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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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ILLINOIS N4M
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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
Discussion Forum
IL Navy Moms
Started by FitBunny. Last reply by chcabr90 Jun 9, 2017. 7 Replies 0 Likes
Hello Illinois N4MS Memorial Day is vastly approahing, are they any Moms interested in meeting again?
Started by MAMA_C. Last reply by MidwestMomNancy Jul 15, 2016. 16 Replies 0 Likes
Can someone point me i nthe direction of the facebook group?
Started by navymommia. Last reply by Pat L. in IL Jul 29, 2015. 5 Replies 0 Likes
Hi! New to group
Started by Kyle'sMom (Karen). Last reply by navymommia Jul 15, 2015. 32 Replies 0 Likes
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Comment by T-Lynn on February 9, 2010 at 1:54pm
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Doesn't some one from GL - like a sponsor - greet him at the air port?
If not - does he have teh phone number of GL? If no one is meeting him - then call GL and let them know he is stuck - due to weather at the airport.
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Comment by Cindy K on February 9, 2010 at 1:00pm
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Hi all! My son reports to GL today. Is flying in from Tampa. Does anyone know what happens if he cant make it in? Where will be stay? Will he have another day to report?
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Snowing here big time now. And the snow has changed form - texture and amount falling five times in the last two hours. Strange - but fun to watch. Some schools are closing. I just do not understand - why don't they close them before the kids get there?
MamaWella - will ask someing one I know - who is really knowledgeable about navy rules. Fingers crossed for a good result.
Hope I feel better soon too. So glad no one can catch it from me here :)
Have a good - safe - keep warm day. Hugs TLynn
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Comment by mamaWella on February 9, 2010 at 9:12am
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Need info: what to do when your sailor is arrested. My son, who turned 21 in Oct, got himself drunk & stupid and in big trouble while in FL. I emailed the ombudsman and am waiting to hear from them. Has anyone ever been in this situation? If so, do you have any advise?
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Comment by Pat L. in IL on February 8, 2010 at 3:46pm
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Vicki, A Tiger Cruise is when sailors can invite family or friends to come on board their ship for a few days. Usually it is the last few days when they are on the way to their homeport.
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Jessica, Will be praying and keeping Mike in my thoughts.
Seabee, A TIGER CRUISE??!!! How cool is that!??
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Will do Jess.
ANd have fun on the Tiger Cruise!
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Retrurning home to heal and go back to BC later? Or not getting to go back to BC?
Will send healing thought her way.
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Comment by carols_kitchen on February 4, 2010 at 6:52pm
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Karen--great link on the thank yous from some of our wonderful miliary. We are in humble appreciation.
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Take a BOX of kleenes too. Those pocket packets - not enough and the camera!
Congrats and have fun :)
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