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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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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 becky m on August 17, 2010 at 9:57pm
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when mine came he did not fly in uniform either. I made the reservations myself and when he got to the ticket counter he showed his military ID and was moved to first class also . That was on US air. Debbie mine has been on land and went on the uss carl vinson for 8 days in july to earn part of his air warfare. He said he didn't like or hate it. He said it was a good experience and glad that he was able to do it.
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Comment by Debbie (Stephen's mom) on August 17, 2010 at 7:52pm
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When Stephen flew home from P-Cola they put him in first class how about that.
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MIssmysailor, thank you so much, I think I don't want my so on a ship. I don't think I ever thought much of it and I saw that video and it worries me, he has been on land for such a long time it is hard for me to see him on a ship. thank you, I am going t try to send this to Stephen. He has spent a weekend on the ship before but not 6 months.
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They are not suppos to fly in their uniforms. Stephen did from P-Cola home but he could not from here to Italy, so make sure what the rules are.
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Comment by ChitownPat on August 17, 2010 at 3:26pm
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Michelle-What airlines did your son use and did you or he make the reservations privately...not through military reservations?
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Comment by MissMySailor on August 17, 2010 at 1:43pm
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I just saw this video about the inside and outside of a destroyer and enjoyed it so I wanted to pass it on.
http://www.navyformoms.com/video/navy-racks-uss-sampson
All dates to get together are cool with me!!!
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As yet my son has never gone through military reservations but through reservations made by me on all of his flights home to Chicago and back to Charleston. I paid for baggage and when he got to the gate the clerk told him that military doesn't pay for baggage and they gave me a number which I called and was able to have the amount credited to my credit card. We have had him on Southwest to Florida, US Air and Air Tran and he has never had a problem. Also, when my son's orders changed and I had to change his flight date and was not charged a penalty or the extra flight cost. Maybe we were just lucky.
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Ladies, Double check about baggage on most airlines, I've found that if your sailor flies in uniform they don't have to pay for baggage. Also, most airlines will bump up military to first class if a seat is available.
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Barb that is music to my ears that my son can come home more often. Southwest is a good airline they don't charge for bags yet so that is good. Well he put in for his bases today so now we sit and wait. Glad I got you ladies.
Coco, wow you have your travel plans all set. Good for your son, I bet he is loving his work.
Oh Barb if he is in for 6 years they did mention a bonus so we will see.
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Comment by Coco on August 16, 2010 at 4:24pm
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Road trip...here is my road trip schedule...San Diego before end of the year (this is a must! and he liked the other mom idea...then he won't have to spend every minute with me...lol) and Washington in 2011...My son leaves San Diego and heads to WA at somepoint towards the end of the year...lol so either location works for me...lol.
Talked to my son at great length yesterday...he is working in the ER and getting lots of awesome experience...even surgeries.
Any of those dates work!
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