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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:
Events
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
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.
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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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PIR 10/1/10
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This group is intended to unite those who have loved ones with a PIR date of October 1st, 2010.
Location: USA
Members: 125
Latest Activity: Jul 30, 2013
THIS IS NOT ME YELLING...HOWEVER IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT!!
ANYTHING POSTED ON THIS FORUM IS PUBLIC! EVEN IN THE DISCUSSION FORUM ABOVE! UNLESS YOU EMAIL OR PRIVATE CHAT, THE INFO YOU SHARE ON THIS WEBSITE IS 100% VIEWABLE BY ANYONE! ON THE INTERNET, IN THE WORLD, INCLUDING RDC'S IN GL! I WILL DELETE POSTS CONTAINING NAMES OF SR'S, RDC'S, OR EVEN FAMILY OF SAID. IT IS IN EVERYONES BEST INTEREST AND SAFETY TO KEEP CERTAIN INFORMATION PRIVATE.
THANK YOU FOR YOU UNDERSTANDING AND ATTENTION!
With all that out of the way, I am thrilled to have access to the information, support, and friendship on N4M. I want to keep it safe for our SR's and families, and for future SR's and their families. Please read and respect the OPSEC guidlines posted on N4M's main page. These guidelines are a foundation for your SR and family now that he/she is just days away from becoming a United States Sailor.
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Discussion Forum
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Started by Lauren - Sub Wife - Bangor, Wash. Last reply by USnavymom63 Jul 30, 2013. 28 Replies 0 Likes
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Comment by txsailorsam-Donna on August 30, 2010 at 11:14pm
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Ltly... what hotel are you staying in?
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Comment by LTLY on August 30, 2010 at 10:53pm
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I am here reeniegalla...sorta...I should really clean something though. I am trying to figure out how the heck I will get me and my kiddos and all their stuff on and off the plane when we go to PIR. Car seats, carry ons, breast pump, diaper bags, stroller, and then luggage...maybe if I act oblivious to the fact that I will be an inconvenience to the flight staff it will reduce my stress level.
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Comment by proudmom7 on August 30, 2010 at 10:41pm
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Hi, my son is ship 13 div 324, I got a call from him on my cell last thurs, the 25th around 5 pm eastern time. We got his letter telling us that he would be able to call after he had already called.
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Comment by greenie on August 30, 2010 at 9:44pm
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Thanks. I am number 100? Now I know there will be at least 100 sailors and their families on PIR day!
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Our phone call came today and I missed it, but someone else was home and got to talk to him. He called my cell a couple of times, but I didn't feel it and hear it. Oh well at least he reached someone at home. It would have been horrible to call and not get anyone. Hope you are all getting calls.
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So I am re-reading letters from my recruit, his bunk mate is from New York City...anyone have a recruit in div 946 from there? He told me his last name, but I don't want to post it.
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any ship 13 div 324 hear from them?
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Comment by sailorjayship13div329 on August 30, 2010 at 8:42pm
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Still waiting for call. Hope it comes soon. I sent the youngest son out to do the groceries(thought I might miss his call). I'm sure we will be eating snacks and pop for dinner.LOL
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Comment by Tiff'sMom (Sharon) on August 30, 2010 at 8:42pm
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I have a friend on FB who is also 326 and she said her son called too. What time of day did you all get your calls? So I will know when to get ready to pull my bus over!! ???
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Comment by Elaine-PIR 10/1/10 on August 30, 2010 at 8:37pm
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Jane, ain't technology great. When my SR wrote his first letter, everything about BC "sucked", his words, but today on the phone he sounded much better and said it isn't as bad as when he wrote that letter. Homesickness will do that. All it will take is a great test score, or mail, or doing something they are really good at to turn that tide from gloomy to sunny. He will be helped along by his fellow recruits and that will get him through. Chin up!!! Will keep him in my thoughts and prayers until I hear different. Geez, my list is growing every day. When am I supposed to sleep. Oh yeah, I don't!! At least I wasn't sleeping very well until that phone call today. Now maybe I can. Luv to all. I need to catch up on newspaper and get some TV time.
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