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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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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 11/16/2012 TG 1 — 9 Divisions (001–008 & 901)

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This Group is for those with sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 11/16/2012.

A place to keep up with each other as the journey continues.

Your current Group "veteran members" are:

diannep

LaLa Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons

ellen0502

♥FireTeamLeaderWife♥ aka FTLW

Betsy, son on Stennis carrier

Craig

Location: Great Lakes IL
Members: 103
Latest Activity: Sep 26, 2017

WELCOME to PIR 11/16/2012

OPSEC OPerational SECurity, is always of the utmost importance. Please take the timeto read the OPSEC and Community Guidelines. A quick note here: Last Names of Sailors/Recruits are not allowed on this site. If it is in your username you will need to change your username. If yours is different from your Recruits it is still not recommended. First Names and pictures of your Recruit are allowed but remember 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. 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 11/16/2012 TG 1 — 9 Divisions (001–008 & 901) to add comments!

Comment by Lorie-Lee ship 3 div 20 on October 4, 2012 at 8:18am: I don't know what a PeaCoat is but as long as I know he is warm it makes me feel bettter.

Of course I don't know why I worried he used to wear shorts in November here in Boston but I am his mom and thats what I do I guess thanks for the info

Comment by thelostairman on October 4, 2012 at 8:13am: @Lorie
Yes ma'am they do. Both for physical training and their PeaCoats. Plus they're inside most of the time

Comment by Lorie-Lee ship 3 div 20 on October 4, 2012 at 8:10am: I don't want to go to work I want to stay here all day with you. I am so lost in the real world right now...this is very hard right now but I'm gonna put on my big girl pants and go kick some butt at work so I can make enough money to get to PIR.

Navy Hugs to you all.

Comment by Lorie-Lee ship 3 div 20 on October 4, 2012 at 8:08am: Does the Navy issue them warm winter coats?? I know this is silly but they will keep him warm right?

Comment by GSDGirl on October 4, 2012 at 7:52am: Lorie that's my son too, he tries to be hard and tough but he's really a softy, and his father was in the Navy too, so he wanted to join the navy since he was 8, lol.

Comment by Lorie-Lee ship 3 div 20 on October 4, 2012 at 7:41am: I still have a 15 yr old sophomore and an 18 yr old college freshman at home to keep me busy but I still miss SR like crazy he is the oldest. I think the Navy was a good choice for my son he tried college and just hated it and he needed the structure and comradarie. He has the biggest heart of gold ever. I just hope people do not take advantage of him.

Comment by Lorie-Lee ship 3 div 20 on October 4, 2012 at 7:36am: yes mamabear GSDGirl7 and I are both 901/2 and just so all 901's / 2's there is now a site just for our ship and division. It kinda helps me keep track of who is with my son.

Comment by thelostairman on October 4, 2012 at 5:05am: Does anyone know if all the divisions are having their mail held? Silly punish everyone for one person rules. I can't wait till our guys and gals hit the fleet

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on October 4, 2012 at 4:38am: IN ADDITION:

I have added the link to a PAGE that has a rundown of the MEET and GREETS for your PIR.There are also links that will take you tot he Event on this site for you to RSVP.

M & G are for those attending PIR to get together the night before to meet each other (your Sailor does not attend these. )

The MEET and GREET Information Link is up above underneath the scrolling Smileys and next to your PIR Group Picture.

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on October 4, 2012 at 4:34am: N4M's Community Guidelines and OPSEC apply to the Discussion Forum area as well. The Division Discussions are viewable to all...just like the Main Wall here. Please do not start new Division Discussions.

Discussion Forum Area

This is the place to start a Discussion about a topic and for your Division Discussions.

The Discussion Forum area is set to show titles only and is set at ten titles at a time for now. (This can be adjusted by the group creator or an administrator)

It is also set to show the "latest activity"(there are other settings). So whatever has just had a reply added to it will "bump" that Discussion to the top. The discussion will stay up there at the top because it has had "activity"…until the next Discussion has activity. If there are over ten discussions, whatever is at the bottom will disappear from view…but not from the Discussion Forum. So, if you want to see more, click "view all" at the bottom right hand corner of the discussion forum area. It is right up there above the Blue Comment Wall bar.

To "bump" up a discussion to the first spot of the DF area when you don't really want to add a reply...in other words someone is looking for it...just type whatever you want in the reply box and click "add reply". I just type one letter or even a period and add the reply.

When you view a DF by clicking on the title, the first post ever made will be the first one on the first page. To get to the most current reply, click “Last Reply” directly underneath that particular Discussion.

Example (Last Reply is underlined)

Ship 4 Divisions 303 & 304 (brother divisions)

Started by ellen0502(Son @ A School GL). Last reply by Nina 1 hour ago. 12 Replies 3Likes+1

You will also notice that in the top right corner in any post that you do you will see an "x". This is so you may delete your post if you need too. You will also see the “x” on any post you make anywhere else on the site.