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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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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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Hello Illinois N4MS Memorial Day is vastly approahing, are they any Moms interested in meeting again?
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Comment by PAM (GM MOM) on October 10, 2011 at 12:32am
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Laura, so happy you had such a great time with your son and made it back home safely. What a wonderful story.
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Comment by Laura on October 10, 2011 at 12:03am
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Had a fabulous 41 hours with my son!
It took us 18 hours of driving through construction, fog & congestion to get to him but it was well worth it! We drove his vehicle out to him, picking up his girlfriend along the way, had a wonderful visit & flew home.
His officers & instructors extended us some wonderful military courtesy. My son is in "A" school phase 2 & doesn't have overnight liberty. My son put the temp phase up request in & hoped for the best. He showed his dad as being Army, Sergeant First Class. The final interview person questioned him about his the rank. He wanted to know what the Army rank translated to in Navy rank.
My son said "Senior Chief", the person said "Have fun" and signed the request!
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Comment by Dodie on October 9, 2011 at 11:33am
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Beth, we're only about 50mi from St Louis. Unfortunately, I haven't seen any nonstop flights from St louis to Charleston. Delta's stopover is in Atlanta. Every time my son son has flown Delta, they have upgraded him to 1st class - nice perk. US Air stopover is Charlotte. Southwest stopovers vary by flight, I've seen Nashville, Midway, and Baltimore.
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Also, American's main hub is O'Hare & I generally like to avoid Chicago during the winter...especially after this past winter.
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Pam, every time I've checked American's website, they've been much higher than Delta, US Air, & Southwest...
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Dodie did you check American Airlines? They give discounts to the military.
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Comment by carols_kitchen on October 7, 2011 at 10:33pm
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Yeah Dodie!!!!!! Delta gave our sailor free baggage back to Goose Creek and all his extras he picked up from the house to take back with him.
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I bought my son's airline tickets for his Christmas leave from Power School. I actually found the best price with Delta, although I did check US Air & Southwest. I wonder how he'll like December temps in Illinois after being in Charleston, SC:)
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Lauren--enjoy your time and your tats! I'm so glad you have two weeks! Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, Happy Birthday and all those holidays rolled in to one:)
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Comment by lauren on October 6, 2011 at 5:44pm
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Just stopping by to say hi to all ....and WELCOME to all our new family members......a meet and great sounds like fun.....I'm getting excited my son will be home for 2 weeks at end of month....after 8 yrs this will be the most special visit yet...... he is A-stan and I got a text the other day, mom I have appt for new tattoo on 26th if you want to go ....I'm so happy he has time to think about tattoo's.....lol...peace all
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