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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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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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ALUMNI OF PIR 11/15/2013 TG 001 - 12 Divisions (001-010, 801 and 901)

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This Group is for those who have SAILORS that graduated 11/15/2013. A place to keep in touch with each other as your SAILORS continue on their journey in the Navy!

Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 121
Latest Activity: Dec 9, 2013

WELCOME to PIR 11/15/2013! 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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forN4M'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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Comment by CatMom509 on November 6, 2013 at 5:27pm: HI Everyone!

      " To everything there is a season,

        a time for every purpose under Heaven..."

                                           Ecclesiastes 3:1

Comment by 2xMilitaryMom on November 6, 2013 at 4:27pm: diannep...I called the hotel (Springhill Suites) and asked the desk clerk. $2 or $3 it doesn't matter, I still think it will be easier than driving to PIR. How does the return work if you go to the NEX after PIR?

Comment by proudUSNgf0214 on November 6, 2013 at 4:15pm: not much longer!!!! :)

Comment by diannep on November 6, 2013 at 2:53pm: You will enjoy the shuttle....we did that (not Sarge's though...not even sure he was doing it back when we were up for PIR!). It was easy....no issues. Price is right at $3pp each way.

2xMilitaryMom: Are you sure it is $2pp each way on the shuttle? It was $3pp when we were there. Sarge's and the general shuttles are the same price, we have been told.

Some like to drive onto base, others like to park off base at the train station and walk to the RTC gate (about 3/4 mile). Then they can leave the base quickly after PIR and pick up their car...or....take the train into Chicago.

Comment by MYGIRL2013 02/901 on November 6, 2013 at 2:38pm: 2xMilitaryMom & ALNavyMom-

We are also driving to GL, but have decided to take the shuttle to and from graduation. Just seems like one less thing I have to try to organize.. I'll be in no shape to help figure out where we are supposed to be or how to get there! I figured Sarge knows what he's doing :)

Comment by 2xMilitaryMom on November 6, 2013 at 12:42pm: ALNavyMom...we are driving to PIR also but they are taking our hotel shuttle to the hall. I've read the shuttles bypass all the cars in line to get into base. I know our hotel shuttle is $2. per person each way and your sailor can take the shuttle back to your hotel with you. I think there will be less frustration by taking the shuttles.

Comment by ALNavyMom on November 6, 2013 at 11:41am: If you drive to GL is it best to drive to graduation or use Sarge?

Comment by 2xMilitaryMom on November 6, 2013 at 10:19am: Lala Ribbon Queen...I saw your post on FB, what a great idea!! Please keep us informed and where we can send gifts.

Comment by diannep on November 6, 2013 at 9:29am: Good Morning!

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on November 5, 2013 at 10:37pm: I wanted to let you all know that Navy for Mom PIR Friends group on Facebook is working on a Christmas project. We are adopting the children who have parents deployed on the USS Harry S Truman. We are collecting gifts for 300+ children and delivering them to their Christmas Party in mid December. We are hoping to show these kids how grateful we are for what their parents do every day to protect our freedom. Hopefully these gifts and this party will make it a little easier for them even though their mom or dad won't be home for Christmas. If you would like to participate in this wonderful project please join our facebook group for more details. Thanks so much, here is the link https://www.facebook.com/groups/327167160695549/