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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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RESUMING LIVE PIR - 8/13/2021

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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 11/25/2015 TG 03 10 Divisions (019-026, 801 and 903)

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This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 11/25/2015. A place to keep up with each other as their journey continues.

Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 62
Latest Activity: Dec 1, 2016

WELCOME to PIR 11/25/2015! PLEASE See the PAGES section for Informational Posts about BC and PIR. PAGES is underneath the Members Photos. PLEASE scroll down this page here to find the Comment Box to post a reply to the PIR GROUP.

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N4M's Community Guidelines and OPSEC.

~OPSEC OPerational SECurity, is always of the utmost importance.

~N4M’s also has Community Guidelines just like any other social media.

~Please take the time to read the OPSEC and N4M’s Community Guidelines.

~A quick note here, from the N4M’s CG’s:

• Don’t Jeopardize the Safety of Our Sailors: Remember OPSEC (Operational Security) (Don’t Sink Ships With Loose Lips) This site and all content posted on it are viewable to everyone on the Internet. This doesn’t mean you can’t share things about your Sailor – but too many details can put Sailors in harm’s way. The following are examples of red flags and should not be shared within this community either by posting or sending via a Group message:

• Sailors’ last names. This includes your username if you share the same last name as your son or daughter.

Some Suggestions:

~If your last name is different from your Recruits it is still not recommended for you to use in your username for your own personal security. This is your option. It is also not a good idea to use an email address as your username for personal security reasons.

~First Names and pictures of your Recruit are allowed but remember, everyone can see it and 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. Again, your option

~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 NavyDad on October 26, 2015 at 9:35pm: We just booked this: KeyLime Cove Indoor Waterpark Resort Is 8 miles from Great Lakes Naval Base and they are running a two day special Nov 24-25 for $82 night + fee / tax This may be a great option for people with kids and a great place to hangout on Thanksgiving day with your Salior. Waterpark fees are included in the price of hotel and they are serving a Thanksgiving meal for a little extra. (This is a Tue / Wed special only)

Comment by diannep on October 26, 2015 at 8:59pm: Another suggestion is to go shopping with them after PIR and let them choose something.

Comment by diannep on October 26, 2015 at 8:58pm: Gift ideas: Some like to give their new sailor a challenge coin in the name of their Bootcamp ship www.pirgifts.com

Others have mentioned watches (we have heard that many like the Shock watches). Some want to get them new phones, or laptops, etc. It is just up to you!

Comment by diannep on October 26, 2015 at 8:57pm: Proud Navy Mom: Any gifts you want you can bring them. But if flying out, you need to meet your sailor at the airport....and make sure the gifts fit in their Navy luggage (or ship them to your sailor once in A School). If staying in GL for A School, they can return to A School with them after Liberty.

Comment by Proud Navy Mom on October 26, 2015 at 7:32pm: What is the protocol on gifts at PIR. Do we bring gifts?

Comment by CatMom509 on October 26, 2015 at 6:37pm: Greetings!

     "How can a young person stay on the path

      to purity? By living according to Your word.

      I seek You with all my heart; do not let me

      stray from Your commands."

                                               Psalm 119:9-10

Comment by diannep on October 26, 2015 at 5:07pm: Travelgirl. Have no idea. The areas around GL are Gurnee, Waukegan, Libertyville, etc. You may have to googlemap the ones you are interested in.

Comment by Travelgirl67 on October 26, 2015 at 3:52pm: MomJ0105 and Diannep for the information on the opentable link. Just one question, I don't know if I am looking at it wrong or don't know how to search, but it seems like it is giving neighborhood locations for the different restaurants. How do I know which areas are relatively close or easy to get to from the RTC area?

Thank you

Comment by Gidget50 on October 26, 2015 at 3:18pm: jrpnavymom - I got a letter on Friday. He basically said the same thing ("his" dog included). Mine is definitely HOMESICK. I write to him every day and attach pics to the letters. I even sent him some stamps. Not sure if he is getting the letters as you never know with the mail. A Bible is safe. No worries. By the way, I sent you a friend request. Keep me posted if you can! I will do the same.

Comment by jrpnavymom on October 26, 2015 at 3:14pm: Gidget50 - he said it is tough, he's lonely and he misses everyone (including dogs and cats), but is working hard. He said others are messing up on little things and that is "SO FRUSTRATING" his words not mine :). He wants more letters, a few photos and a bible. I sent him a very small bible Friday because he forgot to take one when shipping out. I hope he gets it and gets to keep it and that I didn't get him in trouble.