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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.
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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This group is for those who have loved ones that graduated from boot camp on August 8, 2014. A place to keep in touch with each other as the sailors continue their Navy journey.
Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 58
Latest Activity: Dec 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"
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Hi new here my son is on Ship 11 Div 245 we are from MA, he shipped from Portland, ME to GL on 6/12/14 PIR 8/8/14 anyone else have anyone on this ship?
I received my phone call early Saturday morning... I was so glad to hear from him!!! He told me his PIR date is 08/08/14. I am trying to figure out the best route to take as for flights, hotels and renting a car because my SR's disabled Gma is coming too. She will also be in a whellchair. I also saw something about a meet and greet as well.... I'm a newbie and any suggestions or advice to make this as smooth as possible will be greatly appreciated!
You are very welcome, americanavy1!
No problem on the names on the guest list. My son did the same thing when there. They get to update their lists shortly before PIR, and then they put in the proper names. If ID of guests is different than nick names they may put on the list, be sure to write them with the exact name on the ID they will use to access RTC.
Good Morning All !
Thanks, Lala Ribbon Queen!
CelticMomma, they volunteer for the performing division but once in that division they can audition for a spot in the choir, band or drill team :)
2ndtimearound, If his whole name is on his ID I really don't think it will be a problem. It shouldn't be any different than going by the first name and having the middle name on the ID but not on the list. It should be fine but if you want to make sure you can always call the PAO and ask them the question. You should be able to get the answer without even telling them who your recruit is :)
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