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This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.

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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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Location: Tinley Park
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Latest Activity: Jul 27, 2022

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Comment by ChitownPat on August 26, 2010 at 8:25am: Sally-I am at Bethesda Lutheran in Rogers Park Chicago. I was formerly principal at St. Luke Academy in Chicago. I am very familiar with Immanuel Des Plaines. My 3 kids went to Luther North and then 2, including my Navy son, went on to Augustana College in Rock Island, IL (shout out to Ruth from the Quad cities). I am a product of Lutheran schools as well. Small world!

Comment by Ruth, Gun's Mom on August 25, 2010 at 10:24pm: There are some pictures of my other honor flights on my page. The first one I was my dad's guardian. Priceless! The second time, I was guardian to a retired doctor in his 90's that was a Navy veteran. It was wonderful, too.

Comment by Debbie (Stephen's mom) on August 25, 2010 at 10:15pm: Oh Ruth that is so great. Take pictures if you can, I would love to see them.

Comment by Ruth, Gun's Mom on August 25, 2010 at 9:55pm: I'm probably repeating myself, but I've been on two honor flights out of the quad-cities. What an honor! If you're a teacher, have your students write letters--there's mail call on the way home for our heroes. I'm excited that I've been asked to be a "bus captain" in November for my third flight. But an even bigger excitement--my sailor has been asked to be a guardian, so he'll be with me, too.

Comment by Debbie (Stephen's mom) on August 25, 2010 at 9:13pm: Paula, how cool is that. I will look on fb. I am so glad you dad got to go.

Comment by Debbie (Stephen's mom) on August 25, 2010 at 9:12pm: Chitown, that is a great plan, that is what we did. We had mass and invited the vets to come and they we told them they were going. You should of seen their faces, there was not a dry eye in the place. One of the vets just passed away around a month ago, his family was so happy he got to go. A principal, boy I would not want that job. I work in the office with the principal, not ez working with the parents.

Comment by Pat L. in IL on August 25, 2010 at 4:07pm: Thanks Chitown Pat!!

Comment by ChitownPat on August 25, 2010 at 3:50pm: Debbie-What a great idea(Honor Flight) for a chapel project. I am a principal at a Lutheran school and this would be a great way to designate our chapel offerings. We could do it in conjunction with our Veteran's Day celebrations!

Comment by ChitownPat on August 25, 2010 at 3:48pm: Count me in for the packing party!

Comment by Pat L. in IL on August 25, 2010 at 11:12am: MissMySailor, Just bring stuff from the list! I'll have the boxes here. When Sally and I nail down a date, we'll send you the details. Look forward to meeting you!!