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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 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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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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Location: Tinley Park
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Latest Activity: Jul 27, 2022
Discussion Forum
Any Meet and Greet For Navy Moms In the Chicago area?
Started by Amorresperroz. Last reply by Amorresperroz Jul 25, 2016. 2 Replies 0 Likes
mailing our sailors a box...
Started by Theresa. Last reply by Pat L. in IL Aug 9, 2013. 3 Replies 0 Likes
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Comment by AmeliaGrumma (RCU) on November 1, 2010 at 7:54pm
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LOL--lets see--they found the delivery menus today--and had Chinese. The nursing home rehab unit food--they don't get an option--except during lunch--and when they put in for it--they didn't get it anyways! Were told they have to go with what is available. But it's not very appealing to the girls at all and it wasn't to me as well. I left them a good suppply of candy for Halloween.
One of my daughters favorite things is "Dirty Rice out of the box" -- not sure about Victoria. They both like Chicken nuggets with lots of Ranch, BBQ, & hot sauce! But microwave popcorn would be good--I know she went down to the vending machines to get some last night. Oh & Ramen noodles--chicken flavor! Mac/cheese--That way they can have it for a back up when the dinner trays come up and it's not appealing for them!
They both like Soduko--left them a book to share, as well as crochete hook & yarn to keep them busy!
You guys are God's Angels! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!
I just can't say it enough!
Tracy
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Comment by MissMySailor on November 1, 2010 at 7:35pm
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Hi Amelia, Is there anything like magazines or food we can bring?
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Miss My Sailor Paula, Coco, And to all the other Chicago Moms out there!
My name is Tracy--but I go by AmeliaGrumma--My daughter is the one in the VA Medical Center with a fractured tibia! & her roommates mom--was sent an invite today as well to join. I'm hoping she signs on as well. I emailed her and told her all the details about what your wonderful moms are planning to do for our girls!
Visiting hours are from 11am to 8pm--I responded back to you both with room details, etc... they are in the nursing home section--in the rehab unit. No where to "check in" when you stop to visit--just let the nurses at the desk know your from N4M. I did tell my daughter visitors may be starting to arrive!
I did hop a train & go this past weekend to visit my daughter--and late that first day she got her roommate! With it being Halloween--I went and got pumpkins and filled them with goodies for both of them! I used to live in Wasilla--and I just felt I had to do something for her as well. So we also had a Pizza party within minutes of her arriving in the room!
Just knowing my daughter has someone else her age there will keep her from getting depressed--especially as this week would have been her PIR. She was only 3 days from BS21 when she was injured during her PFA.
I can't thank you ladies enough! You guys are the greatest ever! THANK YOU!
Tracy
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Comment by Pat L. in IL on November 1, 2010 at 5:57pm
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Miss My Sailor Paula, Just drop me a line when we hear about the recruits and we'll figure out a plan to visit them.
BTW, Our 86 boxes were picked up by the post office today. So they are on the way. It was quite an ordeal figuring all this out to get the Pepsi postage, PO pick up, getting the correct addresses to match, etc.!!!! Diane and I will start a thread soon and will hopefully make it easier for the next moms who have a packing party. But the work was worth it when that post office truck pulled away from my house and I knew that our love was on the way to our "babies"!!!!!!!!!
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Comment by Debbie (Stephen's mom) on November 1, 2010 at 3:55pm
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Michelle, how have you been, I know you are busy at work. Just wanted to say hi, so HI!!! How is the BOY TOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How is your son doing? What's going on with him?
Paula, whats going on with Holly?
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Comment by Coco on November 1, 2010 at 3:35pm
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Depending on the time I can you join you on Sunday, too. I will bake some cookies if I go otherwise I will visit them later in the week next week. Keep me posted.
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I would love to go Sunday have a brunch with my daughter at school. I am missing everything these days!
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This is what I have so far waiting to get specific info from Amelia. Pat I can go Sunday. Let's connect when we have more info.
Wow ladies thank you so much for answering for call for help. I told you Amelia I would put out a call for help and these two great ladies responded immediately and said they would be happy to visit your daughter and the other two girls while they are in the VA hospital. Halee, Amelia's daughter is there with a broken tibia, Victoria is from Alaska and i am unsure of her injury and a third girl is being added to their room today. I am unsure at this point if there are other recruits at the hospital. These recruits are visited only by a liaison from the Navy. It is just not the same thing as a mom who can report to the real mom who lives elsewhere how there child is doing. i wil be visiting the girls on Thursday when I come in for PIR. I know Amelia will provide you with the information about where her daughter is, the room, the telephone number etc. The help you provide in the time while she can have visitors, while she is in the VA hospital, before she goes to RCU will be greatly appreciated. Amelia these ladies are from the Sailor Rescue Line. Be sure and sign up for it in case a sailor in your area ever needs help.
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ok, thanks, now I need the names.
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Ladies, I have gone up to the hospital to visit sick recruits 3 times. Make sure you have their names and go to the front desk ( inside the main entrance and to the left) and get their room numbers. It is pretty friendly and will help you find the room. I have taken books and cookies to them. Pretty cool experience. (I'm sorry but I could not go until Sun., if anyone wants to go together LMK.)
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