This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.

FIRST TIME HERE?

FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:

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:

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:

RTC Graduation

**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED.  Vaccinations still required.

**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.

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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Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com

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ALUMNI OF PIR 03/13/2015 TG 18 - 7 Divisions (107-112, and 918)

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ALUMNI OF PIR 03/13/2015 TG 18 - 7 Divisions (107-112, and 918)

This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 03/13/2015. A place to keep up with each other as their journey continues.

Your current Group "veteran members" are:

diannep

♥FireTeamLeaderWife♥ aka FTLW

LaLa Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons

ellen0502

Craig

CatMom509

Location: Great Lakes, Illinois
Members: 42
Latest Activity: May 19, 2015

WELCOME to PIR 03/13/2015! 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.


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N4M's Community Guidelines
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OPSEC.

~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"

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Discussion Forum

Ship 14 (USS Arizona) Divisions 111-112 (Brother Divisions)

Started by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW. Last reply by heidi86 Mar 10, 2015. 14 Replies

Ship 02 (USS Reuben James) Division 918

Started by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW. Last reply by Joe&NatesMom Mar 6, 2015. 26 Replies

Ship 2 DIV 918 PIR 3/13

Started by Kelli. Last reply by Mamabear522 Mar 2, 2015. 2 Replies

Hell Week DIV 112

Started by UncleEarlMom Feb 23, 2015. 0 Replies

PERTINENT PIR TIPS!

Started by CatMom509 Feb 11, 2015. 0 Replies

Ship 12 (USS Triton) Divisions 109 - 110 (Brother Divisions)

Started by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW. Last reply by Yoanka Feb 10, 2015. 2 Replies

Ship 13 (USS Marvin Shields) Division 107 - 108 (Brother Divisions)

Started by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW. Last reply by Stef Feb 5, 2015. 4 Replies

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You need to be a member of ALUMNI OF PIR 03/13/2015 TG 18 - 7 Divisions (107-112, and 918) to add comments!

Comment by CatMom509 on January 26, 2015 at 5:19pm

FLNavymom,

Yep, Waukegan/Gurnee is only 10 mins away from Recruit Traning Command (RTC) and has many hotels, places to eat, and the place where the Meet & Greet hosted by Sarge is at the night before PIR.  It's at the Sundance Saloon, but is totally kid and family friendly--lots of info on PIR and what to do in the area. Free meal served there too.

The popular hotels are Residence Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Springihill Suites, and Courtyard Marriot.  Book directly with the hotel.  No deposit necessary and ask for the Navy Graduation Rate.

Navy Lodge is also great, but stay there only if your SR will be flying out to their A school.  If your SR will be going to the Great Lakes A school, they have been told by Navy command that they cannot visit family/friends in the Navy Lodge hotel rooms.  No explanation given and has been in effect the last couple of months.  The Navy is the one imposing this restriction, so Navy Lodge won't be able to tell you why this is so.

Comment by CatMom509 on January 26, 2015 at 5:07pm

Hello Friends!

     "Great are the works of the Lord,

      they are pondered by all who delight in them."

                                                     Psalm 111:2

Comment by Teeb on January 26, 2015 at 5:02pm

FINALLY got my form letter today!

Comment by FLNavymom on January 26, 2015 at 4:51pm
Got the form letter today!
Comment by FLNavymom on January 26, 2015 at 4:01pm
I'm so glad this group is open now! PIR is getting closer. :-)
Comment by NavyMom260 on January 26, 2015 at 2:02pm

So excited for PIR!  Any suggestions for travel arrangements are welcome!  Looking at hotels in Waukegan/Gurnee area.  Is this close to RTC?

Comment by CatMom509 on January 26, 2015 at 5:32am

Oh, that's St. Patrick's Bear is soooo cute, FTLW!!

Comment by CatMom509 on January 26, 2015 at 5:31am

Hi!

Welcome to Navy for Moms!!

My Sailor Daughter's PIR was March 2013--can't believe how fast time has flown!.  She is an IT3 (Information Systems Technician, Petty Officer Third Class). I primarily provide scriptural encouragement for the PIR groups, Boot Camp Moms (and loved ones) and a few of the other groups that I am a member of.  I'll also help out with anything that I am familiar with--all kinds of tidbits I learned during my daughter's Boot Camp experience~~  This site really made the time go much faster.  I'm so thankful that my Sailor daughter sent me the link for this awesome group of friends when she enlisted!!  Count 9 Fridays and before you know it, you'll be seeing your baby again at PIR!!  Here we go!!!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on January 26, 2015 at 1:22am

Please take the time to read the PAGES here, on your PIR GROUP. The PAGES are located on the right side of this main comment wall, directly under the member photos. 

Please be sure to read about:

 N4M’s Community Guidelines and OPSEC (direct clickable Link)

We will be placing more information there along the way for you as well.

Remember there are no dumb questions, so ask away!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on January 26, 2015 at 1:22am

        Hello! Welcome to your PIR Group!

You can call me FTLW, it's easier :-)

My Sailor PIR’d in 05/2011. He is a Seabee Reservist. I have been an AF (Security Forces) Reservist wife for 28 years…I know …not Navy…but I am familiar with military life! We have been through two Deployments. Now working on Retirement process from AF and soon from Civilian job. Our son enlisted while Hubby was in Iraq. This site was a Godsend and helped me get through not only our sons BC experience but my husbands and my separation for 6 months.

I am a “veteran” mom and volunteer on the PIR groups mostly.

 
 
 

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