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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!

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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:

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ALUMNI of PIR 11/21/2012 TG 2 — 11 Divisions (009–018 & 902)

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This Group is for those with sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 11/21/2012.

A place to keep up with each other as their 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: 121
Latest Activity: Apr 29, 2013

WELCOME to PIR 11/21/2012!

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 11/21/2012 TG 2 — 11 Divisions (009–018 & 902) to add comments!

Comment by diannep on October 10, 2012 at 7:42pm: Ctownmom: All have different experiences at bootcamp, but if he is loving it, HOOYAH! Go with the good news!

Comment by bayoukat110 on October 10, 2012 at 7:32pm: Ctownmom, I am so happy for you! I think my mailman thinks I've gone crazy. As soon as I hear the mailbox open, I'm out the door before the mail is in it.

Comment by sherry73 on October 10, 2012 at 6:27pm: Ctownmom, so jealous you got a letter!

Comment by debnchris on October 10, 2012 at 6:03pm: That is great.. I am happy for you that you not only received the letter from your SR, but that he loves it. Congrats..

Comment by Ctownmom (Ship 13, Div 011) on October 10, 2012 at 5:56pm: Ok - Veteran Moms I have a question. I received a letter from my SR today and he sounds like he is loving BC. Is this strange? MY only thought is that if he really is enjoying this then he made (and we encouraged him) to make the right choice. I hope he isn't miserable and just trying to cover it up. I guess I will know more if he writes more.

Thanks for listening.

Comment by debnchris on October 10, 2012 at 5:16pm: I too am coming from California. I am planning on Thanksgiving in Chicago. From everyone that I have talked to I feel pretty good about spending that day with my Sailor.. Can not wait..

Comment by debnchris on October 10, 2012 at 5:13pm: MMMmom - I am excited to hear that you are going to the meet and greet. I would love to meet you. I am traveling by myself. My son is with your son Ship 13 div 016.. my letter too was wrong but the recruiter says that it is the day before Thanksgiving.. I am coming from California. Tickets were not very cheap.. I looked into the train, bus, and even driving by myself.. Ended up with flight.. I have not received any letters from my son.. Was hoping that I would get one today, but did not.

Comment by navymomiveen on October 10, 2012 at 5:09pm: Im living in chicago and the weather in here is crazy so who now is going to have snow or not.

Comment by LA Mom on October 10, 2012 at 5:07pm: we will be driving from Louisiana because plane tickets for 6 people will be so outragous, so my question is, What's the weather like around Thanksgiving?? I am scared to drive if there will be snow & ice. Anyone remember last couple Thanksgivings so maybe my mind can ease!! Thank U