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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.

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Latest Activity: Apr 7, 2021

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Comment by SandySea on December 2, 2011 at 4:21pm: Would love to meet you all, but we are planning on taking our depper to visit family that weekend. Wants to see them before he goes to basic. I'll be very sorry to miss it.

Comment by Laurie on December 2, 2011 at 12:02pm: I really wish I could but we are having our big family Christmas get together that day. If you change it or can meet on Sunday afternoon, I can make it. Sorry, I can hardly wait to meet up with you all.

Comment by heather's mom ship 12 div 029 on December 2, 2011 at 11:37am: @allie - I have joined the PIR goup, I think I love this site, but sometimes can't remember where I have been, there is so much to look at and read. We only live about 75 miles from GL, I think we are staying over on Thur. so we can go to the meet and greet and then be at PIR early without having to get up and drive. I haven't really checked out the Ramada meet n greet I will have to look for info on that.

Comment by rlbly on December 2, 2011 at 10:44am: I am available for the 10th. If I get released to drive I can come. I had surgery Tuesday and will hopefully be recovered enough my then to go places on my own. Sounds like fun. I have never been to a meet and greet, except for the one at PIR.

Comment by Pentwater98 on December 1, 2011 at 10:20pm: Just got back to our hotel room from Sarge's Meet and Greet.. That guy is amazing...

Comment by J/J Mom on December 1, 2011 at 10:14pm: i'd love to meet up with y'all, but i can't make it on the 10th either. :[

Have a great time everyone!!

Comment by allie42989 (ship07/div036) on December 1, 2011 at 9:15pm: @heather's mom - i will be in great lakes the same weekend as you for pir! have you joined our pir group? if not, let me know and i'll send ya the link!! :) i think that my boyfriend's family and i will be attending the ramada inn meet and greet, instead. (that's where we're staying the whole weekend!)

Comment by greenoak on December 1, 2011 at 7:01pm: Would love to but Im working:(

Comment by carols_kitchen on December 1, 2011 at 6:38pm: Angie--I'm going to check with the hubby and see if he is going to be busy working on church musical. If so, I am available on Dec. 10th (had hoped to do it the 11th for another Mom, but it won't work out with my church schedule.) Do not let me forget to check with Max! I know what you mean about a Navy Mom fix!

Hugs

Carol

Comment by Laurie on December 1, 2011 at 5:19pm: I am only about 3 miles from Spring Lake. I actually live in the country outside of Mahomet, it is just easier to say Mahomet. That would be funny if I knew her.