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Choose your Username. For the privacy and safety of you and/or your sailor, NO LAST NAMES ARE ALLOWED, even if your last name differs from that of your sailor (please make sure your URL address does not include your last name either). Also, please do not include your email address in your user name. Go to "Settings" above to set your Username. While there, complete your Profile so you can post and share photos and videos of your Sailor and share stories with other moms!
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 Laura on May 11, 2012 at 2:35am
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Hi Mary,
I think that our sons are in the same carrier group, if not on the same ship. Sometimes it is hard to keep track of whos kids are where. I think that I am going to make myself a spreadsheet to keep track of things!
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Comment by Debbie (Stephen's mom) on April 30, 2012 at 7:36pm
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Hi, how is everyone? I have a question, when I was looking for sailors to mail Easter cards too from school I received a name Allan Cardaza, well the envelope came back (Sally) is this you? If I can get the address again I will mail it out again. Hope everyone is good.
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May 19th - Molly's Adopt A Sailor packing party 10:00am @ St. Francis de Sales ministry center. 135 S. Buesching Rd. Lake Zurich, Il 60047
May 26th - Meet & Greet, Olive Garden, 11:00am, 1925 E. Golf Rd, Schaumburg, Il
Hope to see you all at one or both of the events!
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Comment by Janellesmile on April 28, 2012 at 6:29pm
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oops- I thought I could edit my last post and take my son's name out, but it erased it completely. Thanks Pat L for the advice. I read the guidelines after exploring and writing and fixed other spots. Got it now! :)
Thanks everyone for the warm welcomes! I will continue to explore and join in where I can. You all seem like a great group!
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Comment by Pat L. in IL on April 27, 2012 at 7:16pm
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@Beth, I think we are going to have quite a group of moms at the concert. Hope we can figure out a way to touch base with you!!
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The packing party for "Molly's Adopt A sailor" is going to be on May 19th, 10:00am, St.Francis de Sales Church in Lake Zurich. I am soo nervous that we won't have enough items to pack. I am praying for a successful packing party.
I am going to pick May 26th for our Northern Illinois meet and Greet. Most likey at 11:00am at the Olive Garden in Schaumburg unless anyone can think of an alternative place.
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Comment by becky m on April 25, 2012 at 8:10pm
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Coco hell of a job on the cliff notes!! :) have to print that out to remember...thanks for the drink offer...welcome Janelle
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mary - I am looking forward you you, and any other moms who want to join us, at the Lake Zurich packing party!
I will post something official soon!
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Hi Janelle, Welcome! I see that you are in Naperville and I live in Carol Stream! We are practically neighbors!!! My sailor is also a Nuke (EM)!
Just one small thing, you should really erase your son's name. You can just say "my sailor"!
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Coco, EXCELLENT job with the cliff notes!!!
Cantigny - Gary Sinise concert - July 21
Packing party @ St. Francis in Lake Zurich - May 19
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