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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:
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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Missouri Family and Friends
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A group for Navy Family and Friends from the state of Missouri with DEP or Active children
Members: 218
Latest Activity: Oct 12
Discussion Forum
St. Louis Cardinals game August 15, 2013, (Swearing in of Cardinal Company)
Started by PROUDMAMMAOF2SAILORSSHIP11DIV383. Last reply by carols_kitchen May 30, 2013. 1 Reply 1 Like
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Comment by CherylB on October 24, 2009 at 11:48pm
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Hi everybody! My son in in BC PIR 11/6 so you all have a lot of knowledge for me. I visit KC quit a bit and my sister and her family live in Springfield area plus we go to Table Rock Lake. I noticed several groups had meet and greets for their states but I guess we don't have enough moms around here that are on this site. thanks for responing I appreciate it. Is Belton south of St. Louis?
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Comment by Melissa mom of Chip on October 24, 2009 at 8:51pm
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Hi Debbie, I am a Navy Mom from Springfield Missouri originally from KC MO. We have lived in Springfield for the last 13 years. Our son is a Petty Officer 2nd Clascs and stationed here in the Midwest area. That is nice because we can meet in KC for the Chiefs games or travel to see him a lot more than when he was stationed in California or the 2 years that he was stationed in Japan.
Great to have him so close.
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I just joined this site and notice that there is not a lot of activity why? I live outside of St. Louis and was wondering where everybody was from.
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There is a new Group that was just started for Springfield, Missouri Moms and for any other mom living in the surrounding areas who might want to join and visit. Maybe we can get together for some talk time.
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mHopefully, MichaelsMomkaren, youe son will soon get to go to Japan. It is a beautiful city and hopefully your son will soon get to go there. Keep me informed.
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Veleda, I am a little leary of flying also but it is not really that bad. The only problem that I really had was that it was a 16 hour flight but they had movies to watch and once you were over international waters, the alcohol was free. That made for a better flight. LOL. I really do hope that you take advantage of the chance to go over to Japan for a visit. Of course you will all need a Passport and that is good for 10 years. I am now waiting for his next overseas duty station so that I can see another country.
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Velda, he will love Japan. My son was stationed there for 2 years and really did like it. I was lucky enough to go over and spend 17 days there with him back in December 2006. He was also lucky enough to be able to rent a house off base and that was really great. If you look at my page, you should be able to see a few pictures that I posted. Good luck to him.
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Alie, I live in Springfield Missouri right across the street from Glendale High School. I have 4 kids that my husband and I took in and received Permanent Legal Guardianship this past May. I have two boys of my own and the youngest in a Petty Officer 2nd Class and is stationed in Nebraska. He just had knee surgery on Tuesday and his Dad is up there helping him out for the first 4 weeks that he is off work. If he still needs to be off work, I will go and stay the last 2 weeks with him. That's what Mom's are for I guess.
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Wow, Kelley, I live in Springfield, Missouri and my son has been a sailor for about 7 years now. He is a Petty Officer 2nd Class and is stationed in Nebraska for some Shore Duty. In a couple more years, he can go back to sea.
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Virginia, I know the feeling. My son was homesick for his first 4 years. He has now reenlisted and has 1 more year of this enlistment. The way he is talking, he may make the Navy a career. All I can say is to keep being there for your daughter and let her know you support whatever she decides to do.
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