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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...
Started by Theresa. Last reply by Pat L. in IL Aug 9, 2013. 3 Replies 0 Likes
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Comment by MissMySailor on January 31, 2012 at 12:13am
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Ruth I am so sorry about your loss. I have to say I am impressed with your son. It takes an amazing man to do what he does in the Navy but to improvise and correct the error so your mother got the flag in the way she deserved and from her grandson is so amazing and heart felt, I cried.
Paula S Holly amazed me when I met her and here again. How wonderful and an incredible show of affection, love, and respect she showed and from the heart.
So sorry for both of your losses,
Paula2
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Comment by Ruth, Gun's Mom on January 29, 2012 at 8:41pm
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I have to share--my dad, an Army WWII veteran, died Saturday, the 14th, and the funeral was last Saturday. Even though our sailor is only three hours away at GL, I called the Red Cross on a Sunday night, and within an hour his command had let him know that his leave started on Tuesday for a week. The Red Cross made it very easy!
At the service, because of a miscommunication, there wasn't a flag (no casket), so at the end my mom had wanted the Legion to unfold and fold the flag to be presented to her before the rifle volley and taps. The PGR was in the back of the church--they'd done a flag line at the church entrance. My sailor quietly left the front pew (in his dress blues), walked to the back. The PGR ride captain took a flag off one of their poles, and he and my son walked to the front and folded the flag. My son is on the official funeral detail at Great Lakes, so he turned and presented the flag to his grandmother with the entire speel, "On behalf of the president......." Not a dry eye in the church at that point.
It wasn't planned that way, but how we loved how it happened! My dad would have been 90 in March, he had a wonderful life, we had a lot of happy and laughable moments during the funeral, but it was so touching at the end. My dad, I'm sure is proud of his sailor grandson!
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Comment by Pat L. in IL on January 25, 2012 at 11:09pm
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Sorry, but the rugrats kept me busy today!
Sunday Feb. 12,for only $15 per person unlimited appetizers at Cheeseburger in Paradise in Downer's Grove. Event runs from 4-8PM with unlimited appetizers and soda from 5-7. If you bring something to donate to Molly's Adopt A Sailor, you get a free rafffle ticket. Phone #630-474-4037 for ticket info.
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Comment by Debbie (Stephen's mom) on January 25, 2012 at 9:37pm
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Do we get to eat all the cheeseburger we want, count me in. lolololol
How is everyone doing?
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@Mary, Cheeseburger in Paradise is Feb. 12. I'll go find the details and post it.
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Becky, that is a great picture. Thanks for posting it. I am very happy for him, I think that is a great decision. Where will he be going?
Anne I don't mind going out, do we have a date?
We have been there before good food.
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Comment by becky m on January 23, 2012 at 9:40pm
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whats at cheeseburger in paradise??
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not sure if you guys can see the pic i put up but its my son re-uping for 4 more years....hope all is well with everyone... chucks yes for me
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Thanks Linda, Will check it out!!!
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