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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:
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ALUMNI OF PIR 08/22/2014 TG 41- 11 Divisions (255-264, and 941)
Information
This group is for those who have loved ones that graduated from boot camp on August 22, 2014. A place to keep in touch with each other as the sailors continue their Navy journey.
Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 85
Latest Activity: Aug 27, 2014
WELCOME to PIR 08/22/2014! 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 14 (USS Arizona) Divisions 259 and 260 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by Bensma SHIP 14 DIV 260 PIR Aug 21, 2014. 44 Replies 6 Likes
Sarge's MEET & GREET - RAFFLE INFORMATION
Started by CP-KW-1986 11/255 & 11/284. Last reply by CatMom509 Aug 21, 2014. 6 Replies 1 Like
Ship 03 (USS Hopper) Divisions 261 and 262 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by cuka3305 Aug 20, 2014. 96 Replies 4 Likes
^^^^^BATTLESTATIONS: THEIR FINAL TEST! ^^^^^
Started by diannep. Last reply by diannep Aug 20, 2014. 3 Replies 4 Likes
Ship 11 (USS Kearsarge) Divisons 255 and 256 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by rysmom Aug 17, 2014. 40 Replies 7 Likes
Ship 13 (USS Marvin Shields) Division 257 and 258 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by aj's mom Aug 15, 2014. 25 Replies 2 Likes
Ship 09 (USS John F Kennedy) Divisions 263 and 264 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by crazycatlady Aug 12, 2014. 21 Replies 1 Like
PERTINENT PIR TIPS!
Started by CatMom509. Last reply by CatMom509 Aug 12, 2014. 3 Replies 1 Like
Ship 02 (USS Reuben James) Division 941
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by the_nananas_ship2_div941.family Aug 10, 2014. 12 Replies 2 Likes
lost on this web site
Started by Tammy. Last reply by CatMom509 Jul 28, 2014. 1 Reply 1 Like
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Comment by proudmom on July 16, 2014 at 11:37pm
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diannep : I did get the address from the recruiter.I got a call Sat. from him and he said it was the right address and he sent me the form letter.I have sent several cards and told him no form letter and I need the password. We have had problems with getting other peoples mail so that could have happened.Will give it some time as we aren't close to PIR.
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Comment by Michelle on July 16, 2014 at 9:46pm
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SailerMoon9505 I hope your daughter get better soon .
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Comment by diannep on July 16, 2014 at 9:14pm
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Sarge's MeetandGreet page link:
http://navyformoms.com/events/pir-08-22-2014-sarge-s-meet-and-greet
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Sarge's contact info:
email: johnspadaro@att.net
phone: 847 212 0246 (call or text)
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alexsmom: Yes, the sailors are allowed to visit your hotel, but have to return to base at night. Many welcome this "down time" and like to take a long hot shower....privately after showering with shipmates for so long... :-) ! Although some RDCs in the past have told the sailors that they are NOT allowed to visit Navy Lodge after PIR, this is not true. I checked it out with RTC last week....they said not true and they were going to try and get the proper info out to the RDCs. Now, if staying at Navy GATEWAY Inn, which is on A School base there, those sailors who move over there for A School have to have a special "chit" to visit you at that hotel....but there is no problem getting that from what we hear. Navy Lodge is not restricted like Gateway is.
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So very sorry, SailorMom. Seems that pneumonia is pretty common up there and they seem to recover from it, most without being delayed in their grad date. Prayers for her to feel better soon! I hope she can call tomorrow!
proudmom: Write to your SR and ask that he/she send you the password for the gate pass. That is really all you need. Did you get the address from the recruiter? Could the form letter have gone to someone else? They only mail out one. Your SR writes in the password so he/she should have no problem giving you that.
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Comment by SailorMoon9506 on July 16, 2014 at 7:10pm
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Got more letters from our SR today. She's not doing well. She still has pneumonia. She did tell us she should be getting her makeup call tomorrow, so we will be getting family together to talk to her, if the call doesn't come at 6 am again. Worried about her right now.
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Still no command letter and Monday will be 3 weeks. How do I get a command letter with info so I can be able to get passes.
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I still have heard nothing from my son. Starting to worry. I booked my hotel and flight. Can someone send me the link again for Sarge? I have been looking and can't seem to find it.
Is it true if you stay at Navy Lodge your son can come back with you for a visit?
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Comment by cuka3305 on July 16, 2014 at 2:47pm
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I just got my 1st personnel letter from her!! She says the food is AMAZING! She is doing well, homesick and working hard...she is sounding good. Ship03/Div 262.
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