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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.
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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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For those with sailors stationed in Jacksonville.
Members: 127
Latest Activity: Mar 1, 2021
Discussion Forum
Need advice on nice places to rent in jacksonville , near base ...
Started by Alecat navy wifey. Last reply by Tee-1sailor's mom Jan 22, 2015. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Marriage and Moving
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Comment by ReneeBC on February 25, 2013 at 2:16pm
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ZZsMom- Woohoo! Enjoy your visit. Do you find yourself just staring at your kid? :)))
Tee-1Sailor's mom- Thanks for the warm welcome. I will be a frequent-flyer to JAX N4M group until the end of Oct., at the very least. Glad to have familiar moms (Aircrew) to share the journey.
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Comment by ZZsMom on February 25, 2013 at 1:33pm
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Hi everyone. My husband and I decided Friday to head to JAX for a visit so here we are! Very rainy today and looks like the same for tomorrow but it's OK because we are with our Sailor girl ;)
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Comment by Tee-1sailor's mom on February 25, 2013 at 1:18pm
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He likes being there in general, but HAD to have a vehicle. He hadn't had one since joining the Navy. He says driving in Jacksonville is an adventure!! He's currently living off base in Orange Park.
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Welcome Renee and Tami, I've seen you in the Aircrew group as well. Mine is AWO and has been at JAX for about 2 years. He discourages me from sending mail because he says it's such a pain. I sent him a box while on deployment and he received that in about a week, I was impressed! If I want to send him a gift I usually put money directly into his checking account....not very personal but I know he receives it.
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TamiNM,
My son is an AWV. He likes JAX being more of a college town than a base town. Now that he's started class I doubt he has much time to continue his exploration of the area.
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Comment by TamiNavyMom on February 17, 2013 at 11:25am
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Hi ReneeBC...we are both in the Aircrew group...my sailor is AWO...yours?
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Tami,
Welcome. I'm new to JAX as well. My son has been there for 3 1/2 weeks and began class this week.
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Hello. My son just arrived for C School.
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In regard to faster shipping...
I sent a large box via UPS. I had to modify the address so it was "doable" for their system. I had to change Patrol Squadron 30 to Bldg 30 and drop the P.O., just putting Box #__. It arrived "ground" in 3 days from IN to FL.
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tmonroe - If he doesn't want to get mail at his squadron he has to get a box off base because the post office on JAX doesnt have boxes for rent. There is a UPS store just up from the base that rents boxes but I am not sure how much they are. The closest Post Office is quite a distance from base and the box runs $76 a year.
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