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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.
Format Downloads:
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Navy Speak
Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)
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Navy.com Para Familias
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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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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Comment by carols_kitchen on May 28, 2010 at 6:08pm
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Got my knit jackets on clearance at the mall. Took them to our shirt/jacket/hat place and in one day came back with these!
I am now ready for the airconditioning in our church and Pampered Chef conferences!
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Welcome Akissej Ship 9 DIV 225
We love our newlweds to our wonderful sailor recruits. <3
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Comment by Pat L. in IL on May 28, 2010 at 10:09am
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FYI, We got our Navy flag from Amazon!!
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Comment by T-Lynn on May 27, 2010 at 7:11pm
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So that's where I can get one.
Sometimes I feel so brain dead. Well, at least teh windows are spotless and that sunshine is coming in full .
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Wow--I went to my local military surplus store to look for a Navy flag--they were only $6.95 for a 3 x 5 flag! Now have one to fly with our US stars and stripse!
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AGree - Blessings on this upcoming holiday.
And you need a bike too !
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Welcome dmb!
Happy Memorial Day to all as we celebrate the lives of those who serve and have served to keep our country safe.
T-Lynn--no bike yet for me--
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HI
For me to miss that - I need to visit the eye doctor. Did you get your bike? Waiting to see you both out there - enjoying yourselves.
Well, my sailor left yesterday and is now back on his base. He had a great time sleeping - visitng family and firends and just being home and doing nothing. He did give me one more gift though - the cold he caught in Hong Kong. Not only did he leave yesterday, but that is the day the cold really hit me! So I had a little rough day - emotional and just not feeling good. So now - I am eating an entire bag of Double Stuff Orea Cookies with milk . Now that is good for "Missing my Sailor Blues" , but not so good on my hips.
Need to get off - Second stage of the thunderstorm is starting to move in and I really do not want to be on. take care all and share gossip - my gossip tank is low Hugs TLynn
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T-Lynn--now why would you think there would be beer on a retirement bike???? lol !
btw, it's on the front, too
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Awesome bike ! Hey is that beer on the back ?
And Carol - brag away !!!!!! Congrats to your sailor.
My sailor came home so proud - he found a bargin table at Ole Navy. He was able to get new shirts and a jacket - all at $5 a piece. Then his dad went with him and his buddies for Comedy Night at some bar. Later - they meet up with older son at Country Night. Me - I helped Mom to make him a home made Cherry Pie and I am doing the laundry.
All havea great night and Carol - waiting to see your bike now :) Hugs
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