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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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- Graduation Info
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Started by Anita. Last reply by Anita Jun 7, 2019. 2 Replies 0 Likes
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Comment by deanna on February 6, 2012 at 5:08pm
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There are a couple of us in Odessa. We should have a meet and greet out here too sometime!
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Comment by LilBigMansMom/Ship11/Div101 on February 6, 2012 at 4:49pm
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My oldest son left for BC (6) days ago & I have been on an emotional roller coaster & its not like this is his 1st time leaving home... We live in a small community name Midkiff we are South of Midland Tx, we're orginally from San Angelo Tx. I'm really proud of my son & his decision.
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Comment by shadesofpurpleNukemom on February 6, 2012 at 4:36pm
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Mine too 03/02
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Comment by lesliet--son came home:( on February 6, 2012 at 4:13pm
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My son graduates 3/2 also:)
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Stay in the Waukegan, Gurnee area. It is easy to get lost in Chicago and waist alot of time. Be sure to go to both Meet and Greets and meet the other Moms you have been corresponding with on the N4M site. On Friday after PIR, you may want to just relax with your child, go to the Gurnee Mills Mall and eat. The Navy Pier is nice but easy to get lost down there. Several people spent time driving around and around wasting alot of time which isn't very relaxing. The way down to the Navy Pier is easier than getting out of there for some reason. They did let us drive into the Base to return the Sailors. We were able to park by the Chapel to return from liberty. Also parking at PIR was good too. We didn't wait to get in or get out afterwards. Everyone leaves at different times. We arrived about 7:15 and drove straight in a parked in the parking garage.
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Comment by Queenjailyle on February 6, 2012 at 2:29pm
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Sitting here waiting for the recruiter to call and tell us if my son is leaving tomorrow instead of April 3rd. Wishing they would hurry up so we can know one way or the other!
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Comment by Alysia-Redsmom (VQ-4/ATO) on February 6, 2012 at 12:36pm
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Happy Monday Texas Ladies!
Welcome Dyanne!
Enjoying these cooler temps while they last along with the much needed rain :-)
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Comment by Cece on February 3, 2012 at 12:30am
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Well, lala, that feeling never goes away! After 7 years, I felt that way this week when I saw my son in a picture on the Pinckney facebook page! It's great to see because they have been deployed since August!
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Comment by lala 4 on February 2, 2012 at 11:51pm
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Oh my gosh Texas Moms...I got to see a pic of my son on the RTC facebook page. I had no idea he was in it but one mom in the other group asked if we knew anyone and I looked and there he was! OMG that is better than the letter!
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TXNavyMom, that didn't work like I planned. I hit "friend you" without including a message. I'll have to wait for you to "approve" me then I can send you my contact info.
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