This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.
FIRST TIME HERE?
FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:
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:
Events
**UPDATE 4/26/2022** Effective with the May 6, 2022 PIR 4 guests will be allowed. Still must be fully vaccinated to attend.
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
**UPDATE 7/29/2021** You now must be fully vaccinated in order to attend PIR:
In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.
**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.
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.
Format Downloads:
- Graduation Info
- PDF – 2.7 MB
- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
Navy Speak
Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)
N4M Merchandise
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Navy.com Para Familias
Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com
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ALUMNI OF PIR 10/10/2014 TG 48 - 11 Divisions (315-324 and 948)
Information
This group is for those who have loved ones that graduated from boot camp on October 10, 2014. A place to keep in touch with each other as the sailors continue their Navy journey.
Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 74
Latest Activity: Jan 19, 2015
WELCOME to PIR 010/10/2014! 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 323 and 324 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by sailormom Oct 8, 2014. 15 Replies 2 Likes
Ship 12 (USS Triton) Divisions 321 and 322 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by nicki'smom Oct 8, 2014. 22 Replies 1 Like
PERTINENT PIR TIPS!
Started by CatMom509. Last reply by CatMom509 Oct 4, 2014. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Ship 02 (USS Reuben James) Division 948
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by Jordyn Oct 1, 2014. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Ship 11 (USS Kearsarge) Divisons 319 and 320 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by Malie2014 Sep 28, 2014. 7 Replies 1 Like
BASKET PROJECT for the MEET & GREET!
Started by Yorkiefan. Last reply by Yorkiefan Sep 27, 2014. 9 Replies 0 Likes
^^^^^BATTLESTATIONS: THEIR FINAL TEST ! ^^^^^
Started by diannep. Last reply by LilDude'sMOM Sep 27, 2014. 2 Replies 1 Like
Seeking Ship 12 /321 members
Started by Jennmobug. Last reply by ellen0502 Sep 21, 2014. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Comment Wall
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Comment by diannep on August 20, 2014 at 7:36am
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Thanks Jimbo! We were told that driving from Milwaukee is about 45 min compared to an hour+ depending on traffic from Midway. Also we were told by others on here in earlier groups that car rental is cheaper. Thanks for sharing that!
Good Morning Everyone!
TNVolFanMom: Just remember that the mail is held from them for the first 2 weeks until the Recruit Mail Petty Officer is trained. They usually get this on a Sunday, after they have written their letters to you (hence, the reason they may ask you why you haven't written! They will receive your letters right after mailing out their own). They will be allowed after that to write once a week (collected on Sunday, mailed out on Monday) but will receive mail M-F.
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Comment by Jimbo on August 20, 2014 at 2:59am
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Hi, everyone! No box or letter yet, but I should be in this group...lol! My son shipped 13AUG.
Tailea, You WILL want a car. Just a taxi from O'Hare is over $60.
FYI, I lived in the Chicago suburbs for 20 years. I went through RTC Great Lakes, as did my daughter and now, my son. If anyone has any questions about the area, feel free to ask. I'll help out however I can.
My first tip is: Try to avoid Midway Airport. If you are flying on Southwest or some other airline that doesn't go into O'Hare, consider Milwaukee instead. It's the same driving distance as Midway but with a lot less traffic congestion.
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Comment by Yorkiefan on August 19, 2014 at 11:11pm
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Jason same with you our SR are in brother divisions and will go thru training together.
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Hi TNvolFanMom, my SR left 8/12 too. He is in the brother division to your SR. Ship 14 Division 318. They will go thru all training together including Battlestations. He is also going on for Nuke School. Welcome. :)
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Comment by jasdm on August 19, 2014 at 10:58pm
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TNVolFanMom are SRs are in the division :) he's AD. I sent 4 letters this morning and another going out tomorrow!!
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Comment by TNVolFanMom on August 19, 2014 at 10:18pm
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Hi all. Thank you for opening up this page.
My SR left for Bootcamp 8/12. I have received his box and form letter Ship 14 Division 317.
My SR's Rate is Nuke.
I have sent 3 letters already. Hope I can keep up the mail going out everyday. =)
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Hi 3tboys1970, our SRs are in the same division :)
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Comment by Sheilamf #2 PIR10/10/14 Div 318 on August 19, 2014 at 9:27pm
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WOW, There are a lot of our SRs that have older brothers or cousins that are sailors. I don't recall the prominence of this 3 years ago.
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Hi namracycart, Hi juliejm, we are same division :) Hi goofytroll, last year when my Nephew PIR'd he was able to go to the Navy Lodge wit no problem. My Sister loved NL. Said it was clean reasonable and the staff was wonderfull. I am booked there
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My son is ship 14 Div 318. He is my second Navy son and I couldn't be prouder. We were just in Great Lakes for PIR on Aug 15th. It was awesome!!
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