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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 Kaye S. on January 13, 2010 at 7:00pm
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JUST A REMINDER:
The Westies are meeting for dinner on Monday night!
January 18, 2010 from 5:30pm to 7pm
(Right now, there's about 10 of us attending!)
The Olive Garden Restaurant (Map)
10243 East US Hwy 36
Avon, IN 46123
Phone: 317-273-0889
Please RSVP by clicking Jan 18 on the Events calendar, so we'll know to save a seat for you. See ya then! k.
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Comment by revad on January 10, 2010 at 3:01pm
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navy dad mark my son is overseas! when he calls he can not tell me where
he's is going or when he will be there!
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Heather, Congratulations! It's your boyfriend, right? So glad to hear he hung in there and now is graduating! Like Mark said, if the PIR is this coming Friday, your parking pass, etc. should have already arrived. There would be some paperwork for you to list who would be there, also. Have you received the phone call saying he passed "Battlestations?" If not, that call is coming... be sure to tell him you need a parking pass!
If he's already passed BS, then he's allowed phone calls now... again, tell him what you need. Past that, the only other place you might turn for help would be the Public Affairs office in Great Lakes. I'm sorry not to have that number, but you should be able to find it by asking in your Bootcamp discusssion group. Let us know if you have trouble... Hugs! k.
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i am from muncie!
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Comment by Pat on January 8, 2010 at 5:30pm
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Tsk Tsk Mark! I thought most of what Jim said to be about right! Although I have been away from boot camp about 2.5 years (seems like some of the procedures for PIR have changed since mine went through BC) and I have slept since then! The trick to driving is to get to base early and then stand around for forever!!! Yes I did drive although I stayed in a motel almost close enough to have walked to base, having been to GL a couple of times before BC for JROTC camps and knowing what my son wanted for the weekend (down time and his computer)!
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Comment by jbirds mom on January 7, 2010 at 9:07pm
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Hello, I am a new navy for moms member. My son left this morning from his dads in Texas. I have not been that involved in his whole inlistment process and am afraid I will not have the info that I need. He has called me several times. twice last night from the hotel. once today and a text message 2 hours ago. He told me last night that he is supposed to call his dad so that he can let his recruiter know all is well. What can I do to stay involved, get info, and have address and other specifics for my son?
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Comment by Michelle:Proud Wife of a Sailor! on January 7, 2010 at 1:46pm
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Kaye-- isn't that the truth:) any other time it could be ugly!
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Donnita! Awesome! I know you went right back to sleep, huh?! Can't wait to meet that sailor... Hugs! k.
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I guess only the military would make an IU grad attractive to a Purdue grad!
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Hey ladies! My husband is currently in basic training. His bunkmate is an IU grad. I was hoping that maybe his wife/ mother might be on here :) they are on ship 14 div 100. Anyhow we are purdue alum and my husband is really glad that he got someone familiar:)
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