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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:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

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RTC Graduation

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 Debbie (Stephen's mom) on November 1, 2010 at 10:17am: I have been to the Louve it is wonderful, and yes the Mona Lisa is so beauiful, they have robes around her but you can get a nice picture. People stand around for hours looking at her. It is really something to see it in person. lovemysailor, sounds like eveything is going well with her. When does she come home?

That is so terrible about that girl at Northern. How about that poor boy at Notre Dame, that is so sad also. You have to be so careful we live in such a terrible world.

Comment by Coco on October 31, 2010 at 10:19pm: Hello all - thanks for the love and sharing the tears! It's nice to be reminded I am not alone in all this!

Have fun in Galena!
Becky - I will keep your nephew and family in my prayers!
Mary congrats on two more years!
Paula2- Congrats!
Debbie - did I miss an update on your sons stones?

Thanks again everyone it really helped!

Comment by becky m on October 29, 2010 at 8:52pm: Hi all, crazy stuff going on with the packages, makes me worry a little. Debbie don't you love it when they ask how come you worry about your own child! How stupid people can be some tine. I love it when they say oh at least hes in the Navy they are not in Afgahan. Ha well my nephew who has been in the Navy 10 years arrived there on wed. Everyone please keep him in your pryaers for a safe retun home he will be there for 9 months. He actually said its a beautiful country. Hope all have a great weekend.

Comment by ChitownPat on October 29, 2010 at 5:52am: Great news Paula2...I'll continue to keep you in my prayers. Coco, it won't be easy but you have a great support system here and so many prayers and good thoughts coming to you and your son. Sharing your feelings is important and finding a group that understands is paramount. Keep the faith!

Comment by Debbie (Stephen's mom) on October 28, 2010 at 8:58pm: YEA!!!!!!!!!!!!! Paula2, I am so glad for you, I know that good news made your day, God was watching over you.

Coco I could not even think of my son going there, but I feel the same way he is in Gods hand and in my heart I do know that God does not want us to lose our chidren that way, they are all going to go from old age. I will keep your son in my prays and thoughts. We are here for you so if you need us just post HELP!!! We are with you and we love you so try to think positive.

Comment by MissMySailor on October 28, 2010 at 6:13pm: I have good news. I went to the GYN today for my biopsy. He said he got all the Cancer out at the area that showed up during the colposcopy. There are precancerous cells left but he says they just watch them and I will have paps and ultrasounds every 3 months for a while to keep an eye on it but I am so happy feel like a ton of bricks are off my shoulders.

Coco you are in my thoughts! I recently met a mother of an Army Ranger she was smiling and so proud when she spoke of him. I looked at her in amazement and asked why she is not freaked out. She said it is in God's hands and she has to have faith in her son's training and the training of the men around him. Well with that said I would be like you and worry. I know it is hard but when a death of a military person comes on the news try and change the channel. It is not being disrespectful it is keeping your sanity. I will watch for you and say a prayer for them from the both of us! Hugs Paula

Comment by Coco on October 28, 2010 at 6:01pm: I'm here! Not much to say this week except the sandbox is where my son will be going and I thought I was okay with it but I am really not...and I cry big tears every time I hear about someone's child being killed over there now and I never did before...but I guess I better get used to it cause its what he wants to do and he is enjoying training...sigh...and he is really good at what he does. God has a plan for him and I need to get past my tears.

Other than that I'm good.

Comment by Debbie (Stephen's mom) on October 28, 2010 at 3:13pm: Ok Julie, glad to hear it. Have you heard from your sailor?

Comment by Debbie (Stephen's mom) on October 28, 2010 at 11:05am: Is everyone sleeping???? Hope everyone is ok!

Comment by Debbie (Stephen's mom) on October 27, 2010 at 7:28pm: I kind of felt I was talking to the people at work telling me oh Italy is not that bad why do you miss him and worry. LOL But I do understand the sandbox is no place I would want my son.