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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
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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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Hi! New to group
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Comment by carols_kitchen on February 21, 2013 at 6:01pm
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Also makes it a good day to use my Pampered Chef grill pan (we did Illinois Pork Steaks, scalloped potatoes, green beans)
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Buttercup's not too happy with the freezing rain and snow. No school today, and lots around us are cancelled for tomorrow already. I've baked all day -- at my leisure--- for a youth conference coming in Friday through Sunday. We'll be housing 4 young men. This is in Troy, IL, just east of St. Louis.
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Comment by medic mom on February 21, 2013 at 5:29pm
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Stay safe out there gals. Not sure what this storm is gonna bring any of us but be careful. Hunkering down at home right now and hoping I don't have to go out in it. Hasn't started in this area yet but it is on the way.
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Comment by Ruth, Gun's Mom on February 21, 2013 at 2:26pm
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Still don't know if I can make it. My granddaughters have a recital on the next weekend, and their pictures and practice is probably that weekend. I'm the "walking checkbook" for these things, so I might have to be there unless I can get their mother (ha) or their aunt to take them for pictures and practice. In addition, my husband was notified that his job is over at the Arsenal. Official date is March 29, but he'll use his built up vacation and fly to Texas on the 8th. The Arsenal is getting hit hard. All contractors will be gone, others furloughed and taking a 20% reduction in salary.
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Oh and if CoolMom's sister does come and if anyone else wants to share a room let me know. I wouldn't mind sharing if no one else does.
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CoolMom I would up for sharing a room if you don't mind. As far as I know I don't snore. LOL I am really looking forward to this.
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Comment by navym29 on February 20, 2013 at 3:26pm
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I will be there. I live in Springfield and cant wait to meet all of you :)
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Comment by AngiePNMx2 on February 20, 2013 at 12:39pm
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Laura...sorry to hear you can't make it...but if you do find the time to come just for lunch that would wonderful!
Cool mom...excited to meet you!
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Comment by Cool Mom on February 20, 2013 at 10:26am
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I'll be there. Don't know about my sister yet. If my sister can't come, I'd be up for sharing a room with a non-snoring person. hahahahaha The restaurant sounds good also, we can walk if we are too loopy to drive. I'm really looking forward to meeting other Navy moms. I've only went to one Missouri get together.
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Comment by Laura on February 20, 2013 at 3:31am
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Hi ladies. It is great that everyone will be getting together and I'm sad that I will be missing the fun!
My son is getting married on April 27th. The wedding was originally August 20th but it appears that my son will be deployed again at that time. So much for having a few months in between assignments. Oh well, needs of the Navy.
I will have to meet everyone at the next gathering and please, say a small prayer that wedding date #3, April 27th, won't have to be changed again.
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