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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

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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.

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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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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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Comment by carols_kitchen on August 30, 2008 at 3:36pm: Jill-- we will have Jobe and all around New Orleans in our thoughts and prayers.
Tough that there is nothing for him to do other than base. Let's keep our fingers crossed that the storm lets up and there is nothing else wiped out.
I cannot believe they have to find their own ride--this is bc of the storm, right?
Please join the Prayer Wall if you desire to.

Comment by carols_kitchen on August 27, 2008 at 9:11pm: Actually, I am running off to Indianapolis and Carmel tomorrow. Who is joining me?

Comment by carols_kitchen on August 27, 2008 at 3:52pm: I want to play hooky with you today too! It has been extremely pleasant for August in downstate Illinois.

Comment by carols_kitchen on August 25, 2008 at 9:02am: Glad you had extra time with your sailor during A school. It's hard to let the "baby" go.
Top grad--WOW!!
Keep us updated on his journey as much as you are allowed to do so.

Comment by carols_kitchen on August 24, 2008 at 1:57pm: Hi Pat
Glad to have you on the Illinois page! We're here,too, for the PIR moments you just don't think you will live through.
Where is Lemont?

Comment by carols_kitchen on August 23, 2008 at 6:44pm: Oh my gosh--three years. Will be thinking of you!
I could get on sign on san diego, but not sing on
so was there another video site I am missing?
In the meantime, there was a cool video about the Maritime Museum's parade of sail there

Comment by carols_kitchen on August 23, 2008 at 10:34am: Mamma kelly--welcome!
Let us know what your sailor's plans are with the Navy.

Comment by carols_kitchen on August 21, 2008 at 6:18pm: HI Barb
Good to hear from you. Yes, below I-80. I'm in south western end of the State.
Camp Lejeune--great state of NC, too!

Comment by carols_kitchen on August 19, 2008 at 10:54pm: Hi Proud Navy Mom Cindy O'conner. I thought Little Egypt was down in Cairo, IL. Why is your area called thatn?

Comment by Ruth, Gun's Mom on August 8, 2008 at 6:08pm: Tuesday we sent John and Cori's son Chaz from Geneseo off to boot camp to be a Seal. They are prepared somewhat since they also have a son on a sub, but they know Seal training will challenge them all in a different way. How proud they are! Hopefully, Cori will figure out her computer and join NFM.

With us was our new recruiter. Great guy--he's going to make a difference in this area. He even came to a meeting for organizing Healing Fields Tuesday night.

I invite all of you to "All Era Veterans Healing Field" next week. The opening is Thursday, the 14th at 7pm at Davenport (Iowa)Memorial Park, 1022 E. 39th St. This is an awesome event! One hundred flags will be flying, each one labeled with names of the troops we've lost in Iraq and Afghanistan, but no veteran is forgotten--WWII, Korea, and Viet Nam are recognized, too. Thursday night there will be music, a military representative from the Arsenal speaking, and a Chinook fly over with a flower drop. It will be very moving. Then the healing field is open around the clock till closing on Sunday's ceremony at 4:00.

Last year volunteers read over 3000 names that went on for five hours. One of the few who stayed past midnight during that was the Lt. CDR in the Navy Reserve at the Arsenal. This year instead of reading the names, media personalities are recording the 4000 names so they can be played in the background round the clock.

It's pretty easy to get there--I-80 to Davenport Brady St. exit to Kimberly Rd, left on Kimberly to the second stop light, turn left, right on 39th and the entrance is on the left.