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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

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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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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.

CLICK MEforN4M's Community GuidelinesandOPSEC.

~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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You need to be a member of ALUMNI OF PIR 07/03/2013 TG 34 - 11 Divisions (247-256, and 934). to add comments!

Comment by lisamark121 on May 19, 2013 at 8:04am: So sorry MilitaryMom014. My son is in your son's group and he was so upset because I didn't answer the first two phone calls. When he called the third time, he was already almost in tears because he was afraid he wasn't going to get to talk, but hopefully they will let your son try again today. I will keep him in my prayers also as I sympathize greatly for you and would also be so upset if I were in your shoes.

Comment by mpl on May 19, 2013 at 12:10am: is anyone staying at the ramada inn that's 4 miles from base

Comment by Tysmom on May 18, 2013 at 11:28pm: I was so thankful to hear from my SR this morning! I was so worried he would be tired & homesick. He either hid it extremely well, or he is doing great! I have been having a really hard time since he left. My daughter graduated from High School last night so, having both my children going through life changing events within 2 weeks has been difficult. My SR made my day!

Comment by diannep on May 18, 2013 at 7:59pm: Here is a great article about a special surprise at the PIR yesterday:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-navy-couple-surpris...

Comment by CatMom509 on May 18, 2013 at 7:35pm: Hello Friends!

"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."

Philippians 4:13

Comment by CatMom509 on May 18, 2013 at 7:35pm: Yep, this early time is the hardest--you may cry at the drop of a hat--but trust me, it will get better!! Your sons and daughters are pursuing their future here and the Navy is helping them with separating and maturing into incredibly fine young men and ladies!! God is in controll~~

Comment by lisamark121 on May 18, 2013 at 5:48pm: Well im feeling better. You ladies have helped me through a rough day. Everytime i get sad i say a prayer and think he is at his lowest point and it will get better.

Comment by lmcbwnc on May 18, 2013 at 4:14pm: Hello ladies, i've been following navymoms. for over a year, learning as much as I can as rtc processed into navy. Just received first phone call and I'm more appreciative than ever for our fine young men and women. Thank you moms for all of your support. Can't wait to see them march in on July 3rd!

Comment by diannep on May 18, 2013 at 4:02pm: Lisamark: I agree with the ladies on here. They are all pretty shell-shocked when they first start bootcamp. Keep encouraging, you are your SR's cheering team during this...they all need to know that they can and will do this. It does get better for them as they go through bootcamp.

Here is some info on Navy Corpsmen:

http://usmilitary.about.com/od/navy/a/corpsmen.htm