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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.
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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Letters are coming!
My family received letters from my son yesterday so I was very excited to get home from work to get his letter, only to be saddened that my mail box was empty. The one thing I’ve learned from this new experience is patience. Hopefully something arrives today! The good thing is I got his address and immediately sent out a card with a short note. I use SENDOUTCARDS. So easy! I will be using SANDBOXX for my longer letters. My sons PIR is 11/30. I can’t wait to give him the biggest hug!
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Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on October 19, 2018 at 1:22pm
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Hopefully you will get your letter today! You can sign up for informed delivery through the USPS and you can see what mail you are getting each day
https://informeddelivery.usps.com/box/pages/intro/start.action?iom=...
Be sure to join the 11/30/18 PIR group:
http://navyformoms.ning.com/group/pirnovember302018
Hang in there!
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Comment by Bluemama2 on October 19, 2018 at 1:46pm
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I’m signed up with the USPS and I’m waiting for approval to join the 11/30 PIR group
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Perfect! Now you do the "hurry up and wait"! You'll get used to it with the Navy lol! Oh and remember, no news is good news!
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I just checked my informed delivery. Letter coming today! I was wondering if you have a sailor in the Nuke program? I was basing this off your user name.
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Yay! Glad you have a letter coming today ;-D
My son and his GF were nukes - both are out now - using their GI Bill for college. I see you joined our nuke moms group - you'll find lots of support there.
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My son will be going after BC.
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Comment by Carmina on October 24, 2018 at 10:52pm
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I received a call from my husband from basic training on Oct 20 and we had a "catch up" conversation. He had told me that he sent out letters to me on Oct 14, but I have yet to receive any letters. I'm received the form letters already, but not the ones that he's written. Is anyone still waiting for theirs?
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I received my sons form letter. His original letter he sent while in P-days was put in with a copy of other papers. He didn’t put enough postage on it so it was returned. I just received it yesterday. Other than that I haven’t received anything. I don’t expect too many letters from my son. I’m just sending tons to letters and cards to him.
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I’ve been sending a ton as well to support and encourage him. Maybe I’ll get mine later than most people since I’m al the way in Southern California. What division is your son in if you don’t mind me asking?
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My son is in 904. I live in N.Cali. It may have taken about a week or so. I believe they can only mail letters out on Sundays but they can receive them M-F.
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