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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
Members: 68
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 Pat L. in IL on September 22, 2010 at 10:24pm
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*NEWS ALERT* I have information on how to get our postage paid for the boxes sent to the troops. There are rules with the Pepsi grant that we have to follow. First of all, to qualify it has to be a packing party. And it has to be for the designated group of the month on "Molly's" site. I have started the process to get postage paid for the packing party that Sally and I are having on Oct. 23. Please join us and get your postage paid (please). Pat
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Comment by ChitownPat on September 22, 2010 at 10:06pm
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Debbie-My husband is doing very well. He'll be home tomorrow and is doing home physical therapy. Thanks again to everyone for all the good thoughts.
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Comment by Debbie (Stephen's mom) on September 22, 2010 at 9:21pm
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Paula, how are you and Holly doing?
Pat how is your husband doing?
That is so great about winning the $50,000 would love to hear what is done with th money.
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Hi Everyone, Today Molly's Adopt A Sailor was confirmed as a $50,000 WINNER in the Pepsi refresh everything challenge!! For everyone who voted a big THANK YOU!!!
There has been a little confusion this month because in addition to the regular monthly group (Love and Hope from Afghanistan) we received a pretty urgent need request for the "Wounded Warriors". When the Oct. group is announced I am planning on sending out a message with the info. Pat
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Hey Sally, glad you dropped in, hope your leg is feeling better soon. It is no fun when you are in pain. What are you sewing?
Paula, how are you doing? I am so sorry it has to be so hard. I would not want to live that way either. He has lived a wonderful full life so that is what you and Holly have to remember. The Lord will take him when it is his time, just be with him and talk to him and just remind him how much you love him, he will go in peace.
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Dear Paula, As a nurse, I know how difficult it is for family's to put the patient's welfare ahead of their own grief. That is NOT a criticism, it is such a horrible position to be in when you love someone so much. I am in Carol Stream so if you need anything, please let me know. Will continue to keep you and your family in my thoughts and prayers. Pat
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My husband and his new hip are doing very well! Thanks for all the good thoughts sent his way. Paula, prayers and lots of love are being sent to you and your family.
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Chitown, I will keep your husband in my prays and thoughts. 33 years that is wonderful. How did it go?
Paula S, I am so sorry, I will keep him in my prays and thoughts. I hope God wraps his arms around him. Let us know how things are going.
Lauren loves France I knew she would. Diana how is she doing?
Stephen would like a job in Jacksonville FL, he would be doing his job from a chopper, keep your fingers crossed he really wants it and I want it, it will get him closer to home. So far he still have his stones, I wish they would just pass already.
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Comment by MissMySailor on September 20, 2010 at 8:30pm
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Paula, I am so sorry to hear about your father. My heart goes out to you and your family. Take care sweetie.
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Comment by becky m on September 20, 2010 at 8:30pm
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Paula, you and your entire family are in my prayers...we know how close you and your dad are. Please let me know if you need anything I am close to you if you need something.
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