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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 ChitownPat on August 12, 2010 at 6:20am
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Ladies-I am so bummed. My daughter bought tickets for me to go with her and my 3 year old grandson to see Thomas the Tank in Union IL on Saturday! Normally I'd be thrilled to be spending the time with my grandson, but I don't want to miss the group's party. Should be back from the Illinos Railway Museum by 3PM and will try and make it down by 6:00PM. Got my trusty Mapquest and the phone # so I should be fine. Save a drink for me!!!
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Comment by MissMySailor on August 11, 2010 at 8:02pm
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How do you get over the fact that you can not call then when you want too? My so is in Main helping with laoding all the supplies on the ship he is assigned too as it is new in a shipyard. He was staying at an abandoned Air Force base and I called he when ever I wanted but now he is on ship. He calls me once a week and said he has to has to have his phone off before he goes onboard. THEN to make it worse he called from a friends phone and said his broke and there is not a Sprint store near him. OMG ok do you think if I over night a phone he will get it? Is it safe? It is a shipyard not a base.
I started a new cancer drug last month and it is putting it's wrath on my I am in pain (it causes joint pain like you could not imagine) and making me very down I miss him so much I tear up when ever I see his pic! So if I am quiet (sp) Saturday Ladies please know it is not you it is this dam drug which I tried to stop today but my husband said he would leave if I stop taking it!!!
Sorry for the rant I needed to get this out,
PaulaG
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Comment by Coco on August 11, 2010 at 5:49pm
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Oh my...the word is out ladies...we are the group to hang with...lol. Two new members in just 24 hours. Welcome Jill and Gigi!
The Honor Flight sounds amazing. What a great group and awesome honor. Jill my son has been in San Diego for 7 days...and I really miss him already...not the same as a ship but still missing him. Michelle...I am glad to see you are practicing..."my son lives in..." I keep saying it and it gets easier every day but I really got spoiled with him at Great Lakes and the thought of having to buy a ticket to see him...stinks.
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My husband went on the Honor Flight Chicago last year with his dad. His dad was to have been on the first Honor Flight out of Chicago but got seriously ill and was hospitalized. They had a wonderful experience and my husband and I have gone to Midway as greeters on otherr flights. We've also pushed Honor Flight vets in the Memorial Day parades. My husband is so involved in the organization that he uploads alot of the honor flight pictures. The co-founder of the Chicago Honor Flight, Jean Marie Kapp goes to my church.
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Comment by Ruth, Gun's Mom on August 11, 2010 at 11:50am
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I've been on two Honor Flights, one with my dad. Both are unforgettable experiences.
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Welcome gigi65-the chicago mom's are a great group...lots of good advice, good listeners and from what I can tell, a group that likes to have fun!
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Comment by Debbie (Stephen's mom) on August 10, 2010 at 7:26pm
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LOL Jill, join the club! Wow, he has been to several places already, my sailor has been in Italy since he left P-Cola, but they do like to keep them in one place it is cheaper and he is single so that is even cheaper for the Navy to keep him in Italy.
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Sorry Michelle no food will be left, well for sure no drink will be left. LOL
No whining on here, no way!!!
Cannot wait Diana!
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Great pictures Annie.
Hi momof drew. How long has he been in the Navy? I know what you mean about missing him. Is this his first time on a ship? My son has only been on land and he is in Italy, but a long of these moms have sailors that have been on a ship. Don't worry he is going love it.
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Navy Ball is October 16 in Davenport, Iowa, in case anyone is interested. It's fun to go.
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