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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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Alumni PIR 9/7/2012

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A Place for loved ones of SR in PIR 09/07

Location: Great Lakes, Illinois
Members: 119
Latest Activity: Feb 12, 2013

Welcome to PIR 09/07/2012

CLICK ME for the link to the RTC WEBSITE

CLICK ME for the PIR 09/07/2012 MEET and GREETS

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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Comment by diannep on July 31, 2012 at 9:37am: flgirltwo: Thanks so much for posting here to help! We so appreciate you joining our N4Moms team! Congrats to your new sailor!

Comment by flgirltwo on July 31, 2012 at 8:42am: Good Morning Everyone! My sailor graduated GL on 05/18/12 and is now in A school in Pensacola. If you have any questions - I'd be glad to help!

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on July 31, 2012 at 8:05am: We have several questionnaires but some RDC's don't like them. So if you send one just send it with a letter and don't make the envelope bulky. Maybe send some stamps and ask them to please send it back all filled in :-)

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on July 31, 2012 at 12:22am: I can tell you it is almost impossible to figure out without a dated letter from your recruit telling you what week and day it is. Sometimes the form letter take two weeks or a little longer to arrive. The first real letters usually arrive about the 3rd week they are there. They normally are able to write on the 3rd Sunday they are there but that is not written in stone and neither is anything else. It is totally up to the RDC. They have to train someone to handle the mail because it is a fed job so that is why it takes so long. The "I'm still alive" call should come during their 4th week there which would be about the 3rd week of training. But all this depends on how long they were in Processing days. I would write out some questions of the things you want to know on a separate piece of paper with your next letter and leave a space for them to answer the questions and ask them to fill in the blanks and send it back. Be sure to ask "what is today's date? What week and day is it? Then ask other things like fav food, friends, training, etc. Then you will have a lot better idea about what is going on. I would never ask a recruiter to contact them. I know the waiting is hard but you don't want to bring any unwanted attention to them. They prefer to stay "under the radar" :-)

I will say that we answer questions as best we can based on our own experiences and what we have learned from others on this site. Things change all the time and I don't know if there really is a "normal" It really is best not to post too many details from their letters. Never post any names and sending a private message on here is the easiest way to share the more personal info with others in your group or division. No matter what what post any thing negative your recruit shares in one of your letters. Sometimes they just need to vent and I assure you they don't want to vent on any social media page no matter if it is public, private or closed. Hang in there, it will get better every week. Just know they are in good hands and will write and call as much as they possibly can. They miss you as much if not more as you miss them. The days drag by but the weeks pass quickly. Please let us know if we can help in any way at all.

Comment by happyfeet(ship 09/Div 288) on July 31, 2012 at 12:16am: Proudmom~That is awesome!! So lucky for you, and them! What are they going in as?

Comment by Proudmomof2navysailors Div 285 on July 31, 2012 at 12:12am: Sharbear- then he knows your coming so at some point he will know he HAS to get the password to you!! Can't wait to see u there!

Comment by Proudmomof2navysailors Div 285 on July 31, 2012 at 12:08am: Em'smom - yes they did!!! But by the Grace of God and the US Navy they are in the same Div.!!!!!

Comment by sharbear36(ship 9 div 288) on July 31, 2012 at 12:08am: Yes I'm going to PIR :) I'm about 50 minutes away and wouldn't miss it. I know I'll need that password so if I don't get the form letter in another week or two, I'll have no choice but to have the recruiters call down there again.

Comment by happyfeet(ship 09/Div 288) on July 31, 2012 at 12:05am: Sharbear~He will want to read your letters and when he does, he will know you havent received it and work to do something about it. Have some faith :)

Proudmom~ Phooey is what I say too! Wait- both of yours went in on same day to BC???