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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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Discussion Forum
Second So Cal Meet and Greet...
Started by Karen (KC's mom). Last reply by KatK Oct 2, 2014. 72 Replies 0 Likes
south orange county moms meet!!!
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Comment by rorysmom(Ship13Div244) on July 27, 2010 at 2:42am
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Hi Kathy...Your PIR is just around the corner! So excited for you! Words just can't explain the emotions! My son was part of the chartered group..so frustrating! Up at 330 am, left for airport at 4 am to see him around 5 am. I only found one mom who knew of the "charter"...so much misinformation and rumor. We just had to take deep breaths and go with the flow of things. We had an issue with not even being on the guest list for PIR the night before and then when we got to PIR to check in, found our son was not even on the division list! It was handled well, but made for a few tense hours! Kathy...some in the GL GNG got their sailors after they checked in across the street and then had them all weekend long...sounds like overnight also from what I heard! Are you planning on staying all weekend whether you see him or not?
BB...so many stories of BC, we'll have to have coffee to visit! I'll send you both my cell! Goodnight!
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Comment by BrandonsMom on July 26, 2010 at 11:41pm
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Thanks so much for your warm welcome! I look forward to being a part of this group and hopefully will be able to be useful to those behind me...
Rorysmom: Congratulations on your son's PIR!!! I've been reading your PIR group's comments (the oreos) and it's really touched me. My son is a grad n go but he's staying at GL so I hope to see him over the weekend. Was your son part of that chartered group? It sounded like a frustrating experience for those folks.
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Comment by BBWinthemoon on July 26, 2010 at 7:36pm
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rorysmom-I am in ladera ranch so not far at all. would love to hear your boot camp stories... welcome... so much great information here, my DEP does not leave until December.
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Good morning all and welcome to the new member Kathyjog! Well, we just arrived home from our son's PIR! One of the most amazing, emotional, gut wrenching experiences we have ever had...but so wonderful to spend time (only 7 hours...he was a grad n go) with our sailor! Hope to keep in touch with this group!
Kathyjog---I am in Orange County (Lake Forest)..so not too far!
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Hi Socal, just joined your group...my son's PIR is 8/6/10. I know a lot of you are probably much further down the road in your sailor's career but I look forward to reading your postings. I'm in Redondo Beach...anyone else in the South Bay/Beach Cities area? Has anyone else heard about the 2 Navy men just captured in S. Afghanistan? I pray that they are alive and well. I, too, will pray for the wounded soldier. I also worry about the Korean situation....I know worry gets you no where but I can't help it.
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Comment by KatK on July 16, 2010 at 3:43pm
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I will pray right now for the family and the soldier.
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Comment by SailorsAngel21 on June 25, 2010 at 3:47am
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Hello. So my boyfriend is almost done with BC and I don't know very much about "A" school, he's an EN I've been doing some reading but any info you may have would be greatly appreciated.
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Comment by Sailor's Sweetheart on June 25, 2010 at 2:45am
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Hello Ladies :) My sailor is my fiance'. I just got his form letter today (YAY! I totally did the happy dance!). He is in Ship 14 Div 274 and his PIR date is 8/13/10. If there are any others of you out there who have the same PIR date there is a group started on here for that date :) I look forward to connecting with you all and sharing info too :)
p.s. I am from the High Desert :)
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Hi Moms...Got my son's form letter yesterday...only took 8 days! So good to see his writing! Grad date is July 23rd so we are on our way. Really enjoyed lunch with everyone last weekend!
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Comment by Stacy (mom of Ruthie) on May 22, 2010 at 7:42pm
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Very nice surprise!! You were thought of & we were hoping you were ok :-) Have a blessed weekend with your sons. There were 5 moms, one dad & one girlfriend, all at various/similar stages in their Navy careers. Great time @ Ruta's!
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