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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:
Events
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
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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- Graduation Info
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Navy Speak
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Navy.com Para Familias
Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com
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PIR Feb. 11, 2011
Members: 172
Latest Activity: Nov 11, 2015
Discussion Forum
Ribbons - PIR 2-11-11
Started by aprul(ship11,div63). Last reply by J-04/128 Feb 26, 2014. 19 Replies 0 Likes
Hey PIR 2-11-11,I am making ribbons for anyone who wants them. Some of you have requested information from me and I have tried to email or message each of you personally. You can send supplies or some of the ladies are sending money orders. The…Continue
Nuke A School FAQ
Started by NF Mom. Last reply by SailingHi Ship 9 Div 071 Feb 25, 2011. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Nuke A School FAQ click the Above LinkContinue
who has a Sailor staying in great lakes for A-school???
Started by Mrs Eubank. Last reply by Mrs Eubank Feb 19, 2011. 9 Replies 0 Likes
my sailor is staying in great lakes for AECF and his rate is ET. anyone out there with that or just in great lakes????????
*******BattleStations********
Started by diannep. Last reply by vydeoynkhorne Feb 16, 2011. 150 Replies 0 Likes
This is the final test for your recruits. When they pass this, they are sailors and trade in their recruit cap for their sailor cap in a capping ceremony afterwards. The ship they do this on was designed by Disney, so it is very realistic. During…Continue
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Comment by mamawalrus on September 15, 2011 at 2:24am
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Amazing to think 9 months but honestly it feels so much longer for some reason. Glad to hear he is doing so well...
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Comment by sailormommind on September 6, 2011 at 9:38pm
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Today is 9 months since my son left for bootcamp and tomorrow will be 4 months since I have seen him. Some days feel like they fly by and other days my missing him gets the best of me still. I know I am fortunate that it's only been 4 months but it feels long. He is happy, loves his job, his shipmates, his time on board the ship and the adventures he has exploring the island. He says the time is flying so I am glad for that, and he's not homesick which is very good. He has grown up so much in these past 9 months it's crazy. I am so glad we still have each other to come to.
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Comment by William in Nashua on August 9, 2011 at 8:52pm
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Hi texasmom long time no see. Glad that your son is doing so well. You too TC. I am waiting to hear from my son but he lost his phone and the replacement phone arrived today so he doesn't have it yet. They are scheduled to start Nuclear Power School the third week of October but I do not remember the exact date he told me the last time we spoke. So I do not know officially that he passed since he did not tell me yet and will not until he gets his phone. I bet they will all be in the same class at power school. It is six months after PIR almost to the day.
Thanks mamawalrus! Looking forward to next week.
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Hi all,, glad to see some activity back on here...Yesterday was 8 months from the day my son left for BC, and also the day we sent him off to his duty station after his first leave home. Both times very sad and emotional for me but also makes me happy to see how much he is learning and becoming a man. He is happy with the course he is on and that is all I can ask!
TC congrats on the graduation....this was my first visit since PIR as well and it was so nice to see him. Enjoy your visit!!!
William.. congrats to your son as well!!!! Where will he go after that?
Momofms72........congrats on your son graduation! we will be heading to the east coast next summer as well to see our son! I keep telling mine he needs to get closer not further away. hahahahaha
Sailor Collinswife... where is your husband going and what is his rating?
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Comment by texasmom Prototype on August 9, 2011 at 6:18pm
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Congrats to the A school graduates. I haven't been on navy4moms for a long while so it is good to see everyone graduating and even sailing. My sailor is getting close to finally graduating from Nuke A School, a week later than William's son in Nashua. My son misses his old class, but doing great. He is hoping that in Power School he will be back with his friends from his div 71. Who knows when that starts. I am looking forward to his 10 days, we were lucky to have him for a couple days over the 4th of July weekend.
Congrats to everyone!
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momofms72 congratulations and enjoy your time together that is quite an accomplishment and you should be proud. It sure is a relief isn't it? My son is scheduled to graduate from Nuclear Field A school one week from today, as a Electronics Technician. We will have him for 10 days or like you said, some part of 10 days.
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Comment by Sailor Collins Wife!! on August 5, 2011 at 3:17am
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I also requested to join the group i am still waiting approval!
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Comment by momofms72 on August 4, 2011 at 8:31pm
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My son graduated A-school Aug 2. He is an Aviation Electricians Mate. I am so very proud of him. He is home for 14 days then headed off to Norfolk, VA where he will be stationed. That will be our next vacation next year. This year it was down to Pcola to see him over the July 4th weekend. It was awesome. It's even more awesome now that he's home. Not that I see him a whole lot. He has a lot of friends he's trying to catch up with. All I know is I am one proud mama.
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mdubtxmom~I wondered what happened to the FB group. I haven't been on N4M's in awhile so I'm glad I checked it out again, so I know about the new group. I requested to join, so thanks again. It was always great reading about everyone's sailors and knowing we're all a family.
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Wow i remember my husband being in boot camp like it was yesterday and here we are today so crazy glad to see everyone is doing well. My sailor (husband) is going to be going on deployment soon and yet again i will not have him for christmas. This will be the second year in a row.
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