This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.
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FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:
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
...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:
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ALUMNI OF PIR 07/11/2014 TG 35 - 7 Divisions (215-218, 815-816 and 935)
Information
This group is for those who have loved ones that graduated from boot camp on July 11, 2014. A place to keep in touch with each other as the sailors continue their Navy journey.
Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 46
Latest Activity: Jul 24, 2014
WELCOME to PIR 07/11/2014!
~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
PERTINENT PIR TIPS!
Started by CatMom509. Last reply by CatMom509 Jul 12, 2014. 4 Replies 1 Like
Ship 02 (USS Reuben James) Division 935
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by Momma Bear Jul 1, 2014. 7 Replies 2 Likes
Ship 04 (USS Arleigh Burke) Divisions 815 and 816 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by Grace Jun 28, 2014. 5 Replies 4 Likes
Ship 14 (USS Arizona) Divisions 217 and 218 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by NavyMomx2 Jun 27, 2014. 13 Replies 2 Likes
Ship 14 Div 17 - Photos
Started by HalfPint Ship 14 Div 217. Last reply by JTMom Jun 23, 2014. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Ship 13 (USS Marvin Shields) Division 215 and 216 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by donnajanej Jun 19, 2014. 4 Replies 0 Likes
^^^^BATTLESTATIONS: THEIR FINAL TEST^^^^
Started by diannep. Last reply by Lois Jun 13, 2014. 1 Reply 1 Like
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Comment by diannep on June 8, 2014 at 4:03pm
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*trade off, not grade off!
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Shawneen: If your sailor is flying out, you will have the remainder of PIR day with your sailor. The sailors must return to RTC that night, usually around 8 or 9 pm. Most will fly out on Saturday, bussed to the airports in the wee hours of Sat. morning. You can meet your sailor out there.....take ID and get the airlines gate pass to wait until the plane departs. You can grade off personal items to your sailor at the airport, whatever can fit in the Navy-issued backpack. We still suggest that families book their returns on Sunday if possible...just in case a sailor doesn't fly out until Sunday (happens sometimes).
Welcome to the site, Meggie!
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Comment by Shawneen on June 8, 2014 at 2:43pm
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Thank you diannep!
After PIR can we spend time with our Sailors? I understand that some will need to report directly to A school. I'm just trying to understand what time we will have, if any. Any thoughts? Take care!
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Comment by dalia10903 on June 8, 2014 at 1:05pm
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Hope all are doing well this Glorious Sunday!!
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Meggieeeee9, I remember when my older brother went to Great Lakes and my sister went to Orlando for boot camps. It was very hard. They were my heros, still are. Now my son is there at Great Lakes same division as your brother. The next 32 days will go by so fast. After that it will be easier to communicate and hopefully, you will get to visit them where they get stationed. His service may open up the world for you as well.
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Comment by CatMom509 on June 8, 2014 at 11:56am
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Welcome Meggieeeee9~~
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Good Morning All!!
"But it is good for me to draw near to God;
I have put my trust in the Lord God,
that I may declare all Your works."
Psalm 73:28
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Comment by Missingmysoninvabeach on June 8, 2014 at 11:23am
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Hi meggieeeee9 my son is in the same division as your brother.
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Comment by Meggieeeee9 on June 8, 2014 at 11:14am
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Hi everybody! I'm new to this site. I'm not a Navy mom, but I am a Navy sister. My brother is Ship 13 Div 215. 32 days can't come soon enough. This has been a tremendous learning experience for me. We have gotten two phone calls and I can't believe how much he has changed already. He sounded so great on the phone. He has been made a division leader and I could not be more proud. It's been hard to be away from my best friend but the end goal is so much more important. Hope everyone is hanging in there! 32 days : )
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Okay one more thing and then I will shut up lol! Letters in bootcamp. When it is time for mail call and my named got called oh my gosh how excited I got. Letters mean the world to your SR!!
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