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This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.

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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:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

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RTC Graduation

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 4/8/2011 Alum Group!

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DIVISIONS: 121-128 807, 808 920,921

This group started on 2/8/11 and we survived boot camp, laughter and tears. Now our recruits are sailors and headed in many directions, but we'll continue to support one another throughout!

Location: GL
Members: 129
Latest Activity: Nov 29, 2011

We DID it ladies!!! We made it through BOOT CAMP and beyond!! What a group!

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Tags: Div, SHIP, 808, 807, 8

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Comment by jim'scupcake on February 22, 2011 at 12:18am: Just that "looks can be deceiving" , and several said that it "smelled". Other comments too, and then some people really enjoyed their stay. The management did reply to some of the negative comments. Several people said they thought the AC smelled, I am thinking AC wont be a problem the beginning of April. Go online and google Ramada Inn Waukegan reviews. Again, just want everything to be perfect..you know. What to do~what to do???

Comment by Cheryl on February 22, 2011 at 12:06am: jim'scupcake-We made reservations at the Ramada also. How bad were the reviews? Thanks!

Comment by jim'scupcake on February 21, 2011 at 11:52pm: Yeah...that was our first choice...went back and forth, back and forth. At least I can switch, no problem. Too many decisions right now!

Comment by ntz4laa (HM Mom) on February 21, 2011 at 11:39pm: We have reservations at the Marriott Residence Inn.

Comment by jim'scupcake on February 21, 2011 at 11:30pm: Anyone make hotel reservations yet? I made some...but am now second guessing my decision (Ramada) because of reviews online. I, of course, want everything to be perfect...ugh!

Comment by MamaMia on February 21, 2011 at 10:35pm: Sure, I think if you hit the "control" key plus the letter 'c' after your highlight your link, then go to the page you want to post to. In the upper left corner is the LINK blue button, click on that, and then hit "control" "p" and it will paste in. Hope it works!

Comment by Jajajo on February 21, 2011 at 10:31pm: Can someone please help me with posting a link on another group to my ship and division discussion?

Comment by NavyMomofOnly1Girl Ship 9 DIV126 on February 21, 2011 at 9:20pm: Just started a Ship 9 Div 126 group. This is where my daughter is located. Can Chad's mom find her way here. She was out on Boot Camp Mom's. Her son would have the same PIR date. Hope people can navigate.

Comment by prdmom (ship 4, Div 807) on February 21, 2011 at 5:43pm: Travel arrangements made! YEA! Thank you all for the tip on Southwest, no change fee. That was a huge relief...my goodness how do people afford the changeable tickets on other airlines! Now all i need is a letter! Happy Monday All !!!!!!

Comment by MamaMia on February 21, 2011 at 2:16pm: Ship 2 Div 921 is here: http://www.navyformoms.com/group/pir482011/forum/topics/ship-02-div...

@Denise, I sent this to your in box as well. Under PIR 4/8 you have to hit view all on the bottom right to find all the Ships with the PIR of 4/8.