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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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all moms,wives,grandmas,fiances to get together and talk about the issues that you or your salior may be going through. We are here for one another.
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Discussion Forum
LISTS OF GROUPS: PIR GROUPS, SHIP GROUPS, RATINGS GROUP, SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS
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Comment by BunkerQB on November 9, 2010 at 3:16am
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Since I will be transitioning to a more passive role, I put together a guideline on meet and greets. See above discussion. Besides being a delightful person, BHappy is very familiar with setting an event up.
Regards to everyone.
BQB
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Comment by mtnmom on November 9, 2010 at 1:27am
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Sharon--
Its official, Bobby won't be home for the holidays, he knows when they'll be back in port, but cannot say yet, so I still don't know when he will be home, January or February or March??? I really hope before March.
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Didn't make myself clear. Sorry. Almost all meet and greet are open to anyone who wants to come and is in the neighborhood. The Retreat for young wives, etc. was a one time thing - I mentioned it only because it was at a base and tips about communications.
I just got back from one in San Mateo County. It's always wonderful to see old friends.
Good luck.
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Danelle, what a great idea.
Back in July, Quiltlady and I hosted a retreat for Young Wives, Fiancees and Girlfriends. We had it at Travis Air Force Base. We rented adjoining 2 bedrm, 2bath suits because we stayed overnight. I recalled Quiltlady mentioning that the BLQ normally has some rec facility. She got much of the food right on base (snacks, drinks, veggie platter) and we order pizza to be delivered. Or just do it at one of the eateries right on base.
1) REMEMBER TO LET THE PEOPLE AT THE FRONT GATE KNOW WHERE THE MEET AND GREET WILL BE LOCATED ON BASE - even better have some flyers available with map and phone number at the gate 2) if you think the place is hard to find on base, borrow an open house sign (s) from one of your local realtors and tape something over it with "Navy For Moms Meet and Greet" to be placed right near the place of the event (you may need to get permission). 3) have one person's cell always on in case someone needs directions.
We had a young wife who drove 45 minutes to Travis, went around looking for the meet and greet, only to be frustrated because she couldn't find us. It was very last minute. We had turned off our cells since the meeting has started. We missed her voice mail message and her posting on N4M. Needless to say, we were upset too.
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Sharon-
january will be fine with me, but I will be starting my busy season (tax). count me in, if you need help planning, let me know.
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Comment by Paymaster on November 3, 2010 at 11:01am
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I know that this would be a drive for some of you, but please drop by the Meet and Greet I am spnosoring. I would love to meet all of you!
The information is below.
Time: November 14, 2010 from 1pm to 4pm
Location: Fair Oak
Event Type: meet, and, greet
Organized By: Paymaster
Latest Activity: 21 minutes ago
Event Description:Come to a Meet and Greet in my home. It is a wonderful time to meet other Navy families in our area. I am asking that guests attending the Meet and Greet bring a new toy to be donated to the Marine Corp, Toys for Tots program.
There will be a raffle put on by myself. For every toy bought to the Meet and Greet the guest will recieve a raffle ticket towards the chance to win a hand made quilt made by myself.
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Katy, are you so excited you can barely breathe?
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Katy==
How wonderful, is this your younger son?
gen
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I could hear the F-18s in the distance roaring from AT&T Park back to Lemoore after the flyover to start the World Series.
Attached photos. Click on link for video.
http://www.wfaa.com/sports/baseball/world-series/World-Series-Game-...
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My sailor's sub is off to parts unknown somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. This is one of their short excursions to test equipment in preparation for another long deloyment. He hope he is able to come home for Xmas.
I am still working on selecting photos and resizing them for posting. Will post a link here once I am done. The pride you feel when you see the ships, the airplane and the sailors is unbelievable. I wished I could've bought them all dinner.
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