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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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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 9, 2010 at 6:41pm
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Debbie, You want to call me and I'll read it to you? I will send a friend request and my phone #.
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Comment by Debbie (Stephen's mom) on September 9, 2010 at 6:10pm
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Paula S. LOL that is a good one about the bricks. LOL I use those boxes all the time to send my son things to Italy. They are the best.
Oh JulieR we made goodbags last year for the Nimitz just the IT group is the one I worked on don't know if the school could do the whole ship.
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Ok, I have not heard from Molly yet. JulieR do you have an address if my school wants to send goodies to that ship? Can you talk to someone on the ship so we could figure out what they need? I am not sure if this is the way we are going to go but if I don't hear from Molly then I am just not sure. this should not be so hard.
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Thanks Pat, so far nothing, hopefully today! I need a list and an address, we have to get a note out to the kids to bring items in. I will let you know what I hear.
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Debbie, The reason for the request for that group is for security for our contacts. That is where all the addresses are available and by having to request to join, the names and addresses are protected. You will be approved pretty quickly.
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Pat I will write down what you suggested.
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Boy Molly must be one tough cookies. You have to ask to be invited in so I did. I would love to help the sailors that are hurt, I just need to know what to collect and where to send the item.
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Thanks Pat, I just did go there and I had to send a friend request, so I am waiting for someone to answer me. I will go look at your suggestion now, thanks!
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Debbie, Here is an idea for a group to help. This is not a Molly's group of the month but there was a request to help wounded warriors. They need things like socks, towels, and sheets. Go to "MAS We Ship Love" (if you do not already belong, send a request) Then click on "Kandahar & Wounded Warriors"
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Michelle, he has not gotten his new list yet for the new openings. Still dealing with the kidney stones. That poor boy (your sailor) is always waiting for something, now he is waiting for school to start. LOL Look how far he has come Michelle, you must be so proud of him.
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