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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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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:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

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RTC Graduation

RESUMING LIVE PIR - 8/13/2021

Please note! Changes to this guide happened in October 2017. Tickets are now issued for all guests, and all guests must have a ticket to enter base. A separate parking pass is no longer needed to drive on to base for parking.

Please see changes to attending PIR in the PAGES column. The PAGES are located under the member icons on the right side.

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ALUMNI OF PIR 08/17/2012TG 40 — 13 Divisions (249–260 & 940)

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PIR 08/17/2012

Website: http://www.navyformoms.com/group/pir07202012
Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 113
Latest Activity: Aug 23, 2012

Welcome to PIR 08/17/2012

OPSEC OPerational SECurity, is always of the utmost importance. Please take the timeto read the OPSEC and Community Guidelines. A quick note here: Last Names of Sailors/Recruits are not allowed on this site. If it is different from your Recruits it is still not recommended. First Names and pictures of your Recruit are allowed but remember someone can easily match them up with their "mom". So you might want to consider changing your profile picture.

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You need to be a member of ALUMNI OF PIR 08/17/2012TG 40 — 13 Divisions (249–260 & 940) to add comments!

Comment by deelee (Ship 11 Div 252 ) on June 27, 2012 at 5:11pm: My son arrived at GL on Tues. 6-19-12 got his box on Friday 6-22-12 and got the form letter today Wed. 6-27-12. Ship 11 Div 252 PIR 8-17-12. I was having a bad day today and was so happy when I got my mail and had the form letter.

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on June 27, 2012 at 5:04pm: Wait for the official Form letter for the correct information.

Comment by ngstephy (Ship 11/Div 249) on June 27, 2012 at 4:26pm: I am so confused!!!! I am getting mix information. I guess I will have to wait for the form letter to arrive...

Comment by ngstephy (Ship 11/Div 249) on June 27, 2012 at 3:54pm: My daughter arrived to GL on June 18, 2012. No official letter yet. However, I was informed that bootcamp is 8 wks and that the 1st wk they are there does not count because they are still being processed. So its a total of 9 wks. Nine weeks leads us to a PIR date of 8/24/2012. I may be completely wrong here, but did anyone receive the official form letter that provides the actual PIR date? Thanks for sharing.

Comment by le85(MC/Rota) on June 27, 2012 at 3:21pm: I think I'm in the same place as everyone else, no letter yet but I'm guessing this will be my daughters PIR. She arrived at GL on the 20th. I am so looking forward to that form letter.

Comment by Jill (ATO Mom) on June 27, 2012 at 12:54pm: I too have not received the official form letter, but I'm just guessing right now that my daughter will graduate this day. If not, I'll just group jump to a different group :-)

Comment by Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor on June 27, 2012 at 12:46pm: Good Afternoon, ladies! I'm Betsy and another "veteran" mom helping out. My youngest son is a CTT stationed on a super carrier in Washington state and my daughter's fiance is also in the Navy, although he is getting ready to get out after serving 6 years as an ET in Pearl Harbor. Welcome to the Navy life. We are happy to help you along with your journey.

Comment by diannep on June 27, 2012 at 12:16pm: Mike'sMom: That is correct. The form letter is the official info for his PIR group. It will contain his ship/div numbers, mailing address, grad info, and...most importantly...it is in your SR's handwriting, and there may be a personal note to you in there (just a few lines, but it is good!). The form letter can arrive anywhere from a few days after they leave to about 2 weeks. They can only send out one...so if there is another person they may have sent it to, be sure you know who that is so you can get your info! :-)

Comment by MikesMom0318 on June 27, 2012 at 12:08pm: My son left for BC on June 20th; I received my "Box" yesterday, and have not received my form letter yet. When my son left, he told me that he would most likely graduate on 8/17/12, but I'm guessing I won't find out for sure until I receive my form letter???

Comment by diannep on June 27, 2012 at 11:24am: leaanne: Thanks for starting the group! I am another N4Moms veteran here to help out. My son went to bootcamp in 2009 and was actually originally in the same PIR group as JessicaBSailor's son (another N4Moms veteran who has joined your group). My son is actually out of the Navy now, honorably discharged in March, but I love helping on the PIR sites! So I have stayed!

Get ready for a wonderful emotionally up and down journey as your SR goes through bootcamp!