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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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Comment by Pearl Harbor MA on January 20, 2012 at 10:05pm
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I REALLY dislike Mountain Cedar! I would like to e able to breathe again without coughing my head off!! Just sayin"... :)
The hardest part about boot camp was not being able to just shoot a text whenever! Plus everyone (well meaning , of course) kept asking if I had heard from him and I would have to say no, with a smile...Thursdays were my letter days, would rush home from work and attack the mailbox!!! Now that it is over it seemed so short and so long ago even though it's been less than a year that he left.
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Comment by pam bailey on January 20, 2012 at 9:00pm
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Hi harpist mom and Vickie. I have been where you both are. My son left in July for boot camp. I had a very hard time when he left. I couldn't wait to receive his letters, even though these kids are used to texting and don't really know how to write a real letter. :). You will get more letters and sometimes your letters will cross in the mail. Make sure you find out what "ship" they are on because when it comes time for graduation you will have to print out a pass to get on base. You will see a huge change in your boys. It is an awesome ceremony. Mine graduated in sept and is stationed in Jacksonville, Florida. He is now on deployment for 6 months. I am scared to death but I know GOD will watch over them. It is hard letting go. Please let me know if you need to talk or if you just have questions.
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Comment by shadesofpurpleNukemom on January 20, 2012 at 8:46pm
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Vickie and harpist mom, My son got there Nov 4 (2:30 call). Form letter was postmarked 1/9, received on 1/13. I received a nice letter from him today.
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Comment by harpist mom on January 20, 2012 at 8:14pm
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Hi Vickie! I live in Dallas, and my son left for boot camp on the 11th, a little over a week ago. I really know how you feel. It has been a very emotional week for me. I was able to get my son's address from his recruiter earier this week and feel better now that I have sent him some letters and cards. Please feel free to contact me.
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Comment by vickie-SailorMom on January 20, 2012 at 8:09pm
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My son just left Tuesday.... Just needing some support from my fellow Texans!
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They postponed his test until Monday... :(
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Comment by Alysia-Redsmom (VQ-4/ATO) on January 20, 2012 at 12:20pm
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TGIF!!
Off to the gym to get my sweat on......
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CONGRATS TxNavyMom's Sailor! I know you are one proud Momma :-)
@Pearl Harbor MA - prayers for your sailor to breeze through the Coxswain tomorrow! *Lite your blue candle*
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My sailor is taking his preboards for Coxswain tomorrow. Prayer please!
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Comment by TXNavyMom on January 19, 2012 at 4:27pm
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Hi Ladies, Just have to share the news, My Sailor just finished him Comp test and is now officially an FC! No he'll just wait for his orders for C School.
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