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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

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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. 

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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 10/25/2013 TG 50 - 11 Divisions (399-408 and 950)

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ALUMNI OF PIR 10/25/2013 TG 50 - 11 Divisions (399-408 and 950)

This Group is for those who have SAILORS that graduated 10/25/2013. A place to keep in touch with each other as your SAILORS continue on their Navy journey!

Location: Great lakes, IL
Members: 117
Latest Activity: Oct 21, 2019

WELCOME to PIR 10/25/2013! 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.

 

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N4M's Community Guidelines and OPSEC.

~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".

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You need to be a member of ALUMNI OF PIR 10/25/2013 TG 50 - 11 Divisions (399-408 and 950) to add comments!

Comment by julee88 on September 26, 2013 at 6:30pm

Ok so I got a list of my son's friends in Ship 13, div. 404..

Comment by diannep on September 26, 2013 at 1:09pm

Diana:  You can google map directions for :  Chicago-Midway airport to Recruit Training Command.  Or GPS it.  There is probably a route that will keep you off the toll roads if you don't want to pay tolls.  I believe the I-94 W route going into 41 avoids tolls.  There are 3 routes they offer you.  All are about an hour, a little more.  Depends on traffic too.  Would be longer in rush hour traffic.

Comment by ellen0502 on September 26, 2013 at 11:08am

Good morning!

Comment by Diana on September 26, 2013 at 10:50am

Does anyone know how far of a ride it is from the Midway airport to the RTC and are there any roads we should avoid?

 

Comment by racing girl on September 26, 2013 at 8:47am
Good morning.only 25 more day to see our sailors yeahhhh :)
Comment by CatMom509 on September 26, 2013 at 8:39am

bhbqxe,

You're welcome~~

Comment by CatMom509 on September 26, 2013 at 8:38am

Shay'sMom,

It's not too early to purchase your airline tickets as you are only 1 month away from PIR.  The closer to get to the date, the higher the airfares will get.  So you should be purchasing your tickets now~~

Comment by CatMom509 on September 26, 2013 at 8:35am

Good Morning!!

     "Humble yourselves, therefore, 

      under God's mighty hand,

      that He may lift you up in due ttime."

                                           I Peter 5:6

Comment by diannep on September 26, 2013 at 8:06am

Good Morning!

Comment by diannep on September 25, 2013 at 11:22pm

ShaysMom:  If you book on Southwest, there is no change fee and your 2 bags check for free!  So if you find a good price into either Milwaukee (45 min to GL) or Chicago-Midsay (hour+ to GL), go for it!  They run specials too.

jesika:  Only your SR will know the airport/time of departure, and most likely won't know this until shortly before PIR.  Departure should be from either Chicago-Midway or OHare.  Some eventually will fly out from Milwaukee too, but not sure if that has started yet.

 
 
 

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