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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:
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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 Kyle'sMom on August 20, 2012 at 8:40pm
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Renee BC and Marine Navy Mom . . . THANK YOU! I will definately check these out! :-)
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Comment by ReneeBC on August 20, 2012 at 3:43pm
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Kyle's mom,
Below is a link to the day-by-day breakdown of bc. It may be off a day or two here and there, especially if your son is in a push group. It helps to know what is going on to ease a mother's mind. It is also informative; you will spend more time saying "way-to-go" and less time saying "what's that?" when he calls home. He will be proud that you are learning to be a Navy Mom! I hope it helps. :) Copy and paste into Word, change the font color to black, and print. If I remember correctly, it's approx 15 pages long. I had one in my purse, at work, at home on the kitchen counter, and one on my nightstand!! LOL
Day by day breakdown of basic training at GL http://www.navydep.com/forums/showthread.php?t=433
Renee
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Thanks Dakota's Mom! That is very helpful. I have been writing everyday - it's my way of journaling to him. I talk about everyday activities to keep him up on what everyone is doing, as well as - like you said - feel like I'm talking to him. I'm really looking forward to that call in about 2 more weeks - my phone doesn't leave my side! :-) This site is very helpful and therapeutic in it's own right!
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Comment by Dakota's Mom on August 20, 2012 at 3:17pm
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Hi Kyle's Mom. My son is graduating Friday so I'm just finishing the journey that you are beginning. The best coping strategy I had was to 1) pray and 2) write lots of letters. I wrote a "News from Home" newsletter each night. I included a couple pictures, local news story, Bible verse of the day and joke of the day. I followed with a letter. It was therapeutic for me and I felt like I was still conversing with him. It actually goes pretty fast but I know it is very difficult. It gets better, I promise!
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Hi everyone! Kyle's mom here . . . Lawrenceburg, IN. Kyle left for Basic Trng on 8/9. Ship 4 / Div 821. Hanging in there but have had several breakdowns over the past 11 days. The not being able to talk to him is the worst! I try to not let my imagination go wild but it doesn't always work. He's in training with the Spec Ops Forces - he's planning to be a Navy Diver. Welcome any strategies to help cope!
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Comment by Debbie D on August 18, 2012 at 10:19pm
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Welcome Dadofsailor!!!
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Cathie379 - My son's ship the USS DeWert is anchored by the Navy Pier in Chicago - they are on a Great Lakes tour. I am going to see him in Cleveland in two weeks!!! He is also an OS... Congrats to your son..Enjoy every minute it really goes fast...
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Comment by cathie379 on August 15, 2012 at 9:46pm
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I am so proud of my son,Picked him up today from GL and will be home for 12 Days then leaves for Maine to be with the Michael Murphy destroyer . He seems to be so grown up. I will treasure the days I have with him. Thanks to all the Navy Mom's, you ladies are awesome!!!!
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Comment by Pat on August 15, 2012 at 6:47pm
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Congrats to you and your new OS, Cathie!
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My son graduated today as a O S and he is so excited to go on the Michael Murphy in Sept. I can't wait tell he can come home.
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