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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:

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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 11/21/2012 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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Comment by Victoria.s mom on October 3, 2012 at 8:36pm: I was really hopeing PIR would be Sept 16,airfare is so much cheaper..,does anyone have any suggestions about Airlines..what would be the cheaper way to trave,l i am from Dallas Texas..thank you!

Comment by Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor on October 3, 2012 at 8:12pm: Welcome ladies!, I'm Betsy and another "veteran" mom on here helping out. My youngest son graduated from boot camp in Dec. of 2010 and is currently a CTT on the USS John C. Stennis. His ship is based out of Washington state but is currently deployed. My brother was also in the Navy and my middle daughter's fiance is recently a Navy veteran, as he finished his 6 years as an ET in August.

Please fire away with any questions or concerns you might have. If we don't know the answer, we will do our best to find out where to get it. Welcome to the Navy life, it can be a crazy journey, but you will find a lot of comfort sharing it with this group.

Comment by Victoria.s mom on October 3, 2012 at 7:56pm: My daughter lef Sept 25 no letter yet !

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on October 3, 2012 at 7:21pm: Hello!

Welcome to your PIR Group!

My Sailor PIR’d in 05/2011. He is a Seabee Reservist. I have been an AF (Security Forces) Reservist wife for 28 + years…I know …not Navy…but I am familiar with military life! We have been through two Deployments…one right after 9/11 and most recently a year ago…our son enlisted while Hubby was in Iraq. This site was a Godsend and helped me get through not only our sons BC experience but my husbands and my separation for 6 months.

I am a “veteran” mom on the PIR groups mostly. I have been on them now for over a year and we have 7-8 PIR groups running at the same time.

I will check in here to see if I can answer any questions and lend support. There will be a few other veteran moms along to lend a hand and support you all through your PIR experience. Others drop in occasionally too…plus we are always looking for more to “join the ranks”. Things change in the military and we like to give out the most current info that we can so moms that have just gone through this help a lot.

I have a lot of PAGES with information to provide you along the way. I will post as the subjects come up! Please ask any and all questions…there are NO dumb ones Folks!

Hang on for the ride!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on October 3, 2012 at 7:20pm: Thanks Angie!

Comment by dannysmom on October 3, 2012 at 7:17pm: Even though I did not get my letter yet I am presuming I am here cos my son left 9/24.
I am actually hoping it will be after thanksgiving though as I could get more time off work so maybe able to drive from Atlanta to save on airfare

Comment by BMLMOM on October 3, 2012 at 6:18pm: Ctownmom: hang in there... I think we are all on the same boat. I sent my son a letter as soon as the recruiter gave me the address and i dont even know if its complete.

Comment by Ctownmom (Ship 13, Div 011) on October 3, 2012 at 6:01pm: My son left on the 25th. I do not have his official letter yet but his recruiter told me he is in div 21. I wonder if he got the numbers reversed and he will be graduating with this group.. Sad thing is I have already sent two letters to him at Ship 13, Div 21. Guess I should see if I get his official letter before sending out any more...sniff sniff