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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:
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**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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Comment by Kaye S. on February 24, 2009 at 9:06pm
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Son is back in port! His leave chit is signed and he'll be dismissed at 4:00pm on March 20! But he'll probably go to Texas for a week before coming here. I won't fuss about it, but I reserve the right to push my lip out until he gets here... Hugs! k.
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A note for new moms: look in the Event Calendar (in the right-hand column) at March 14, as we're having a get-together that day in Indianapolis. All the details are there... hope you can make it! k.
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Men are definitely welcomed! Even if they're husbands... (ha!) k.
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Hi, Chrissy... I too discovered Lori has vanished (no page, no posts). But, I volunteered to take over the planning of a get-together... if you'd like, I'D WELCOME HELP FROM ANYONE!
It's going to be in March... and I think an outing to the USS Indianapolis memorial (on the canal walk in Indy), a visit to the Military Museum nearby, and then lunch are on the agenda. I'M HAPPY TO HEAR OTHER IDEAS.
Stay tuned to this discussion group... I'll send a message to everyone when the details are nailed in place. Hugs, k.
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Heather, I cried until I was thirsty! Good things tissues are cheap, and we other moms have cases of 'em in the closet if you need more! Hugs, k
p.s.: it's not the swollen eyes that bother me as much as the runny nose ;-)
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TO EVERYONE AT INDIANA MOMS:
A while back, Lori Patterson said she'd organize a Meet N'Greet for us, but as far as I can tell, she's no longer on this site (no page, no posts, etc.)
Does anyone know if this is true? If so, do we still want to get together some time in February? Later? A suggestion had been made to visit the museum for the USS INDIANA (in Indy), then have lunch nearby.
I'd be willing to organize this, or take other suggestions. I think we're starting from square one... speak up or it'll be pedicures and shopping! ;-) Hugs, k.
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Dawn, you can sit with us hens ANYTIME... but, a PIR is once in a lifetime!! You don't know how "proud" feels until they roll up that door and the sailors start marching in. Take tissues, take pictures, and take all our best wishes! k.
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I'd say that ya'll are nuts, but I'd have to come out of the basement. And that's not happening until spring (...'let it snow,' sheesh!) ;-) k.
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That's it! I'm going back to Texas...
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Is this a great site or what?! It's all about the "big dogs" showing us little puppies how to hunt. Thanks, Dawn!
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