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This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.

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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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RTC Graduation

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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PIR 10/29/10 Alumni Group!

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Family and Friends Sharing Memories of PIR 10/29/10 and also to follow these sailors on their new adventures.

Members: 99
Latest Activity: Aug 25, 2012

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Comment by Twin Sailors Mom on October 25, 2010 at 11:57am: Lala - we will keep you all in our prayers.

Comment by Mom-to sailor-Alli_Div950-10/29 on October 25, 2010 at 11:44am: Oh Lala -- that is so great that he will be able to be with his family, but sad under the circumstances. Hoping for the best for the family.

Comment by diannep on October 25, 2010 at 11:43am: Ok Lala. I'm glad he can do that...and praying for healing...I couldn't imagine him being able to focus on bc with his sister in such critical condition. Prayers!

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on October 25, 2010 at 11:39am: Well, scratch that last comment. Our SR is coming home to his sister. He is flying home today. He will have to go back and do battle stations and PIR later. Please keep praying that his sister makes it. My sailor is coming home as well but she will be driving.

Comment by musicmom of a Sailor on October 25, 2010 at 11:36am: We're flying into Milwaukee so I don't think we are much help. sorry - otherwise we'd help.

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on October 25, 2010 at 11:25am: Nalleywife2B will be flying in as well but her flight doesn't arrive until around 11pm Thursday night. Does anyone else arrive around this time?

Comment by Twin Sailors Mom on October 25, 2010 at 11:07am: I called the hotel and they do not have shuttle service but she gave me a couple numbers for taxi and limo service. She is flying in from Atlanta. she may not even get to see the girls PIR but so wanted to be there for them.

Comment by Sassafras Proud Mom of a Sailor on October 25, 2010 at 11:03am: There used to be 'limosine' services available at airports, which were actually 12-person passanger vans that departed the airport on a regular schedule and made loops to different motels in the area... there was a fee for this, but the cost was much less than a taxi and the service was much more convenient than navigating a bus/train route... and it has been a (long) time since I traveled that way so don't know if such still exists.

Comment by diannep on October 25, 2010 at 10:54am: I don't think the hotels have shuttle service to the airport. Taxi fare is pretty expensive. Some take a cab to the train station in Chicago, and then a cab from GL train station to their hotel. The carpool idea is a great one...hopefully someone can connect. Maybe someone can start a discussion up above about "carpooling to/from Ohare"....and let people post times they need rides and how many. OHare is about 25-30 minutes from GL.

Comment by Twin Sailors Mom on October 25, 2010 at 10:41am: Cheryl Ship - thanks it is for my cousin, my daughters Godmom, she will be landing around 4:00. I will check to see if our hotel has shuttle service for her. We will be driving by around 5 - 6 but not sure how far the airport is from I-90/I-94 and with traffic...ugh!