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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:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

Events

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

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

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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Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com

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ILLINOIS N4M

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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IL Navy Moms

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Comment by carols_kitchen on September 23, 2010 at 3:43pm
Sue--you know you are tugging at my heartstrings. Ask those who are coming to bring a friend. They do not need to be a Navy Mom--just someone who wants to have a great time laughing for a couple of hours and just enjoying one another.
Comment by Pat L. in IL on September 22, 2010 at 10:02pm
NEW INFO!! Have details on how to get postage paid for boxes shipped to the groups from Molly's Adopt A Sailor. There are rules with the Pepsi Grant that we have to follow. First of all, it must be a packing party. And it must be for the designated group of the month on Molly's site. I have sent the information to Molly's site to get the paperwork going for the packing party that Sally and I are having on Oct. 23. Want your postage paid???? Come join us,(please) Pat
Comment by Pat L. in IL on September 22, 2010 at 8:50pm
Julie, I am going to Sue's packing party, want a ride???
Comment by carols_kitchen on September 22, 2010 at 4:51pm
Lizy-- I would talk to your VFW and American Legion people and see what they know about tickets.
Comment by T-Lynn on September 22, 2010 at 8:52am
Good Morning
Wonderful - news about the Pepsi win !
Welcome Brenda
I do not know of any program to help with tickets. But I sure hope you do find one
Comment by carols_kitchen on September 21, 2010 at 11:18pm
Welcome to Brenda(MomofTravis) . I'm on I-55/70 close to St Louis, too!
Comment by ChitownPat on September 21, 2010 at 10:29pm
Pat L-Great News about the Pepsi grant!
Comment by abc815 on September 21, 2010 at 10:21pm
aww, pat! that's awesome!!! i've heard great things about that program. yay!
Comment by Brenda(MomofTravis) on September 21, 2010 at 9:42pm
Thanks Pat, Good to hear :)
Comment by Pat L. in IL on September 21, 2010 at 9:29pm
Hi Brenda, Welcome!! You are gonna meet some really great moms here!!
 

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