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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 Debbie (Stephen's mom) on April 4, 2010 at 2:31pm
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Happy Easter! Enjoy your day!
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Comment by MissMySailor on April 3, 2010 at 5:46pm
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Hi Becky, I hope your son get's an answer soon I hate the waiting. My son finishes A school next week he says then he comes home for 2 weeks and then heads to his ship. BUT he has no orders yet??? He is so anxious to come home he is planning already and I told him he may not get his orders the day he finishes, am I right about that? I miss him so much but I have chemo Thursday and I hate when I can't be up running around with him. He has turned into such a man since he has been in the Navy I am so proud as you all are of your kids. Happy Easter Paula
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Comment by becky m on April 3, 2010 at 5:34pm
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Hi everyone. Welcome Paula #2. Hey paula #1 I was stalking my son's Facebook page and I think one of his friends has a pic of him and some people on a ship. It looks like Holly is in the pic. If he knew I was stalking him he would kill me. LOL
I am waiting to heara if he is coming home, he put his chit in and still hasn't heard anything....hurry up and wait. Hope all have a good Easter.
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Drew, good name, we are glad you are here too!
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LoL No Paula he has to have it done thru the Navy, they probably going to take his wisdom teeth out or are they out already? You know it seem sometimes things are moving so slow for you and your sailor but once they finish school they get their orders and they are gone, it is so fast. And at school you can talk to them all the time, they go overseas or on a ship and you don't get to talk to them as often. I would think he would still get his two weeks, but the Navy does what it wants, I hope that all works out so he can come home and you can hug him to death. LOL Paula I think you are a wonderful and strong person and you will be up and moving before you know it. Keep yourself busy with as much as you can, but rest and take care of yourself. Can you go outside in the shade with a good book, I wish I was there now. LOL It sounds like your son has a good outlook, he is going to do great!
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Paula S Debbie and every on else you all have been so nice and I am so glad I found you all. My breast cancer is going to be fine, I just get frustrated being stuck in the house because of my immune system and being too weak to have fun. I think making gift boxes for Molley's project is what I need to keep me focused and busy! Yesterday I was worried about my son he is so anxious to BE somebody but we talked last night he laughed at me and said mom I plan on being here for the long haul and there are many steps but I will will hang in there..... He said he got a letter yesterday stating that he needs dental work so he will be put on hold after A school once his dental work is done he will get orders my question is do you think this will cut his "2 week visit home" he was suppose to get before he ships out? Also would they let him come home and get the work done as my husband is a dentist. OK this is turning into a novel...LOL
Take care luv you all, Paula (Drew is my son's name)
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Paula, you have a lot on your plate, I am sorry to hear that, are you doing ok! This is my feeling about any job (not that you asked) everyone has a job and when everyone does their job it runs smoothly. So if we did not have your son doing that job, something would not run smoothly. He will do great and I know he will continue to love it. And we know how proud you are of him. This is why this site is so good we are hear for one another, we understand how each of us are feeling.
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I am sorry I have breast cancer too and it is just a bad day... I read the negative not the posative in the post. He is in A school right now scored real high on aviation and helmsman he has had the 3rd highest score for tha past 3 weeks and said he has 2 more. He loves the Navy and plans on long term enrollment. Thanks all for the encouragement I am so glad I am here you all seem like friends and that is what we all nee. Thanks all, Paula
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Enjoy your trip and enjoy your son. Stephen had moved out too but his lease was up so he came home for a few months it was nice to have him home. There were days tho! LOL
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Paula that information is from a sailor that is in that job. I think all jobs are important. And I think also it is what your sailor puts into it. I hope this would help I hope I did not make you feel bad that is not what I wanted to do. I know my son's friend Dan loves it.
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