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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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Comment by T-Lynn on December 2, 2010 at 2:36pm
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Congrats to you and you son / Sailor :)
Havea wonderful time at his PIR . Make sure you have your camera and a BOX of kleenex. Those small pocket pckages are just not enough.
Again - congrats
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Comment by Dodie on December 2, 2010 at 9:02am
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Hi All:) Getting ready to leave for sister-in-law's house in Villa Park. PIR is tomorrow...YEAH! My son should be finishing up battle stations as I write this so we'll probably receive our "I'm a sailor" call in route north. His division has done well so far. They won all-male captain's cup last Saturday & should be Hall of Fame depending upon how they perform as a div during battle stations. I did see him on Thanksgiving as we were allowed to adopt him as well as another recruit from Syracuse. I'm looking forward to spending time with him over the next 3 days before he flies to Goose Creek on Tues. His nuke rate will be EM. Looks to snow Friday night into Saturday...
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Comment by bodeanhead on December 1, 2010 at 4:49pm
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That's so wonderful Anchor Mom5. That's quite a haul for that lady from Elgin and super sweet. My son will be home for a week too, starting on the 20th. I got to see him in Virginia Beach this summer, but it's not the same as having him home. Hopefully he won't spend all his time at home catching up on his sleep. When did you see yours last?
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Comment by Anchor Mom5 on December 1, 2010 at 3:18pm
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My sailor gets to come home on the 17th for a few weeks and than he is off to the USS Boxer in San Diego! We can not wait for him to come home! He had a wonderful Thanksgiving, being a part of the Adopt a Sailor program! A wonderful lady welcomed him and 3 other sailors into her home to share a wonderful meal and great company! she picked them up at GL and even took them back! She lives in Elgin! I just think that it is wonderful there are still so many caring people in this world! We have became friends on FB!
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Comment by carols_kitchen on November 29, 2010 at 10:45pm
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Welcome Nells/ship05 div.307 . Glad to have you with us.
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I am still stuffed. So now I just waddle around decorating for Christmas
How many have their trees up? I got it up , but not decorated.
Taking teh pet turtle next Saturday for her picture with Santa and then mail one to our son. Regrettfully - Alex will not be coming home for Christmas. The 4th one in a row he is not home. Bummed out, but he will call and talk for long time :)
Welcome Brittany
Everyone havea great night.
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Welcome to brittany.708 . Glad to have you with us!
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Pat L--Thank you, thank you, thank you and the VFW. Love you all!
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There is some kind of facebook page about Great Lakes that posts all the great events they hold up there. I'll keep an eye for for one of their postings or try to find them for you.
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Comment by MissMySailor on November 27, 2010 at 9:24am
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T-Lynn Zeke is so adorable!!! I love that face he has on, what a character. So glad he is healthy and made it through, I remember when we were all praying for him. Hope you all have a great Thanksgiving!!! Mine was so relaxing and I had such a great time! Maybe because I did not do the cooking?!? LOL
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