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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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Comment by KC'smom on November 6, 2013 at 6:29pm
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There is a Residence Inn at Arundel Mills (Hanover, Md) - don't know how much it is, but it's really nice and right next to all the action. (Casino, restaurants, mall). A straight shot to the base ( 2 mi. down 1 road and he's there)
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Comment by Reid's Ma on November 5, 2013 at 11:52pm
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He called the Army lodge ... on Hawkins Drive and no availability. Made a res in Laurel MD at a Holiday Inn. Yes, the guest house sounded like a great deal--that's why there was no room in the Inn! thanks
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Comment by NYRican924 on November 5, 2013 at 8:35pm
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The Fort Meade Guest House, Abrams Hall, offers a full range of temporary lodging facilities for PCS members and families. Located on Hawkins Drive at Maps Road, it has 54 units with private bath, two double beds, microwave and refrigerator, in room amenities, a common use kitchen, laundry and vending machine room on the first floor.
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Has he checked on Base Temporary Lodging? He can all call base housing to see if they have a list of furnished apartments that offer no contract short stays.
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He's leaving for Ft. Meade. Can someone recommend an extended stay hotel-- REASONABLE, until he finds an apt. near base.
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Comment by Shoeysmom on October 18, 2013 at 10:00pm
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Thanks NYRican24
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Hi all
If you visit Monterey, I highly recommend staying at the historic Naval Post-Graduate School (Naval Lodge). I swear that it looks like the resort in "The Shining". It is absolutely beautiful and so convenient. And as said before, unless you have a Military ID, or dependent or retiree ID, then your sailor needs to make the reservation.
As for visiting during Thanksgiving, I took my family there for Thanksgiving last year. We cooked for our sailor and his friends. We cooked a lot of the side dishes at the lodge and cooked our Turkey in his barracks room. OMG, that was one of the best turkeys we ever had. They have this convection/microwave oven in the rooms and it works amazingly well. It was great cooking for them and visiting in the barracks. I also booked our flight on Expedia and got an awesome price of $400.00 round trip from San Antonio Tx to Monterey. That is what it cost usually just to LA and/or SF. We were pretty grateful cause for a holiday time frame, that was pretty good. To all who plan on traveling there, Have a great trip!
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Thanks Navy/Daughter Mom
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I was thinking of buying a ticket to go for thanksgiving too. Suggestions where to stay?
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Comment by NavyDaughter/Mom on October 17, 2013 at 5:09pm
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Yes, I've been out 3x so far and plan on going out over Turkey Day.
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