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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:
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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
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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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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 Lexsmom on December 28, 2010 at 11:43pm
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Himmie- Navy is in both our familys. My dad was Army, brother and sister were Navy. Sister-in-Law was Air Force, Nephew Navy, another Nephew Air force.....wow, you made me really think about it, Our family's have served alot of combined years!! I think I need a tissue...
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Comment by himmiemom on December 28, 2010 at 11:36pm
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Lexsmom....So Navy runs in your family??? My uncle served on a Naval Hospital Ship during WW11. And my sister enlisted in the Army in 76.
My son never was big on church, but I think he will be now. Religion and Navy go together. It is what gets them through tough times.
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Comment by Dec6 on December 28, 2010 at 11:30pm
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For those flying up to GL is it best to rent a car or use the train once in GL???
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Himmie- I can't wait for a letter from my girl about how she spent her Christmas. Hoping she is enjoying chuch. He dad was a SeaBee years ago, he told her church service was awesome and that she should attend. Oh did I forget to mention her dad was a Navy man along with both Grandparents. (they met in the Navy, both were HMs like her!!)
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Lexsmom.....We made it through Christmas and so did our recruits. My son found going to church on Christmas Eve and Day very relaxing and gave him time to think. It also gave him time away from the RDC.
BBWinthemoon....Sending mail vibes your way!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Comment by BBWinthemoon on December 28, 2010 at 10:55pm
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Yea himmi!!!!! Do happy for you! Thank you for sharring. Maybe when I get back in town my mail will be full!
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Yea himmi!!!!! Do happy for you! Thank you for sharring. Maybe when I get back in town my mail will be full!
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Comment by SailorsWife'10 on December 28, 2010 at 10:46pm
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Heather S, thank you so much for getting back to me! I'm so in the dark here about everything!
mamawalrus, I found this site actually on facebook. I looked up navy wives on there and there were a few people that recommended this site so I figured I'd give it a shot! So far I've been very pleased, I've actually found out a lot just by reading some of these comments.
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himmie, I know what you mean about the time flying by. Sometimes it feels like yesterday that our kids left, and we didn't think we would make it through the holidays without them. We did make it through, and so we wait for a word or two from them everyday. Won't be long before we are meeting and greeting then sitting like kids at Christmas waiting for them to walk through the door at PIR!
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battlebuddy....Maybe soon than for the letters. I will send mail vibes your way and everyone elses way. I have been so busy at work that the weeks are starting to go by fast for me. But when I look back on the day he left, it seems like it happened longer ago than 12/8.
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