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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.

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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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**UPDATE 4/26/2022** Effective with the May 6, 2022 PIR 4 guests will be allowed. Still must be fully vaccinated to attend.

**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

**UPDATE 7/29/2021** You now must be fully vaccinated in order to attend PIR:

In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).

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**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.

**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.

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ALUMNI OF PIR 12/28/2012 TG 7 - 8 Divisions (039 - 044, 906 & 907)

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This PIR Group is for those members that have loved ones who will be graduating Boot Camp on 12/28/2012. A place to gather information, share concerns and get support as your Recruits start their Navy careers as future Sailors.

Your current Group "veteran members" are:

diannep

LaLa Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons

ellen0502

♥FireTeamLeaderWife♥ aka FTLW

Betsy, son on Stennis carrier

Craig

sjtina

Cor

Location: Great Lakes, Illinois
Members: 91
Latest Activity: Jul 2, 2015

WELCOME to PIR 12/28/2012! 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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CLICK ME forN4M's Community GuidelinesandOPSEC.

~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 Zman'smom on November 8, 2012 at 11:34am: FeatheredNest- yeah!! I just received the form letter yesterday and it was postmarked Monday. I live in the Phoenix, Az area. I'd imagine you'd get your letter today. My son's name is Zach. What is your son's name?

Comment by Ingrid on November 8, 2012 at 11:01am: Can't thank the ladies enough that have been so nice and helpful. Has helped me out a lot especially with my emotions. THANK YOU AND BIG HUGS TO EVERYONE.

Comment by Ingrid on November 8, 2012 at 11:01am: Hi featherdnest.....my son is in the brother div 040. PIR 12-28

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on November 8, 2012 at 10:13am: Thanks so much Zman'smom. We really appreciate your kind words.

Hi everyone, I am Lala and I have been here helping others get through this experience since 2010. I have a daughter/Sailor who was in the 9oo's DIV and sang in the choir. She met my son-in-law in DEP and they were married while she was in A-school just 4 days before he left for boot camp. He had PIR in OCT 2010 and he is an IT and she is an AO; they are now based in Virginia Beach. I love helping out on here and have met so many people and made lots of new friends. My Navy family is HUGE and I love them all.

Comment by FeatheredNest on November 8, 2012 at 10:12am: Hello everyone! and we all thought it was going to be the 21st right? UGH! I was thrilled to hear that Zman's mom got a letter. I haven't. Ugh sigh cry cry cry......

The more I hear about "wisdom teeth being pulled" I'm wondering perhaps if that is why I haven't heard. My SR still had his..... yikes! However I did find out that he is in USS Hopper Ship 03/Div 039....... anyone out there with the same?

Comment by diannep on November 8, 2012 at 9:46am: Good Morning All!

Comment by Zman'smom on November 8, 2012 at 5:09am: Here is contact info for a great organization that gives out FREE CALLING CARDS!! It is called Calls for Recruits. All you have to do is email them! They will email the "cards" (phone # with PIN numbers) back to you! It's that easy! Just email: callsforrecruits@gmail.com and let them know how appreciative you'd be for some calling cards! They will send you 8 asking that your SR gives 2 of them to other SR's. And if you need more after that, just send another email! Also, they take donations if anyone is wanting to help out with their purchasing more cards.

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on November 8, 2012 at 3:33am: Hello!

Welcome to your PIR Group!

My Sailor PIR’d on 05/2011. He is a Seabee Reservist. I have been an AF (Security Forces) Reservist wife for 27 + 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 ellen0502 on November 8, 2012 at 2:19am: Hi everyone and welcome!

I am another N4Ms veteran on the site, I am the newbie and have been here since April. My son is currently in GL for A School and is hoping to comp out (graduate) before Christmas stand down, the school is trying to get them fast tracked. His rate will then take him off to C School following A School graduation.

My son was one of the those who got to RTC and put into a division a PIR earlier than expected (ended up push division). Failed his running (pneumonia and SIQ), wisdom teeth pulled (SIQ), failed his prone float test (no fat to float) and still made his PIR. Did I worry you bet, can they do it with bumps in the road most definitely.

Please ask any questions you may have they are all important.

Fasten your seatbelts the rollercoaster ride is about to begin, but the weeks will go faster than you think!

Comment by Zman'smom on November 7, 2012 at 9:30pm: diannep, LaLa, ellen0502, and FTLW...you all ROCK in my book! You all are a wealth of great information!! Thank you!! And to the rest of the newbies, ask away! I'll help as much as I can and leave the rest to the veterans. :)