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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 Jody Gault on March 4, 2010 at 10:07pm
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oh my gosh, Terry, I can't believe this. what trauma Jen has been put thru today. I know she was so terribly worried and them delaying it a week, I'm sure, is not her choice to have happened and now her daughter. yes, indeed, strong prayers out again for her (and you too). thanks for letting us know.
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Comment by diane {Shawns mom} on March 4, 2010 at 1:31pm
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Just noticed Cotobird that your soon to be sailor is in a "900" division, they are "performing" divisons, which mean...first KUDOS to your son!!! also, his division will perform at HIS PIR as long as the few weeks just before, whether it be state flags, drill etc...When you write to him "ask"..
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OK..first Cotobird...thinking of YOU!!!!
Second, whoohoo Ingrid JAPAN, outrageous!
Terry....I spoke to Jen on Monday and she had NOT had her surgery date, yet! She was supposed to call me with the date!!!!!!! I am SORRY I AM NOT THere...truly DID NOT KNOW!!! Jen, you are in my prayers!!!!!!!!
I asked Jen, if she needed a ride...anything to call...What can I do Terry?????,
Signed,
Worried in Orlando!♥
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Congrat JnRene!!! An Officical NAVY MOM...kudos! I hope the hold is not to long! Guys get bored fast!....They get anxious to get to fleet and begin their Naval Career!
Shirley and I and a few other moms will be hitting SD soon....Hopefull Welcoming home Kyle's ship and the Carl vinson....YES we will be tearing up SD....Very exciting trip, I have never been to Cali!!!! ♥
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Comment by JnRene on March 1, 2010 at 7:29am
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Hi everyone. I had a wonderful time at my son's PIR! Spending time with him for the whole weekend was so emotional because most traces of my little boy are gone and I am left with this confident young man who has a PLAN for the rest of his life ...a Plan...who knew??? I am so proud of him and I am now officially a Navy groupie as I bought everything I saw that said "Proud Navy Mom" LOL Jaime is staying at Great Lakes for A-School, which is on hold...:( He will be an ET . kinda glad for the hold although he is not...The way I see it...it will be much easier to hop a plane to Chicago for the weekend rather than a ship in the middle of the ocean...hehehe
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yeap, sure am..but NOT looking forward to the intense HEAT that we are headed for! ♥
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Denise, BREATH!!!
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I read about Moms and phone cards, I NEVER sent one to Shawn but he called, in fact quite a bit. Some do and some don't get to call! Have to ask him HOW? he did it. He wife now, girlfriend then was in the NAVY and told him "EXACTLY" from Day 1 till Week 8 what he would be doing and what was expected of HIM. He kept saying, Heather (wife) really prepped me for this!!! I could see that "grin" on his face through the phone!!! seriously DON"T bring anything..your I.D ..maybe a bible (small) if he likes...I do know Shawn went with NOTHING!!! I mean NOTHING!
As for the Life insurance...They are started out on 400K of life insurance! And as they get deeper into their navy career can get more! So yes, excellent benefits! Health..Dental..life..Dental plan as with all dental plans, leaves some for them to deal with! but still good
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Denise, I'll take this question since I sold Life Insurance last year (don't anymore). he can get a policy from anywhere. we had gotten 250k on our son and it was $90 per month. but we did cancel it when I resigned from the company. I would suggest a whole life policy at his young age-it's the cadillac of policies. however, the Navy does provide it for them once he's thru bc, I believe. Justin has his policy that way. they can get all kinds of excellent benefits, just like other employers (but, I'm sure better)
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Time does fly!!! Denise, one bit of advice, don't forget the BREATH!!!! LOL ♥
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