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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
...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
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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 08/01/2014 TG 38 - 9 Divisions (231-238, and 938)
Information
This group is for those who have loved ones that graduated from boot camp on August 1, 2014. A place to keep in touch with each other as the sailors continue their Navy journey.
Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 53
Latest Activity: Sep 27, 2014
WELCOME to PIR 08/01//2014! 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"
Discussion Forum
Ship 13 (USS Marvin Shields) Division 237 and 238 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by DebinAlabama Aug 19, 2014. 5 Replies 3 Likes
Ship 12 (USS Triton) Divisions 231 and 232 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by nicolel818 Jul 30, 2014. 21 Replies 1 Like
please advise if anyone gets a " I'M a Sailor Call"
Started by Eileenilmom. Last reply by CatMom509 Jul 26, 2014. 5 Replies 0 Likes
Ship 04 (USS Arleigh Burke) Divisions 233 and 234 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by MDTF Jul 25, 2014. 4 Replies 2 Likes
Ship 11 (USS Kearsarge) Divisons 235 and 236 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by Whitney Jul 15, 2014. 7 Replies 0 Likes
^^^^^BATTLESTATIONS: THEIR FINAL TEST ! ^^^^^^
Started by diannep. Last reply by MomofHAN Jul 3, 2014. 3 Replies 0 Likes
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Comment by Dawnrenee35 on June 25, 2014 at 4:03pm
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I am so excited now. i can't wait to go home and check my mail. I have been running out the front door everyday after my mail man comes only to slummp back inside and toss the mail down... so maybe today will be the day!!
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Comment by ellen0502 on June 25, 2014 at 12:26pm
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Good Morning!
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Comment by Loud Proud & Petrified on June 25, 2014 at 12:23pm
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@Deb That made me smile & tear up. I want to just stare at my son too.
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Comment by diannep on June 25, 2014 at 11:38am
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proudnavymom: They will be in their formal sailor (Whites) uniform on PIR Day and for those flying out, they will have that uniform on as well. For those staying in GL for A School, they can wear their khaki uniform during the weekend, but must wear their Whites on PIR day.
And, yes, they can return from Liberty with personal items when at GL A School since they move over there shortly after PIR....so once you pick your sailor up for Liberty that Friday, he/she can return that night to base with personal items. The GL A School sailors have Liberty throughout the weekend (Daytime) so they can continue to return with personal items at night.
Civilian clothes cannot be warn at A School until they "phase up." Takes a couple of weeks.
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Comment by CATHARINE on June 25, 2014 at 11:17am
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Debship13,
We made reservations for lunch at Lovell's also. Just hope we get to use them. Love the pizza idea.
Catharinr
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Comment by DebinAlabama on June 25, 2014 at 10:50am
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We are staying at the Navy Lodge and I have stuff to decorate the door already. I also made reservations at Lovell's of Lake Forest so our SR can have a wonderful lunch. I'm wondering if there is a great pizza place nearby that will deliver to the Navy Lodge. If anyone knows of a place, please let me know. Thanks in advance. I'm thinking that he will wamt to get out of his dress whites and into civvie clothing in our room. I just want him to relax and if he falls asleep, I don't care lol I just want to sit there and look at him. I kinda feel silly ssying that but it's the truth. And I know that it will get easier as the weeks go by. So I'm taking it day by day and just breathing and keeping busy lol. I hope everyone had a great day. I'm off to work.
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I got 3 letters from my SR yesterday!!!!! It was so unexpected that I started crying before I even read them!!!! He also wrote to his sister. That was wonderful cuz she has been having a really hard time with this. The 2 of them have always been thick as thieves. Neither one would rat out the other to myself or my husband lol His division is having a few problems with a few mouthy ones. They've already suffered some IT cuz of it. One day it was twice!!!! And he's got a job in his division. He's one of the assistants to the laundry PO :) I kinda laughed at that but he's been doing his own laundry for quite a few years now so no biggie. They have lost 3 already and he got there on the 10th. I have so many more questions for him so I'll be writing more letters to him and get them sent out before this weekend.
I just want to thank all the veteran moms/wives on here. We couldn't do it without you. And for the rest of us going to PIR on 8/1.....ladies, we ARE part of the Navt family too and we can and will be Navy Strong for our SRs!!!! HOOYAH!!!!! Navy is the best!!!!!
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Comment by proundnavymom90 on June 25, 2014 at 8:49am
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I thought when they were in great lakes and not returning to rtc they could have personal items? I am confused because someone posted they must remain in uniform or pt attire. I thought that was only Friday if they were returning to rtc and not across the street? Please help this is all so confusing.
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The most important part of your attire for PIR Day is comfortable walking shoes! There will be some walking done that day!
Good Morning All !
On reporting back from Liberty, believe me, your sailors will be well versed in being back on time. They will also know the rules while on Liberty...which include no consumption of alcohol and no use of nicotine products. There will be "eyes" watching in the community and they can be reported for violation. Remember, your new sailors will be in uniform constantly during PIR weekend, so they are pretty easy to spot for the "higher ups" who also will be milling about in the area that weekend. My son was petrified to be late back to base....was even willing to sacrifice dinner (we showed up at a restaurant that was closed down....thanks to my older son's GPS!)....he did NOT want to be late, knew the consequences of that.
So follow your sailor's lead. They know what they are supposed to do!
A restaurant to check into to celebrate your sailor up there is Lovell's.....owned by the astronaut, Jim Lovell. It is a bit pricey, but I believe your sailor eats for free. We have had great reports from those who ate there!
Here's the link:
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Comment by Whitney on June 25, 2014 at 7:39am
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37 days until I see my sailor! 14 more days of work until my last day of work.. but err, who's counting!? lol
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