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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 MarianneKT's Mom on June 14, 2011 at 8:04am
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Welcome Julie! I'm here in MI. My daughter Katie has been on the Essex for over 2 years out of Sasebo Japan. She has been out to sea a number of times - the ship was to be out to sea 300+ days this year, but some plans changed when the tsunami hit and they were sent to help with reliefe efforts for a time.
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Welcome slapout52!
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Comment by Jason and Jake's mom on June 6, 2011 at 2:25pm
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Congratulations slapout. If he keeps up his excitement he will do very well!! It is such an exciting time
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Comment by slapout52 on June 6, 2011 at 1:35pm
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Got a brand-new sailor in DC training at GL! He is so excited about this phase!
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Hi Judyann...I am heading back up on Tuesday for 2 1/2 weeks to see my mom. Taking the ferry to Seattle to go to the Pike Street Market was my favorite thing when I spent summers up there. The market in the 70's was quite an interesting place. We are going into Seattle for the Haunted Market tour. It is a tour through Pike Street area after it is all closed down for the day. Ought to be interesting. Did you by any chance get to do the underground while you were there? Seattle's history is pretty interesting
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Judyann...that part of Washington is so gorgeous. It does rain a lot but at least you get beauty with no humidity!! I would be a very happy camper if my son wound up in Bremerton!!
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THe Fed gov't taxes your income regardless of where you serve. Our state - Michigan - does not tax the military, but many others do. As to getting paid more - only when they get 'hazard' pay when they travel in/through certain areas from what I understand.
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Marianne....Bremerton is one of the places my son listed. That would be a strange full circle because my sister and I spent a lot of time on that base as kids when we visited my grandparents every summer. They sat in the CPO club and we would watch the sailors play basketball in the gym. I would not be sad if he was stationed there thats for sure!! But at least he has said he wouldn't mind Japan. He said they get paid more for being there and if I am not mistaken I think he said it isn't taxed? I just keep telling myself that I only get to see my mom once a year so it will be fine if he winds up there. Navymom4....wow...we are only about 10-15 minutes from each other. Maybe one of these days we could have lunch or something. Please keep me updated on how your son is doing. You can send a private message if you like.
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My brother-in-law's nephew from Seattle joined the Navy 'to see the world' and was assigned to Bremerton - he didn't even get to leave the state accept for BC and training and he was disappointed!
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Comment by navymom4e (ship12 div038) on June 2, 2011 at 12:58am
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Lori- yes-it was from nerves!!! I think he was shocked!!!! I am in Chino Hills so San Diego would of been so nice! I hope your son gets San Diego but you never know.... Very exciting for a wedding for you!!!
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