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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:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

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RTC Graduation

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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ILLINOIS N4M

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Who wants to make an Illinois N4M site with me? Calling all Illinois Sailor families.

Members: 402
Latest Activity: Apr 7, 2021

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Comment by madozer on December 28, 2011 at 12:03am: Hi, Johnnie. My daughter celebrated her 18th birthday at bootcamp last August. I tried to replace worry and missing her with planning a family trip to the next spot where she was going to be stationed. We all had a great trip to SanAntonio in October, where she was in Corpsman Training. She is home now, until tomorrow, but we are having fun looking at houses for rent in Pensacola, FL for a family trip in June. This is helping her to be less nervous about her new home and job in Pensacola, and gives me something to look forward to...so tomorrow won't be so rough.

Comment by AngiePNMx2 on December 27, 2011 at 12:32pm: To all our new members.....

We are thrilled you have joined us! Ask any questions you may have we are here to help! We are in this together!

Comment by Johnnie on December 27, 2011 at 11:05am: Hello, my daughter is 19 and about to graduate from bootcamp on Jan. 6th. I was really worried about her, but i was able to adipt her for Christmas and realized that she is doing great and was so happy she made the choice to go into the Navy. I am new to the Navy Mom group and look forward to hearing from mom who have ideas about how not to miss your child so much.

Comment by PAM (GM MOM) on December 26, 2011 at 10:24pm: Welcome drwcrw6, and yes this is great place for support and info. When you find out your daughter's PIR you will want to also join that group. If at anytime you have any questions just ask and we will answer them if we can. We are all here for each other.

Comment by drwcrw6 on December 26, 2011 at 9:45pm: This is my first post any where on this site. My 19 y.o. daughter signed up in September and leaves March 26th. Luckily we are close to Great Lakes, and we won't have to travel far for Graduation. After BC she will be going to Pensacola for A school. I am getting ready to start planning her "Anchors Aweigh" party and am getting emotional. She is excited and has a countdown til she leaves. I know I will be on N4M's more often. This is a great site to have for support!

Comment by rlbly on December 26, 2011 at 8:17pm: Thanks to all for the Christmas greetings. We also had a great Christmas. Our sailor was very handsome in his dress blues and everyone had to have their picture with him. Everyone says he has changed alot but, I can still see a little of my boy in there. We are trying to to cram as many memories in as we can during his stay knowing it may be a long time before he gets back home. We hope everyone has a healthy and happy new year.

Comment by PAM (GM MOM) on December 25, 2011 at 10:16pm: I hope everyone had a great Christmas, I did. I got a Christmas video this morning from my deployed sailor and then he called tonight. This is one happy Navy Mom.

Comment by PAM (GM MOM) on December 24, 2011 at 7:57pm: MERRY CHRISTMAS !!!!!!!!!!!!

Comment by medic mom on December 24, 2011 at 11:40am: Thanks Carol. Just not sure how I feel about him being an HM with the marines. Gotta be happy for him since he's over the top happy.

Have a Merry Christmas ladies. If you are with your sailors enjoy. If you are not enjoy also.

Comment by carols_kitchen on December 24, 2011 at 11:13am: medic mom--just met another medic out of training at San Antonio. He thought the base was much nicer than staying up at Great Lakes. We only talked a minute or two while he was on break visiting/working at recruiter's office.

to all my Illinois Moms and Families--((((hugs!))))