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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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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 Debbie (Stephen's mom) on November 1, 2010 at 2:51pm
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ok, I am heading up that way tomorrow if you hear anything.
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Comment by MissMySailor on November 1, 2010 at 2:46pm
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I am hoping Lynne will e-mail me their info and I will call the VA first and ask these questions. If anything we can send cards.
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That is what I was thinking Paula.
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ok, on the same street as the base? What are there names?
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They are in the VA hospital to the west of the boot camp. If I remember right there is no gate to the hospital.
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How would you get in there? I am sure you cannot just say you are visiting. Is it inside the base? I am going up that way tomorrow and a friend going to Gruree Mills.
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I am guessing here but is RTC Recruit Training Center (Boot Camp)?
I sent Lynne as messege as well for info. I thought I would try and call them and or their parents, see if they need anything, like toiletries, Mags, what ever I could bring them and I wanted to let their parents know we are here for them and to maybe join this group. My visits will be limited because I go to see Drew next week then I will be having surgery for a test trial of a spinal cord stimulator to see if it reduces my pain so I will be house bound for a week but not sure when we are scheduling that will know more this Wenesday. I am excited though because it is my last chance for pain relief every other surgery failed. if the test trial works then we schedule a full implant by a neurosurgeon to be done by the end of the year. Pray that my insurance covers this ladies it is my last chance to get off these pain meds!!!
I leave the 11th if anyone wants to go visit these men before then let me know and we can carpool. Take care Paula
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What is RTC????
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Comment by Coco on November 1, 2010 at 12:01pm
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I would love to go visit...anyone else want to join me? I have to be out in the area next weekend either Saturday or Sunday to see my niece's play. I sent Lynne a friend request.
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Hi all I just read this on the Rescue group and wanted to post it here for you all just breaks my heart that they are away from there families. I am going to see if I can go see them before I leave to see my son, but not sure if I can.
Comment by Lynne (S7/DIV357/PIR11/5) 11 hours ago This isn't exactly a rescue...but we have a few recruits in the VA Hospital near the RTC who have been injured while at boot camp. They are waiting to return to RCU where they will spend a few months recovering and hopefully return to a training division and PIR at some point. Are there any moms in here who live close to the RTC who might be willing to go and visit them? A friendly face just dropping by would do a lot to lift their spirits. They have a Navy liaison that stops by but you know that is not the same thing as a mom. One has family in Alaska and one has family on the West Coast. If you can help, please message me!! .
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