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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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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 Arwen on December 24, 2010 at 6:11pm
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Sailorgirl, you need to call 800-Navy-inn to make reservations at the Navy Lodge. They will ask your recruit's name, PIR date and division number.
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Comment by Mikki Ship 09 Div 069 on December 24, 2010 at 6:08pm
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A moment of hope and then a severe let down today at the mail box. There was a letter from Great Lakes Naval Training Center, but it was forms for my daughter-in-law regarding her medical benefits. I was so hoping to have letters today and was so excited for a few moments. Navy moms, thank you for being here for me to vent and post my heartbreak. I so miss my son, it just aches. He is my buddy - the one always up to do the activities with me. I so miss him.
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Comment by Britt Ship 09 Div 071 on December 24, 2010 at 5:28pm
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No letter today. Could have used it. I know it may be a while yet. Was doing really well keeping it together all week. I finally lost it today. Its really hard being its our first christmas together and we are unable to be together for it. For now i just keep writing and sending letters and cards. Hope you all have a merry christmas.
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Comment by Lexsmom on December 24, 2010 at 4:39pm
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Got 2 letters from my girl today!!!!! She is doing great. Sounds like she is having a blast. She said her Division 067 (all women) is working together like a family! Great to hear! Her brother Div is 068.and they are starting to work together as well. They had thier swim test on the 20th and first physical fitness assessment on the 21st. so lets keep our fingers crossed that everyone passed. She said they study ALOT! She said she has made close friends already. And I can tell they are learning and living Navy terminology because she said she is learning everything for 2/11 PIR and her Division will be PERFECT ! HOORAH 067! (those are her words.) Hope you all get a letter soon! She gave me the best Christmas yet! Thanks to you all on N4Ms for being part of this experience.
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Comment by momofms72 on December 24, 2010 at 4:30pm
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@Misha...he left on 12/7. His letter was dated 12/15 so it took 10 days to get here. To everyone..I know it sucks and hurts to read that others got letters or phone calls. Believe me, I cried like crazy last night after I was on this site and saw that others were getting letters and I didn't yet. It will come. It depends on when they wrote and when the letters were going to get sent out. It might also depend on the division they're in too. I don't know how all that works. I'm new to all of this. Just know that they are thinking of their family and friends and missing us as much as we miss them. Just keep writing them. I think that's what keeps them going. Knowing they'll get word from home too. Keep your heads up. I hope everyone has a great holiday!
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Comment by Sailor Collins Wife!! on December 24, 2010 at 4:13pm
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Thank you for those kind words Sailorgirl (*tear*). And Merry Christmas to you too!!!
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Comment by Misha61083 Ship 09 Div 074 on December 24, 2010 at 3:43pm
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No letter for me today either...still hoping that he will get to call...(Fingers crossed)
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Comment by tackijacky on December 24, 2010 at 3:39pm
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no letter for me today....that's okay i shared my tears with everybody that eats my cookies...trying to bake christmas cookies and couldnt stop crying....so i shared my tears of love with everybody this christmas
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Merry Christmas Everyone, hoping i get a letter today that would be the best Christmas gift ever. I have been mailing out a letter everyday it helps keep me busy when i write letters.
Hope everyone has the best Christmas possible and remember just keep your chins up it wont be long until we see them again.
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Comment by send2herb Ship 004 Div 804 on December 24, 2010 at 1:44pm -
To all who celebrating Christmas, I wish you and your families a Very Merry Christmas. May the world see the day when ALL people, where ever they may be, benefit from the good that can come, when respect for all, brings the PEACE we in our own way pray and wish for.
From this Grandfather, to all on this site, and to USA Navy and Military Personel and their Families Celebrating Christmas, I wish a Good Holiday, and may your hearts and minds be comforted by the Hope and Joy of the Season and the Holiday.
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