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FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:
Choose your Username. For the privacy and safety of you and/or your sailor, NO LAST NAMES ARE ALLOWED, even if your last name differs from that of your sailor (please make sure your URL address does not include your last name either). Also, please do not include your email address in your user name. Go to "Settings" above to set your Username. While there, complete your Profile so you can post and share photos and videos of your Sailor and share stories with other moms!
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
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IL Navy Moms
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Hello Illinois N4MS Memorial Day is vastly approahing, are they any Moms interested in meeting again?
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Can someone point me i nthe direction of the facebook group?
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Comment by T-Lynn on December 10, 2009 at 2:22pm
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Yes - GET those LONG JOHNS !
And take along a box of kleenex
And camera
Congrats Heather on hubby getting his first choice.
It's cold here today - every saty warm. TLynn
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Comment by carols_kitchen on December 9, 2009 at 10:59pm
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nrstami
Glad you found us! We do a lot of different projects throughout the state. Let us know your interests and we'll find something for you to help with!
PIR in January could be extremely cold! Be sure and get those silky long johns now.
Take care and keep us updated
Carol
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I copied our recruits letters, they were so funny! March, right, left--biting back the desire to yell, no, the other right foot! His talking of the ironing duties and time, being made head of the head (good thing he was make head of it rather than having to clean it!)
Redd, we are sooooooo happy for you!
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Jessica--just checking my on-line things before writing a letter to your recruit. Fingers are crossed.
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My candle is lit and my glass held high
Honor - Respect - Appreication and Friendship
I toast all here
Thanks for letting me share - gossip - and bend your ears. Hugs TLynn
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The USO also provides services to our military in the major airports. When we dropped off our son and his shipmate last year, they were able to go in and get sodas and just rest someplace that was not as crowded. Many of the volunteers are retired military themselves. Go to www.uso.org to learn more.
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Yeah, more new members on IL N4M. Welcome!
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The roller of emotions has only begun! That's why this site is here. Ask all questions - share you fears - anger and joy - there are ears to be bend and hugs we send to each other. Welcome to Navy life :). Promise - it does get better :) TLynn
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Congrats to him and his division!! When will he graduate from BC?
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Yeah Jessica. She doesn't even say she stalks the mail carrier. Jessica, if you private message me, I will be happy to send a card to Mike. Just don't post any information on the public page.
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