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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
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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...
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Comment by becky m on February 15, 2010 at 9:20pm
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Paula, he has been told it isn't much better. At this point he doesn't care he just wants to see something different. I told him when he gets back he will have a new found love for Lemoore. LOL I have been there this past summer and I can see why he needs the change of senery. If I remember right you have been there and know what I'm talking about. :)
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Mary have you been taste testing the green beer without us?? I am sorry I missed the fall get together too. I'm looking forward to this one thou. Jason is doing well in Lemoore. He's getting bored a little bit not much to do there. He is leaving in 10 days to go t El Centro air base for 2 weeks looking forward to seeing something different for a change. Even if it is only for 2 weeks! Glad to see that Dan is doing good.
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How adorable Debbie!! Glad that he is finally home. Welcome Lewismom. What is you son's job going to be?
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Comment by Debbie (Stephen's mom) on February 14, 2010 at 4:56pm
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Paula, very funny!!!!!!!!!!
Lewismom, we know it is hard, those were the worse days for me. But you will be just fine. Oh he is going to SC cool! Cannot wait to meet you and hear all about your sailor.
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Comment by Coco on February 14, 2010 at 1:46pm
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Thank you all for the welcomes. This is the first Valentines Day I can't pick up the phone and call my son...so I am adjusting. As of right now he is headed to SC after bootcamp. I look forward to meeting you all at your next get together. BTW my photo is of the Chicago Bulls game where his platoon was being officially sworn in and became the officially sponsored 2010 Chicago Bulls platoon. Supposedly they will even have Bulls players show up to cheer them on during boot camp.
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HAPPY VD DAY!!!!!
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LOL you are so funny Mary, I think it is all about you. LOL
Lewismom, welcome! I know how you feel we are here for you. My son has been in since Novemeber 18, 2009, so it has just been a year. He is an ITSA and it in Naples, Italy. Paula is right it does get better, just write letters and wait for his phone calls he will love it, really. Where will he go after bc, stay in Great Lakes or go to P-Cola?
I don't mind the weekends, maybe that is better for everyone!
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Hi all - just joined this group. My son started bootcamp on Feb 2 and its starting to hit me that he in not coming home.
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Hey that is fun Mary we can to anywhere, you just keep thowing it out there, you go girl.LOL Sorry Diane I put a, a at the end of your name. LOL I better get that right.
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Diana, I have been there several times it is a really nice place.
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