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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:
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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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Looking for advice from DCs
Started by locogirlp. Last reply by Dee Jan 21, 2014. 4 Replies 0 Likes
A school then onto Japan for DC
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DC after BC
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Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on July 10, 2009 at 9:10pm
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Welcome Nita! My daughter joined 10/8/08 and is on the USS Essex out of Sasebo, Japan.
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Wow! What a great pic! Thanks for sharing!
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Comment by CCR on April 28, 2009 at 12:21pm
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Wanted to see if the Firefighter in the news article was the sailor of anyone here.
http://www.navyformoms.com/group/texasmoms/forum/topics/beaumont-patriot-guard-rider
He was welcomed home recently. Isn't this wonderful? I'd be so touched if he was my sailor.
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Katie arrived Sasebo on Sunday and they are sending her out to the USS Essex on Wednesday. It was wonderful having her home for 2 weeks before leaving. But, needless to say, I miss her already. I'm looking forward to getting her new address so I can write and send packages. I'm sure she's thrilled that they are sending her out to the ship instead of waiting until it comes back to port.
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Katie graduated A school 4/2/09. Now it will be home for a visit before leaving for Japan.
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Katie called tonight to tell me that she will be stationed on the USS Essex out of Sasebo, Japan. She is excited...Japan was #3 on her 'dream list' after San Diego (#1) and Pearl Harbor! Not sure when she will be leaving yet. Katie is in Mod 6 of her DC training at A school.
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My daughter is in BEQ 631
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Kathey - We stayed at the Ramada Inn on Green Bay Rd. We needed a hotel that would allow 5 in a room. The PIR rate was $89/night with pool, hot tub, sauna, and hot breakfast buffet from 6:30-9:30 and 6:00 AM on PIR. When we arrived early our room was already ready and for some reason they had upgraded it to a 3 queen room. It was just 3 1/2 miles S past the NEX and left to the base.
Alli - when my daughter signed up for DC, she was told it was all ship duty. Hopefully someone else in this group can answer the question of being out to see for long periods of time better - especially those that have had their son/daughter in the Navy longer. Katie is just starting at 'A' school.
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Kathey - Katie PIRd with Stephen and she said she should graduate from A school March 5th. She could be sent to any ship. I seem to remember one Mom posting that their son was set to go to Guam, but then at the last minute his orders were switched to San Diego.
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We had a nice Thansgiving since Katie called 4 times throughout the day. One of her shipmates (Jen) aunt's adopted Katie along with Jen for the day. They had a nice time with the family. Katie called on Saturday as well to say that her Div 903 won the Captain's Cup. Enjoy your time with Nick.
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