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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
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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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Group for moms who are in Maryland.
Members: 101
Latest Activity: Sep 8, 2021
Discussion Forum
Navy Mom From Harford County
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Southern MD
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Comment by lori on April 9, 2013 at 1:18pm
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Betsy- that's awesome news! Congrats to that young man of yours!
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Comment by Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor on April 9, 2013 at 1:04pm
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Adam emailed me this morning and told me that he was selected for the Blue Jacket of the Quarter for his department! He is now in the running for Blue Jacket of the Quarter for the ship! :)
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Joanne, Yes, she told me when she saw the picture that I posted, that she is good friends with you. :) Isn't that cool that we know the same people? I told her that we get together ever so often and I've known you for a couple of years too. The world really is a small place.
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Brandonsmom, he is on his way back now from an 8 month deployment in the Persian Gulf. He is stationed in Washington state on an aircraft carrier. He will return to the states very soon. :)
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Comment by Brandon's Mom (ship14 div180) on April 7, 2013 at 7:45pm
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Linda-I am not really sure what my son will be doing after boot camp. I know he will be on a ship. This is all new to me so not really sure.
Betsy-glad I found this group and someone I somewhat know. Lol. I have heard that Adam was in the Navy. Where is he now?
Great picture guys. Can't wait to meet everyone.
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Hi Brandonsmom, :) It's great to "see" you on here. I know that hearing your son's voice was like music to your ears. This is a great group of ladies on here and I know you will love them. My son is Adam and he is currently deployed, but due to come home very soon, but I'm sure you already knew that. ;)
Ladies, Brandonsmom is my brother in law's sister and also a very good friend of another one of my sisters. :)
It was great seeing all of you ladies yesterday. :) I hope we are able to do it again very soon.
Joanne, thank you for the recipe. I can't wait to try it.
"mickey" it was wonderful meeting you. It was so nice of you to travel so far to meet up with us. Maybe on one of my trips to WV, we can plan to have lunch in Hagerstown?
Lorie, did you try and type USS Maryland in the Search on the groups page? It might take you to that group, if there is one. If not, just hang out with us, as Lori said, we do have a couple of sub moms on here.
Here is our lunch group from today.
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Comment by Linda on April 6, 2013 at 11:04pm
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Welcome Brandonsmom! What will your son be doing after bootcamp? My son is an EM on the USS Louisiana in Bangor, WA.
It was great seeing everyone at lunch today - hopefully we can do it again to meet our ne w moms!
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I am from parkville. Brandon is my youngest and only boy. I think Mickey son graduates the same as my son if I remember. I also think they were both at MEPS at the same time. Missing my son but talked to him Thursday and he is doing good. Would love to get together with other moms.
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Brandonsmom- welcome! We are glad you found our group as well. Mickey is also a "bc" mom and her son graduates in May as well [ you told us today but I can't remember the exact day]. How are you doing? Is Brandon your oldest or youngest? Where do you live in MD? We just had a lunch with 5 of us who live here and hope to do so again soon. Last time was 6 months ago and Maryland mom wasn't able to join us this time so we will have to do another lunch at some point.
Lorie- we have a couple "sub" moms on here so if you don't find "your" sub I'm sure you 3 can talk sub talk!!!
Joanne- thanks for the kale recipe. I'm going to have to give it a try!
It was great seeing everyone at lunch today and our new mom "mickey"joining us! Thanks for driving out to be there. Hope next time we get to meet other new moms as well.
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Hello everyone. I am glad I found this group. My son is still in BC. Graduates may 10th. This web site has helped alot
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