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Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!
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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 07/12/2013 TG 35 - 9 Divisions (257-264, and 935)
Information
This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 07/12/2013. A place to keep up with each other as their journey continues.
Location: Great Lakes. IL
Members: 70
Latest Activity: Nov 17, 2013
WELCOME to PIR 07/12/2013! 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 trudy1522 on May 25, 2013 at 11:13am
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Ship 12 Division 257. My SR called his girlfriend and then his parents. It was great!
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Comment by Parkers Mom on May 25, 2013 at 11:11am
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What ship and divisions? I am so happy for all of you! Very exciting to hear all of theses calls are coming in! Not sure if he will call me or his dad or his girlfriend?
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Just spoke to hubby for 25 mins OMG im sooo happy,he passed his swim test and cant wait to get my letters..oh gosh this made my week!!
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Comment by Devonne on May 25, 2013 at 11:02am
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SOOOO happy I got to talk to my boyfriend for almost 10 minutes! It was very unexpected but such a relief to finally hear from him. Now hopefully the letters start coming!
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Comment by daisy72 on May 25, 2013 at 10:50am
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I Just got a call from my son!! I'm So Happy to hear from him. I was So overcome with emotion at first. Miss him sooo much. He's doing great. Said the food is way better than he expected. He passed his swimming test. And that he looks weird bald.
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I literally just got off the phone with my son!!!!! 27 minute phone call. Sooooooo happy to hear his voice. I kept it together while talking to him, but balled like a baby when we hung up. ;)
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We just had a call from our SR! He also sounded great... That was a wonderful surprise! Didn't think we would hear from him so soon.
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Comment by MattsMom on May 25, 2013 at 10:27am
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I am one of the happiest moms in the world right now! Just had a 20 min phone call with my SR. He sounded good! Gotta go have a little cry now! :)
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Comment by diannep on May 25, 2013 at 9:36am
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Some highly recommended hotels to stay in according to past PIR groups:
Springhill Suites
Courtyard Inn
Residence Inn (we stayed in this one....great)
All of the above are close to each other in the Waukegan/Gurnee area, 4-5 miles from base, shuttle service to PIR available from them, and very close to Sarge's MeetandGreet held the night before PIR.
Navy Lodge Great Lakes....closest hotel to RTC. Good rates. Book in your SR's name and tell them you are there for Navy Graduation.
Be sure to ask for Navy Graduation rates at any of the hotels, but check this rate with AAA or any other discount you may be entitled to. If you book through a discount travel website, remember....if you have to change or cancel in the event your SR is delayed in training or separated, you will be charged fees in most cases. However if you book directly with the hotel, you will not have a Good Morning All !
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My son will be going to Aschool in San Antonio also. Hospital corpsman . He is on ship 13 div 259.
Pages (8)
- 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
- LIVESTREAMING OF PIR SERVICE OVER INTERNET
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