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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

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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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PIR 4/16/2010 Alumni

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For anyone with a loved one graduation April 16th 2010

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Latest Activity: Apr 22, 2012

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Comment by Hank(Ship04Div161) on March 26, 2010 at 3:56pm: Welcome aboard Jenny. You might want to update your profile and remove your last name. It will help with operational security. Just use yur first name or something like that. It protects your sailor as well.

Comment by tigersmom on March 26, 2010 at 3:14pm: Hi Everyone -- Just got connected to this site today! YAY! My son is in Ship 04, Div 161 too Hank K. I haven't gotten a second phone call yet. Hope to soon. Sure great to get connected this way at least!! Friday blessings from Oregon.

Comment by Hank(Ship04Div161) on March 26, 2010 at 3:05pm: BB13, I think your one of the first from div 161 to get a call. What else did he share with you that you can pass along.

Comment by sailormom-cathie on March 26, 2010 at 3:03pm: Angie F.- WA: HM / Pre Buds mom, i appreciate your comments and level headedness, I know I vented here (after all this is what we are here for) but I made sure to take the proper steps in dealing with the issue. I was lucky in that I have people in the know so to speak who told me where to go and who to talk to and in what order so that if a remedial action had become necessary I would be doing it the right way. I did not write my son back as yet and would not intentionally put him into a worse situation by my actions. I know that I am having to learn to let go as is he, but I questioned the timing of this (with him not being 100%) and all, plus not having been given good info last night by his recruiter added to the problem. I am thankful I went to the Office and spoke with the Recruiter in Charge, he was very helpful. Anyway I cannot imagine the strength it took you and your son to get through your situation. Thank you for caring enough to help me with your excellent advice.

Comment by sailormom-cathie on March 26, 2010 at 7:25am: Zacsmom88, interesting our boys being on LLD at the same time, and getting job changes, I too need to speak with my son, I am very concerned I hope your son is ok.

Comment by Bren's Mom (Andrea) on March 26, 2010 at 12:23am: zacsmom, DIV 156 here Ü

Comment by Zacsmom88 on March 25, 2010 at 11:30pm: Sailormom=cathie- Man, My son did say about 20 recruits got teeth out that week. My son was ALSO on LLD for that exact same time. Funny cause he talked to the "chief" that same week. I am seeing alot of similarities here. I WANT TO TALK TO MY SON !!!! His job was being changed around too.Languages...It sure doesn't seem right to ask these kids to make decisions while under medication and pain! NO CALL HERE STILL....I'm getting worried :(

Comment by sailormom-cathie on March 25, 2010 at 6:45pm: Correction he was on LLD from 3/1 through 3/8

Comment by sailormom-cathie on March 25, 2010 at 6:44pm: Aslo at this time when they "changed" my son's job, he ad been already on LLD since 3/1 to after 3/i, his letter today was dated 3/18, he had and I quote :been in SIQ for a couple of days, they RIPPED OUT 2 WISOM TEETH, AND THEY SAWED ONE IN HALF TO GET OUT", so this is the mental attitude necessary to make a career decision? I don't think so.