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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 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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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 Cin (SHIP 11 DIV 064) on December 27, 2010 at 2:53am
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Arwen- So there are taxi/shuttles on base available as well? Sorry, I just want to make sure I know what's available if I do plan on staying there. I'm going to call them tomorrow for more information.
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Comment by send2herb Ship 004 Div 804 on December 27, 2010 at 2:34am -
mamawalrus....Thanks as I did not know about that site. I am now there and appricate your pointing me in that direction.
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Comment by Arwen on December 27, 2010 at 2:19am
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The Navy Lodge is on base, and is only 1,000 feet from the RTC barracks, but there is no direct way to get there.You have to go the LONG way around, which makes it about a 1.5 mile trip. The taxi/shuttle
ride is very inexpensive (can be $3 each, or $12 to go alone), if you
get a group of moms/girlfriends going together.Here's the Google Map of Great Lakes, and the route. A is Navy Lodge, B is MCPON Hall, where they hold PIRs. The barracks is the grouping of big white-roofed buildings in the middle.
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Comment by mamawalrus on December 27, 2010 at 1:25am
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send2herb=there is a discussion group for all 804 and 803 family if you have not joined it yet... its on the 2/4/11 groups page at the top in thier discussion area...... ;)
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Anyone staying at the Navy Lodge? I know it's ON base, so would I have to take a taxi/shuttle to the front gate still? Can't I just walk to the PIR room?
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Comment by BBWinthemoon on December 27, 2010 at 12:28am
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Mamawalrus...you are so right, it seems that we have a great common bond, and even though we have not even seen each other or know what we each sound like it is truly amazing what we do for each other here everyday, and sometimes every hour! I honestly don't know where I would be with out N4M and everything that I have learned here.
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Well tomorrow is a new day and all who have not rec'd that letter i will pray you get that tomorrow... and I know I will hear you scream from there to here! :) Also....that means it is another week almost down and the time is getting closer! I truly am amazed at how little we know of each other except a few things but the common factor of our future sailors is enought to keep us together like a puzzle. Our locations vary, whether we are the top (north)piece, bottom (south) piece on sides (east and west),,,,we all are an important part piece! Have a great night!
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Comment by ame7 on December 26, 2010 at 11:09pm
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ProudNavyWife...sorry, should have mentioned that.....
send2herb....Thanks for the reminder.....certainly have faith that Navy knows best.....just really, really hard to keep waiting without any word. I know she's in good hands....
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Comment by send2herb Ship 004 Div 804 on December 26, 2010 at 11:04pm
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ame7. Hang in there...My grandson is in Div 804 arrived at BC on Dec 8th. I have not seen any calls here on N4M from that Div yet. I can assure you the Navy has its methods and reasons, I have to believe it is in the best interest of our loved ones. So we just have to have faith and trust in what they know works. And it does.
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Comment by Sailor Collins Wife!! on December 26, 2010 at 10:27pm
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ame thank you for sharing the video with all of us.I truly appreciated watching it kind of a tear jerker.
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