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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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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 Erika314 on November 18, 2012 at 9:55pm: Hello everyone and Congratulations to all your Sailors!! We just got home from our PIR 11/16.. It was wonderful, we went to Sarge's meet and greet and used the valuable information he provided, we were able to sit front row infront of our son's DIV! Also we only had one day with our Sailor, but we made the most of it, he wanted to eat at Chili's and we were there with many other families and their Sailors. As well, we went to Lake Bluff Beach, it was 5 minutes from the Navy Lodge. We took pictures at the Lake and it was beautiful (see my new profile pic). Also we stayed at the Navy Lodge and we had a suite. Their suites are new and all 6 of us were able to stay together with plenty of room and a kitchenette (when you call you need to press zero, because only this Navy Lodge has suites and you need to talk to their front desk). Have a wonderful time!!! HOOYAH!!!!

Comment by bayoukat110 on November 18, 2012 at 8:42pm: Thank you diannep. I will!

Comment by Pudsey26 on November 18, 2012 at 8:32pm: Thanks for the info! I can't see the other forums above since I'm on my phone but I am definitely going to look them up on my computer!

Comment by diannep on November 18, 2012 at 8:23pm: HOOYAH SailorMom! Wonderful! Enjoy!

Comment by SailorMom59 (son deployed) on November 18, 2012 at 8:16pm: Thank you for all the prayers....they've been answered....I AM able to go to PIR on Wednesday!! :-)

I am so blessed to have found NAVYformoms!!! Ya'll have been a wonderful wealth of information and love. I'm amazed. I look forward to meeting you!! :-)

Comment by diannep on November 18, 2012 at 8:15pm: CORRECTION: Meant to say that you "can't" post his last name on here....but can private message it.

Comment by diannep on November 18, 2012 at 8:14pm: Heather is from the previous PIR group (Friday's) so be sure to read her info below!

bayoukat: If you find that he passes tomorrow and will be at PIR, be sure to post on this page and in your discussion group to see if some of the ladies in that divison can give him a hug from you and also snap a pik of him to send to you! You can post his last name, but can ask that the ladies friend request/private message you for his name. The ladies on this site are great doing things like that! Hope you will get a visit with him in the not-too-distant future!

Comment by diannep on November 18, 2012 at 8:11pm: ItalianMom: Your daughter and you all should be able to spend some time with him at the airport Friday, but you will need to get out there in the wee hours of the morning since they are bussed early to wait for flights. He should have flight info by PIR and can tell you what time his flight actually leaves. The later in the day, the more time you have to spend with him. You can meet up with him in the USO at OHare....if leaving from Midway, he will need to meet you in front of security since the USO is beyond that. Then he can go with you to get gate passes from the airlines so you can get through security and wait at the gate with him until his flight leaves.

Pudsey: There is a discussion above in the Forum that discusses the different places to eat Thanksgiving dinner. Not sure if others are posting...haven't checked it lately...but take a look! MeetandGreets (3) are the night before PIR. Sarge's is the one we recommend---lots of info there. There is a MeetandGreet discussion above also so be sure to read through it.

Comment by debnchris on November 18, 2012 at 7:59pm: Dillonsmom - Thank you for posting that.

It is so wonderful to have been able to use this site for the last 7 weeks and find such wonderful loving people. I talk about all of you all of the time with my neighbors. I appreciate each and everyone of you, and will alway cherish the friendship that I have made here. God bless each and everyone of you and our SRs. See you Tuesday pm.. I can not believe it is finally here. Tomorrow when I wake up I can check in for my flight - still have to wait till Tuesday AM to leave, but will be that much closer.

Comment by Dillonsmom on November 18, 2012 at 7:46pm: There were a few people asking about Thanksgiving. Debnchris and I will be going to wildfire in Glenview. We have a reservation at 1:15. We would be MORE than happy to have anyone join us who would like to. :) their # is (847) 657-6363. If anyone knows of any SRs or actually Sailors by then :) that will not have family please let us know. We'd love for them to be part of our family for the day!!! Safe travels to all. Prayers for all doing BS tonight and those still trying to pass anything they need to!!! God Bless you all!!! Can't wait to meet you at Sarges!!!! You guys are AMAZING!!!!! :)