time and did not cry until after he had boarded the plane.
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Comment by Shan_Ship02/Div934 on June 24, 2013 at 5:01pm
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Hi all, quick question for the mods - what time can we reasonably expect to arrive at Navy Pier on graduation day if we were going to be making reservations?
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Hi!
"But I trust in Your unfailing love;
my heart rejoices in Your salvation.
I will sing to the Lord,
for He has been good to me."
Psalm 13:5-6
Pages (9)
- N4M’s Community Guidelines and OPSEC
- SHIP/DIVISIONS ~~ What are they and how do they fill them?
- Calls from your SR
- RTC Website and RTC Family Guide links
- 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!
- Writing Letters ~ Jokes and Fun Stuff to include in your letters/Contact Lenses and Make-Up
- Boot Camp Questionnaires
- PIR: What to Wear/Bring and Tips; PIR Reference Group/Forum links; GPS for RTC
- LIVESTREAMING OF PIR SERVICE OVER INTERNET
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