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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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Don't discuss future destinations or ports of call!
Don't discuss future operations or missions!
Don't discuss dates and times of when we will be in port or conducting exercises!
Don't discuss readiness issues and numbers!
Don't discuss specific training equipment!
Don't discuss people's names and billets in conjunction with operations!
Don't speculate about future operations!
Don't spread rumors about operations!
Don't assume the enemy is not trying to collect information on you so he can kill you, he is!
Be smart, use your head, and always think OPSEC and COMSEC when using email or phone!
Rules of thumb for parents and loved ones:
*If your sailor indicates to you they can't tell you something, believe them. Don't try to coax them into telling.
*If it is published by the navy about where a ship or unit has been (not going), that is when it's okay to share.
*If your sailor is in a high security area, say a nuke or EOD, consider using a nick name for them and you, a seperate email without your name on it, and don't even tell where YOU live. Let them tell you what they want you to tell others or if they are worried about info, always let them know you are on here. That's why they are careful on here about only putting first names on your profile page.
*Be aware, the OPSEC 10 points are about what they can't talk about. Think about what YOU might share as a parent or loved one of a military member that could cause trouble. You also have a responsibilty.
*Be respectful and teach other parents if they don't know and say too much, no need to be disrespectful or mean to them about it. Just guide them and let them know they maybe need to rewrite or delete the post. There isn't a member on here that wants to cause trouble or harm. They just aren't thinking or don't know.
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Comment by catsandkoi on August 31, 2018 at 3:02pm
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BelovedbyHim, can you tell us anything about your sailor's past deployments? Like where, type of mission etc?
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Thanks, great info, belovedbyHim, and good to know. Hadn't heard this before! So he'd be shipped to A school right after PIR, but be on hold in GP, not Great Lakes, right? (and just curious why sailors from the fleet would coming to school.)
Cimbry11, my future sailor is SW, too! He had to sign up as MM when he went through meps, but luckily, an SW position opened up. It was his top choice.
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Thanks, great info, belovedbyHim, and good to know. Hadn't heard this before! So he'd be shipped to A school right after PIR, but be on hold in GP, not Great Lakes, right?
Cimbry11, my future sailor is SW, too! He had to sign up as MM when he went through meps, but luckily, an SW position opened up. It was his top choice.
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Comment by belovedbyHim on August 31, 2018 at 2:38pm
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catsandkoi and CanDo!Mom-- when they get to A school in GP they will most likely be on Hold for 4-6 weeks. This is because the classes are small and recent BC graduates are the low man on the totem pole. A school takes guys from the fleet first, then Reserve recruits in Alpha order by arrival date then Regular new Sailors in Alpha order by arrival date. So if Sailor B and Sailor R arrive the same time Sailor R may be waiting to Class up longer than B especially if several Bees from the Fleet arrive or if the Following week they have a bunch of Bees who are going in as reserves arrive.
This is not necessarily a bad thing though!! First it gives them time to rest and recover from BC and the Ricky Crud!! (My bee had 2 bouts of Pneumonia as a result of that nastiness!!) They also are given fairly easy tasks (Picking up trash, pulling weeds, PTing). They can go to the retirement home and visit with the veterans there (A great source of information and wisdom!!! ) and just generally get better informed as to their jobs. They do still rate up and get liberties if they keep their noses clean. My bee is a BU and today marks 5 years since PIR!! I love and miss him still but he's happy and that makes it all worth while!!
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Comment by Cimbry11 on August 31, 2018 at 1:14pm
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Cando mom. Rate is sw. catsandkoi. They hold people for different reasons. They keep them busy doing various jobs around the base.
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Comment by CanDo!Mom on August 31, 2018 at 10:22am
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Yay Cimbry11. He probably enjoyed some liberties while in holding at GL. My son is a BU what job is your Seabee?
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Cimbry11, so glad he's finally at A school. My son doesn't leave for BC until November. I hadn't heard of the "holding pattern." Why does this happen and what was he doing during that time?
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Can do Mom. Yes my son is coming from BC. His PIR was Aug 10 and was in the holding pattern. He is flying out this morning.
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Hi Queen Bees!! I just thought I put this out there... Any PH moms have a bee looking for a short term rental.. Message me. My boys are out there and one is a civi the other is leaving for deployment so they are looking for a tenant for 6ish months to share the apartment.
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Hi Cimbry11. My son likes it he is just starting A school and is liking it (i'm sure compared to Bootcamp it is heaven) LOL. It is hot and humid. He's only been there a week but we've texted and had some short conversations. A little liberty but there are apparently levels of liberty and since he just arrived he is still in Level 1. More freedom to come. Is your son coming from BC?
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