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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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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 adm60 on December 18, 2010 at 12:59pm
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Just made contact with my SR's mom and have learned he is PIR 2/4/11 Ship 11 Div 060 so I am much relieved. He arrived 12/6/11 by plane. Ill switch over to that group but keep checking here too. Courage to all, and thank you for the support. We really did have 17 inches of snow in Santa Fe...drifting to 3-4 feet---and no plows except on the highways!
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Comment by battlebuddy on December 18, 2010 at 12:52pm
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Got the box today! :) Tears of joy.....I think....
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Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on December 18, 2010 at 10:30am
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Now a little more about me. I am like some other moms, Jessica, Diannep, and Lynne, you have already met here. Our stories are all a little different and we have had different experiences so we are able to give advice and answer most questions that new members have. I have 2 sailors. My daughter left for boot camp in May, she had PIR in July. While in boot camp she was in the choir, she was a stick (person who carries a flag), she was a Grad N Go and on a Chartered Flight :( She went to Pensacola for a-school, Oceana VA for c-school and just graduated from c-school and is now with her first command in VA. She is an AO (Aviation Ordnanceman), she met her hubby in the DEP program, got engaged right after boot camp, got married a month later and 4 days later her hubby left for bootcamp. (Talk about Rollercoasters!!!!) My son-in-law had PIR in Oct and is now in a-school in Pensacola. We drove to PIR from NC for my daughter but my son-in-law did not get to participate in the PIR ceremony due to a family emergency that brought him home right after the capping ceremony. I am here to help if you have any questions please please ask. My best advice right now is to write letters a lot. Every day if you can. My daughter and son-in-law still talk about how important the letters are. They are the only connection to the outside world and the SR's live for mail call once they start getting it. Thanks again for making me a part of your group.
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Happy Weekend everyone, I hope you all are having a great weekend and staying warm. The word is really getting around about the ribbons I make for families to wear to PIR. It is so cool to have someone come find me and ask me to join a group so that they will know about my ribbons. It makes it all worth it. I love this site and I am so happy to share my craftiness lol. So, about the ribbons: They are about 5 to 6 inches tall, most are navy blue satin with gold or silver letters, stars, an anchor, and some have a music note on them if your SR is in band or choir at bootcamp and I can also add a flag to those who have more than one SR or another son or daughter in the military. I make the ribbons as my way of paying it forward to N4M's website. They are a great way to show your pride for your sailor, an awesome way to recognize other N4M members, and they also make a great keepsake and are perfect for scrapbooks or shadowboxes. They are $5.00 each and are suitable for men and women. If you would like to know more about them or to place an order just click on my name and it will take you to my page; then on the left side click on add as a friend and I will send you all the info about the ribbons. Thanks so much for inviting me to join your group :) LaLa (here a couple of sample pics of the ribbons.
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Comment by RysMom23 on December 18, 2010 at 7:57am
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Mamawalrus-my sons info is ship 3 div 079. i am going to go out and get my candles today.
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Comment by mamawalrus on December 18, 2010 at 2:16am
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Oh and I ordered my flag last night... if you go on the site and once you order the flag, it takes you to the confirmation page, there is a link you can click on to order cool bumper stickers and other patriotic stuff...some are pretty straight forward and funny!
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Rysmom@ what is your sons division or ship? Your more then welcome to hang with us untill you know... there are lots of us great moms and you will have lots of info.. Word of advice,,, get a notebook and start writing down questions you think of so you dont forget in the day, file any of the Discussions above that you print... Also if you go to the Forums link at the top of the page you can find TONS of info!!!!!!
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Pench@ glad you have some sort of solution.. and again even if this is a FULL PIR, my friend said they all got in,, nooone was left out in the waiting area.
BB@ I have wondered the same... I PM one Seal mom and have not heard back yet....
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Comment by BBWinthemoon on December 18, 2010 at 12:52am
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ok, so I have been reading a lot from old posts of 800 div moms, not getting any info if BC is different for the 800 than the others. But I am not sure that I liked what I was reading :( some moms NEVER got a call, one got 2, missed one, and the next one was only 1 min. Lots of head games. Does not sound that have been allowed to write much. From what I gather, they do get Liberty for the weekend of PIR but need to report back to GL by about 7 or 8 p.m. I will keep researching.
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any idea who would know the difference? I did post the same question on the the Pre-Buds group, I will let you know if I find anything out.
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