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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

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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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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 ProudNavyMom on November 2, 2011 at 6:26pm: Thank you ladies!!

Comment by medic mom on November 2, 2011 at 6:21pm: Oh and Proud it would be great to meet you too. Good luck with this journey.

Comment by medic mom on November 2, 2011 at 6:20pm: No we haven't met. My son went in in July. PIRed in September and is now in San Antonio trainging for medic. It is rare to meet someone from around here. LOL

Comment by ProudNavyMom on November 2, 2011 at 6:16pm: I will definitely keep you posted!! It just all depends on when my son's flight to A school leaves from Chicago on Saturday. It's a 3 and 1/2 hour drive back from GL to Peoria. Our flight leaves Peoria on Sunday at around noon I think.

Comment by medic mom on November 2, 2011 at 4:29pm: Hey Barb! I live in Peoria too. Welcome to the group Proud.

Comment by ProudNavyMom on November 2, 2011 at 4:28pm: Sure thing!

Comment by ProudNavyMom on November 2, 2011 at 12:01pm: Sounds good barb!! I'll be there next month to fly into Peoria and pick up my mom and drive to GL for PIR on 12/2 but don't know if I'll have time to meet on that trip or not. My son is a grad & go so he will be leaving Sat after PIR to fly out to A school in FL. So after that we are driving back to Peoria. Maybe if we get back in time, we could meet up Sat night....

Comment by ProudNavyMom on November 2, 2011 at 10:48am: Laura, I currently live in Pearland, Texas (just outside of Houston).

Thanks for the welcome everyone!!!

Barb, I go to Peoria often (at least once a year to see my family)! I will definitely have to meet with you!! That would be awesome!!

I noticed in my original post I said my mothers and siblings still live there.. ha ha . I only have one mother!!! It was late last night when I posted that. LOL

Comment by lauren on November 2, 2011 at 7:59am: Welcome our new family members proud I live about hour north of Peoria. And I'm attending aurora university. B my question is??? My son has been home for a wek now. And don't know how I will let him leave I thought after 8 years this would get easier. Wrong again

Comment by greenoak on November 1, 2011 at 11:49pm: Hi Proud navy mom looks like you have a lovely family, my daughter just graduated two weeks ago and is in Monterey california for CIT, as you probably know the first few weeks are really hard but it is all worth it. We live in Bloomington, been here for 11 years, originally from uptown NY but I am from Scotland and my husband, an ex nuke is from MaIne.Really nice to meet you.