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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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AECF - FCs and ETs
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For families that have a loved one serving the Navy as an FC or an ET. This is the place to share and learn more about their jobs and schools. For subs - look for the SECF group.
Members: 836
Latest Activity: Feb 18
Discussion Forum
Anybody out there?
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Current A school at GL for AECF?
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Comment by lori on March 4, 2012 at 11:24pm
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Helen- lot was lots of great info that has me wanting to ask you more questions! Like how can I find a CO to friend!!! We are going to rent a car and staying at the Clarion Hotel on South Bay. My son is on a Carrier and there is the other ships in the strike group coming in as well. So how will we know where to go to park or which pier? Will our son tell us closer to the time when the ship will pull in or is that kind of undetermined? Also- you mentioned the "first kiss" - I had heard that it's a contest but I can't find any info about it. My son informed me that he has duty the day they come in. I said I hope they will at least let him come off and give me a hug! If you don't mind answer questions I know I'll have more! Thanks a bunch Helen!
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Comment by Odi_Ship09_Div140 on March 4, 2012 at 9:05pm
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wow Helen, love hearing about it
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Helen your pics were great! I have a question- did you have to wait long on the pier before your sons ship came in? My son is on his first deployment and returns to SD when they get back. I have booked tickets and wondered how early to get to the pier. Is it similar to when we lined our cars up at PIR and waited FOREVER?
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Comment by togo on March 4, 2012 at 5:17pm
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wow! thanks for sharing. So, so moving! thanks again.
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Comment by ProudGMBarb on March 4, 2012 at 4:45pm
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Hello Ladies...hope you are all having a beautiful Navy Moms Sunday! I wanted to share a video I just watched. Not what we normally post here....but I think you will all enjoy it. Very touching indeed.
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Helen.... WOW!
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Comment by Chris, Forever Ray's Proud Mom on March 4, 2012 at 3:06pm
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Helen, also thanks for the pics!
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Helen, Can hardly wait to see my son in this situation! He is still in A school. I'll be a mess when the ship pulls in! Glad you had a wonderful, I mean AMAZING, time!
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Comment by Anti M on March 2, 2012 at 12:04pm
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Wow, no, but it was in one of those forums. Can you search by their discussions? I know it is possbile, but I haven't tried it for quite a while.
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I love leis, but here in Utah they are hard to find. Hawaii, well the land just throws blossoms at you!
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