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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
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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 10/03/2014 TG 47 - 11 Divisions (305-314 and 947)
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This group is for those who have loved ones that graduated from boot camp on October 3, 2014. A place to keep in touch with each other as the sailors continue their Navy journey.
Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 91
Latest Activity: Jan 30, 2015
WELCOME to PIR 10/03/2014! 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 13 (USS Marvin Shields) Division 313 and 314 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by Belinda Oct 10, 2014. 108 Replies 3 Likes
Ship 14 (USS Arizona) Divisions 309 and 310 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by lovingmom Sep 30, 2014. 45 Replies 5 Likes
Ship 11 (USS Kearsarge) Divisons 305 and 306 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by J'sstepmom (Ship11/Div 305) Sep 26, 2014. 16 Replies 5 Likes
Ship 09 (USS John F Kennedy) Divisions 307 and 308 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by HollyPhx Sep 26, 2014. 26 Replies 9 Likes
PERTINENT PIR TIPS!
Started by CatMom509. Last reply by CatMom509 Sep 21, 2014. 6 Replies 0 Likes
Ship 12 (USS Triton) Divisions 311 and 312 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by navyprincessmom Sep 17, 2014. 22 Replies 2 Likes
My sr is sh 13 div314
Started by VICTOR'SMOM. Last reply by ellen0502 Sep 11, 2014. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Ship 02 (USS Reuben James) Division 947
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by ambermc Aug 20, 2014. 2 Replies 2 Likes
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Comment by diannep on September 25, 2014 at 10:44pm
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Heaven: I will friend request the info to you if you are not one of y "friends." Don't hit ACCEPT or the info disappears!
We N4Moms veterans love helping you all! Have a question? Just ask! We will do our best to get the answers!
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DylsMom: Although there is a chance of them having watch, I heard that they try not to give it to those who have family in town. I believe it is a 4 hr block of time. Be optimistic and go on the theory that your sailor won't have it and will have lots of time to spend with you!
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Ahhh, williewish. That is so sweet. Actually, by the time I wish you all a good morning, I have been up since 5:30, done my 2 mile walk with 2 of my dogs (just the start of several walks during the day, the others including my almost year old grandson!), showered, and finally have my glass of milk (not a coffee drinker!) sitting at the computer to wish you all a good morning! Still a bit muggy and warm to be sitting by the pool, but our nicer weather is coming! I know you will enjoy spending some of your time in FL. You will be about 5 hrs north of us....its so nice up there!
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Comment by yellowtorpedo on September 25, 2014 at 10:11pm
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Catmom509 thank you for the info about the extra guests I really appreciate it. I love the prayer I could not say it better.
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Is it true that the recruits/sailors could have watch on graduation day and how does that affect graduation or time with family?
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Comment by Heaven0613 on September 25, 2014 at 7:28pm
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Can someone private message me and tell me which divisions are doing battlestations tonight please? thank you
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Comment by williewish on September 25, 2014 at 7:22pm
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diannep,
I get up at 6:10 am M-F because I work at the Elementary school here in our little town. I am laying in bed and I hear my phone go off letting me know that someone has posted on my Navymom....I say to myself...there is diannep saying " good morning " to every one. My sister lives in Ormond Beach FL and we soon hope to sell our house here in WI and be in Florida for so many months and up here the rest of the time. When your message comes through at 7:00 am your time, I visually think of you sitting by your pool, down in FL, having your morning coffee as you tell us all " good morning" . I hope that is how it is. :)
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J'sstepmom,
You just said it all!!! Thank you veteran Mom's and Dad's for staying on and helping us through this new adventure in our lives. You are all amazing!
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Comment by J'sstepmom (Ship11/Div 305) on September 25, 2014 at 7:05pm
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Dcmmom,williewish and dianec, I know all those feelings all too well. I miss him terribly but I am so happy that his letters are happy. I'm happy for his journey. And I am more proud than words can even closely express. They have all worked so hard and what an honor will it be for us to watch them as they stand tall with pride. :))))) love it!!!! And a HUGE thank you to the veteran mom's for their continued support and advice. It's been a blessing through the first part of our future Navy lives.
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THERESA: Welcome!
As far as Liberty, will your sailor be flying out for A School or staying in GL? If flying out, you will have Fri after PIR with him until about 8 or 9 pm, when he must return to RTC. He will be bussed later that night to the airport, most likely (most of them leave on Sat. but occasionally not until Sunday). You can meet him at the airport and with ID, get an airlines gate pass to wait until his plane departs. Be forewarned that some flights leave as early as 6 a.m. but others will be waiting for several hours or longer for their flights at the airport so your length of time there for that visit won't be determined until he gives you flight info after PIR.
If he stays in GL for A School, he will move over there with his group shortly after PIR is over. That takes several hours. Then you pick him up on that base and you will have until 9 or 10 that night with him. He returns to base then, with personal belongings if he wants to. You can pick him up again on Sat. and Sun. mornings, pretty early (he will know the times once he moves over there), and have the days with him until about the same time each night. So those with sailors staying in A School get lots of Liberty time, just no overnights.
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