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Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!

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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

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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 jenniferb on October 28, 2012 at 5:25pm: Kellyd - Wow did your words touch my heart! Just when I thought I was done crying! That was so nice. The women on here don't know what a blessing they are. Anyway, as I sit here I should be getting ready for the hurricane. I'm in New Jersey and bracing for some tough weather.

Comment by Julia on October 28, 2012 at 5:15pm: Yes prayers are coming from us all to Brett and family and friends.

Comment by diannep on October 28, 2012 at 3:10pm: For those who may not know, Brett is a sailor in Jacksonville FL. Good family friend of ours (mom is one of my best friends). Shot 11 days ago when trying to stop a mugger who had just mugged another person near where Brett was....lost most of colon, pierced aorta, lost a kidney, could lose his right leg (artery to it was severed...no blood flow for 16 hours). He should not be alive....drs are amazed....but he fights on because he is NAVY STRONG! Prayers please! Thanks!

Comment by diannep on October 28, 2012 at 3:07pm: Urgent prayers for Brett today please. Temp of 103, infection in the body that they can't find. Could be the right leg...could be inside his abdomen (still open due to swelling). Dr are calling today one of "great concern." They have had to sedate him again to rest. Critical. Please pray hard, ladies. Thanks!

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/brettparks

Comment by Pattynfun on October 28, 2012 at 2:44pm: Kelly that was very nice. :)

Comment by debnchris on October 28, 2012 at 11:31am: Kellyd - Thank you for your encouraging words. It is hard to believe that we are going into week 6. See you soon

Comment by Kellyd on October 28, 2012 at 9:48am: Good Morning Ladies.

Blessed be the day! We have 4 Sunday's left before God and the Navy present to us our Sailors! I do believe that Navy Mom's (any military mom for that matter) have a direct line to God. He has brought us all thus far and will get us where we need to be.
I have thought a lot and prayed a lot for those whose Military careers were cut short in BC as well as there families. God has a reason He brought them in that far only to take them back out. It may not be know to us as why but He will make it clear in His time.. My prayer is that you find where God wants you. Not only for the young men and women but the moms as well. God brought you into this too for a reason.

We have all learned something so far. We learned we had to let our kids go and good, bad or indifferent we raised outstanding young men and woman who made very responsible young adults. And this time without them has made us moms a little stronger, maybe a little weeper too.
As children, we were some of their Heros. As I sit here now, my son has become my Hero.

Just my sappy thought today!
Hang in their moms.
We're almost there.

Kelly

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on October 28, 2012 at 9:42am: congrats on all the calls, I know you are feeling much better after speaking to them and hearing their voice :-)

Comment by diannep on October 28, 2012 at 8:22am: Congrats on the calls yesterday!

Happy birthday a day late, Julia!

Good Morning!

Comment by Julia on October 27, 2012 at 9:52pm: My SR called too! We talked for 30 min or so. Said he is ready. Learned a lot the first few weeks. Today I turned 50 and he remembered!! A great day!