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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 11/21/2012 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 beckybec on December 6, 2012 at 11:12pm: Maya's Mom- I flew into and out of Milwaukee. It was very easy to get there. No tolls :-).

Comment by Maya's MOM/USS Curtis Wilbur on December 6, 2012 at 10:07pm: I need some help. My sailor has 15 days of leave and she is coming home for Christmas before she ships out. I have heard it is cheaper to fly out if Milwaukee instead of Chicago. When some of you went to PIR. Did any if you fly into or out of Milwaukee. Any help is appreciated. Also I just want to add.... This website has been a life saver and I truly appreciate all of the helpful information that has been given. You ladies ROCK!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on December 5, 2012 at 5:05pm: The Keel came first for me and then the DVD.
I know the DVD took at least eight weeks. So, I want to say the Keel was a about a month.
But then I've seen that in the reverse order for some!
So, approx one month for one and two months for the other.

Comment by Nicole's Mom on December 5, 2012 at 12:24am: Does anyone know anything about the keel book. It was part of the $140 photo package. Will it be sent later?

Comment by sws on December 4, 2012 at 7:21am: Does anyone know how long it takes after PIR to get the DVD in the mail?

Comment by dannysmom on December 2, 2012 at 1:06am: you dont have to call everyday? ooops, well joke, i have to stop myself because i feel i am nagging him but i really just want to know what he is doing, what he had for dinner, etc. i really have to pace myself to just a few times per week, i just need to make sure he is not lonely

Comment by Tjmax513 on November 28, 2012 at 10:54pm: Blessings to you as well Ctownmom. I agree it was an awesome feeling and experience to see our Sailors for Thanksgiving. Yes BC is behind us on to bigger and better things. I agree with how you feel we don't expect a call or a text or email everyday, but we now have that "Liberty" to freely to speak to our sons or daughters. Thank goodness for that I'm very grateful. Grateful for all my new friends of the Navy Family. God Bless each and everyone of you always!

Comment by Ctownmom (Ship 13, Div 011) on November 28, 2012 at 8:57pm: I hope all of you enjoyed your holiday with your new sailors. It was awesome to reconnect with my son and to be able to put boot camp behind us. The best part now is being able to communicate with him via phone, text, and e-mail. I know we will not speak every day but know I can reach out and just say good morning or good night has made a world of difference. I hope all is well for you and your sailors. Blessings on the upcoming holiday season.