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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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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 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 24, 2012 at 7:30pm: I remember that pik, FTLW. Brought tears to my eyes....

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on July 24, 2012 at 7:13pm: That's terrible...God Bless him and his family...his buddies...his dog.

Oh, I don't want to see another heartbroken dog lying by a coffin...that happened a while ago...he came into the church during the service and just laid down. How anybody could carry on from there I just don't know...

Thank you diannep.

Comment by diannep on July 24, 2012 at 6:48pm: We lost a sailor from my area on Sat. Michael Brodsky, 33, a Military Dog handler...working in Afghanistan. He was with his dog when they came under fire, rushed to get his dog to safety, and when returning to help buddies, stepped on a mine. Lost both legs...this earlier this month...but was fighting for his life for a good while before he lost the battle on Saturday. If you are on FB, he is featured in a group called K9 Heroes. There is a video posted there. Title of the post is "San Diego-based Military Working Dog Handler Killed (video)." Nice slideshow tribute to this man. He had just re enlisted for another 6 yrs, this was his 3rd tour of duty there (I believe), and his younger brother is also a sailor. Prayers for this family....

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on July 24, 2012 at 5:41pm: To quote Crazy Steve (Drake and Josh~Nickelodeon)...DANG IIIT!!!

We still don't have any details for this PIR group from RTC website!

I need one of these...

Comment by diannep on July 24, 2012 at 4:01pm: GeorgiaGirlfriend: Good to know. Knowing the importance of both FB and N4Moms, hoping that the groups can work together. That would benefit all of the ladies on both groups!

Comment by GeorgiaGirlfriend on July 24, 2012 at 3:40pm: As for previous comments I have read, I promise you that the ladies that help all have sailors-- one that I know personally. There are no ulterior motives other than that we really do care for the lost moms and dads and loved ones of the recruits that have literally been torn from their life. I have organized social media pages and sites for many companies and organizations, and I understand the evolution of social media. Had these ladies not created these pages, someone would have, and with no direction or control at all. Just understand that we only strive to make it better for the families of those gone, and we constantly send many questions and concerns to N4Ms. We have nothing against N4Ms except for the fact that it is not navigation friendly, and certainly not for those not familiar with the internet. My mother wouldn't get on N4Ms because the only thing she knows to do is turn on her computer and somewhat navigate facebook. Just be nice, and come to me if you have any questions. I am open ears, and these assumptions and hasty comments that I have seen are heartbreaking-- especially when we have literally helped to keep SRs from doing something silly while in boot camp that would have lead to being removed. Thank you FTLW and Diannep for your guidance on these pages, and rest assured, we aren't out with bad intentions.

Comment by GeorgiaGirlfriend on July 24, 2012 at 3:30pm: Diannep, I can assure you that we are pushing and encouraging OPSEC on the FB groups. I am one of the admins in the group she is talking about, and feel no need to hide behind a facade on here. Had Angie just discussed her concerns with us, we could have avoided tension, but seeing the comments on here from her are disheartening to say the least. I can assure you we have deleted members in the past over information given out and photos posted even that gave out too much information. Please rest assure that we are not just a bunch of loose dogs out to cause problems :)

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on July 24, 2012 at 1:47pm: LaLa, I hope your daughter feels better soon! So glad that there is a mom to take a little comfort to her!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on July 24, 2012 at 1:45pm: Oh...I'm so glad rhonda1880! Woo-Hoo!

Comment by rhonda1880 on July 24, 2012 at 1:39pm: Room booked. Talked to Sarge personally and I'm feeling 100% better. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I got this!