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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:
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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
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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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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 Ruth, Gun's Mom on December 22, 2009 at 3:49pm
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I didn't know he was running for Senator. I think it's time to let some people here know that!
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Talked to my sailor (Andy) this morning. Bad news, he won't get home for Christmas because of the weather and not a lot of time off. He said it's snowing like crazy at GL--he's on snow duty, but says he doesn't get cold with good equipment and winter gear. Good news, one of his friends off the Roosevelt has moved to GL, and he and wife have invited Andy to their house for Christmas. It makes his dad and I feel good that he won't be alone with his dog! More good news, Andy talked to Congressman Kirk this morning who requested all his paperwork about the IED incident. Andy sounded more hopeful than he has in a long time. His dad and I are so disgusted with our congressman--his office has had the file since last summer and has never once even been courteous enough to call us or Andy after the initial promise to get him the awards he deserves (there's more than a purple heart). I've visited his office twice--a worker pulls out his file, says they've sent a letter to the pentagon and that's the end of it.
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Comment by Debbie (Stephen's mom) on December 21, 2009 at 6:33pm
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Welcome tmsy22, best of luck to your daughter she is going to love battlestations.
Paula, sorry to say Christmas is not over yet!!!!!!!!
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Cathy, I hope your daughter has a great trip home (safe). Enjoy your time with her.
Annie I just love the picture. Is this the picture we were talking about?
Debbie, you are by Sara Lee right? Right in the neighbor!
Ruth keep us updated if he deserves it he should get it.
Laura thanks, I have heard this before, it is terrible.
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Paula and all, Mark Kirk's military affairs guy called me back last night. He's calling my son on Monday to see what can be done about the purple heart. It's not the medal we're after--it's the life long care. Thanks for the help.
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Is Mark's district include Great Lakes and Judy's Zion? It sort of looks like that on the map. I called Mark's office and left a message for the military affairs guy. This injury happened two years ago May, and my son will never be without pain. Eventually, he'll probably need knee replacements. He hit an IED while he was an IA with the Army. The Navy doctor wants to sign off on it, but he can't because all the records say simply "no injury" or contusions--written by a supply clerk at the time. It was later that an Army doctor determined permanent injury, but the paperwork never got in his file. The dr. was National Guard and we can't find him even going through the military locator. At least the good thing is that my son works through the pain and continues to pass PT. He wants the Navy to be his career. He has six years in already so he doesn't want to leave; he just sucks it up. (and sometimes complains to his mom!)
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Thanks, Paula. Hoping that he can help with my son't purple heart that he still doesn't have because the Army lost a required piece of paperwork. We've gone through our own Congressman, but we haven't heard anything from him for months--he's doing nothing possibly to wait and use it during election time.
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I suppose I can goggle this information, but can anyone tell me the Congressman responsible for Zion? I want to contact him.
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I'm home for two weeks after a month's adventure! I took my sailor's dog, Tex, and drove to the Houston area in November. He flew from chicago to meet a young woman he'd been talking and writing to--I got to meet her, too. Nice person, but no chemistry for them. (I've told him that after a California girl, a Texas girl, and a Michigan girl, he needs to stay closer to home!) He and I visited my brother in Houston, then drove to Tucson for Thanksgiving. My husband flew; his family is all there now. Had a wonderful time! Son and Tex flew back on Dec. 1; we drove to our winter home in the Rio Grande Valley near McAllen. Got things unpacked, missed the blizzard here! Flew home on Sunday. We'll be here till New Years Eve when we go back to Texas. Spending time with the granddaughters and hoping our sailor will get home for Christmas. He's doing snow removal as well as being an instructor, so he doesn't know yet. Merry Christmas to all!
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Hi Michelle, yes they do grow up so fast but he will be home, you will have the BEST Christmas! Enjoy your time with him.
Paula how are you doing? I know it is not ez not having the girls home, but we are here for you. My daughter will be in Sat., so at lease I have her, that helps a lot.
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