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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 4/26/2022** Effective with the May 6, 2022 PIR 4 guests will be allowed. Still must be fully vaccinated to attend.
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
**UPDATE 7/29/2021** You now must be fully vaccinated in order to attend PIR:
In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.
**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations 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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ALUMNI OF PIR 10/03/2014 TG 47 - 11 Divisions (305-314 and 947)
Information
This group is for those who have loved ones that graduated from boot camp on October 3, 2014. A place to keep in touch with each other as the sailors continue their Navy journey.
Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 91
Latest Activity: Jan 30, 2015
WELCOME to PIR 10/03/2014! PLEASE See the PAGES section for Informational Posts about BC and PIR. PAGES is underneath the Members Photos. PLEASE scroll down this page here to find the Comment Box to post a reply to the PIR GROUP
~OPSEC OPerational SECurity, is always of the utmost importance.
~N4M’s also has Community Guidelines just like any other social media.
~Please take the time to read the OPSEC and N4M’s Community Guidelines.
~A quick note here, from the N4M’s CG’s:
• Don’t Jeopardize the Safety of Our Sailors: Remember OPSEC (Operational Security) (Don’t Sink Ships With Loose Lips) This site and all content posted on it are viewable to everyone on the Internet. This doesn’t mean you can’t share things about your Sailor – but too many details can put Sailors in harm’s way. The following are examples of red flags and should not be shared within this community either by posting or sending via a Group message:
• Sailors’ last names. This includes your username if you share the same last name as your son or daughter.
Some Suggestions:
~If your last name is different from your Recruits it is still not recommended for you to use in your username for your own personal security. This is your option. It is also not a good idea to use an email address as your username for personal security reasons.
~First Names and pictures of your Recruit are allowed but remember, everyone can see it and someone can easily match them up with their "mom". So you might want to consider changing your profile picture to not include your Recruit at least for the duration of BC. Again, your option
~It is also a good idea to make your settings for your Profile Page "viewable only to your friends"
Discussion Forum
Ship 13 (USS Marvin Shields) Division 313 and 314 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by Belinda Oct 10, 2014. 108 Replies 3 Likes
Ship 14 (USS Arizona) Divisions 309 and 310 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by lovingmom Sep 30, 2014. 45 Replies 5 Likes
Ship 11 (USS Kearsarge) Divisons 305 and 306 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by J'sstepmom (Ship11/Div 305) Sep 26, 2014. 16 Replies 5 Likes
Ship 09 (USS John F Kennedy) Divisions 307 and 308 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by HollyPhx Sep 26, 2014. 26 Replies 9 Likes
PERTINENT PIR TIPS!
Started by CatMom509. Last reply by CatMom509 Sep 21, 2014. 6 Replies 0 Likes
Ship 12 (USS Triton) Divisions 311 and 312 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by navyprincessmom Sep 17, 2014. 22 Replies 2 Likes
My sr is sh 13 div314
Started by VICTOR'SMOM. Last reply by ellen0502 Sep 11, 2014. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Ship 02 (USS Reuben James) Division 947
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by ambermc Aug 20, 2014. 2 Replies 2 Likes
Comment Wall
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Comment by williewish on September 20, 2014 at 9:00am
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Good morning!
That is so sad that she could not go but, sometimes it just cannot be helped.
I have written and told our son that we would love to have another sailor come along with us that day. Besides letting him make the choice for what he would like to do or eat after PIR, I have planned a cookout at my niece's home in Gurnee for family and friends. The more the merrier so I am hoping that if he knows of a sailor that needs a family for the day, he will invite them.
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Comment by diannep on September 20, 2014 at 8:52am
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J'stepmom: Such a great thing to do! In yesterday's PIR group, there was a lady who posted an SOS last minute. Her son thought she would be there, but she found she couldn't go. She was looking for someone to please give her son a hug from her (and hopefully take her son out on PIR day....she didn't say that, but I was praying for that!). There are so many sailors who have no one there for them....it just isn't possible for all to make the trip. So anyone who can add a new sailor to their family for at least part of the day is a gift to that sailor!
Good Morning All !
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Comment by CatMom509 on September 20, 2014 at 1:03am
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dianec,
Up in my "PERTINENT PIR TIPS", I discuss how to print out turn by turn directions/transitions in mapping out from the airport to hotel, hotel to our chosen eating place/Gurnee Mall, hotel to Midway Airport (where my Sailor daughter was flying out to A school), Midway Airport to O'Hare Airport (in case we didn't have enough time to get a nap at our hotel before leaving from O'Hare, hotel back to O'Hare. I printed all these out and studying them a little helped me get the "lay of the land" before going to Great Lakes. Also, my daughter who went with me to GL also had her cell phone's GPS, but it was dying because she didn't have a car charger for her phone there. There are all kinds of way to avoid getting lost instead of letting the Hubs drive around not wanting to asking someone for directions--LOL!!
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dianec: It is not too hard to get from the airports to GL.....and then once in GL, you can get lost and explore! HA! When we were up there for PIR, which was in Feb 2010, there was lots of snow. I was driving my sailor/older son around after PIR....just sightseeing. My sailor was so shocked to see so much after being cooped up on base for so long! Well, we ended up in a school pickup line! And couldn't get out of it! My sons were furious with me.....but I just kept creeping forward with the cars, wondering what I would tell the attendants when I got up there. I thought it was hilarious.....sons, not so much! I finally was able to get out of the line and turn around before having to explain myself to anyone! So, see? Getting lost can be fun! :-)
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Comment by J'sstepmom (Ship11/Div 305) on September 19, 2014 at 9:06pm
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My husband and I rented a minivan. We started with a car but changed that when we decided to share with J's mom, stepdad and my stepdaughter. We wanted enough room incase there is an SR that doesn't have family there and wants to tag along. :) CANT WAIT!!!
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Comment by DylsMom on September 19, 2014 at 8:45pm
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I know some of the car rental place also have a portable GPS for an extra fee, just ask or look online That would save an argument from getting lost.
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diannep: Thanks for the advice about renting a car. I visited Sarge's page too and will discuss options with my husband. The downside to renting a car is that my husband and I always get lost and start arguing. LOL Don't want anything to spoil seeing my son after nine weeks. Renting does seem like the better way to go. Thanks and wish me luck not getting lost.
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amber: Yes, I do believe that honor recruits have special seating!
Here is a link with more info from someone else with an honor recruit. They were not happy with the view from the special seating.
http://navyformoms.com/group/pirreferenceinformation/forum/topics/h...
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ambermc: When my son was at PIR, we made no prior arrangements to meet up. Stupid! So, my older son and I thought we would be "smart" and stay in the bleachers as the "herd" ran past us to get to their sailors! The bleachers emptied pretty quickly, although we almost got mowed over! HA! But as it was, our sailor did not see us....he was busy talking to others and waited for us to make our way through the throngs to find him! I wanted to slap him before I hugged him! :-)
Your division will be directly in front of you if you are sitting in your division section so it shouldn't be hard to find your sailor! Just be patient! Your sailor may even spot you during PIR and keep an eye on you as you make your way down!
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dianec: It is always most economical to rent a car if possible. There are some good rates out there. In CatMom's Pertinent Tips discussion above, she gives you an Enterprise code for a discount. The shuttles from/to the airports are expensive....and the taxis can be costly too. The "shuttles" for PIR are actually taxis operating as shuttles that morning for $3/pp each. But they go back to regular rates in the afternoon. If you are comfortable doing it, I would plan to rent a car. If you can fly Southwest (no change fee if you have to change for any reason, 2 bags check for free) into Milwaukee (45 min drive to GL, no traffic)....car rental is cheaper in that area than in Chicago.
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