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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:
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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Comment by jenb on May 6, 2013 at 7:56pm
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My son grads the end o the month and doesn't go to GL til October 22, but I hear ya.. Starting to get all emotional.. I think it's hard just to see ur child grad n become an adult, but knowing they are leaving us to go in the service seems to make it harder.. At least that's how I feel... I agree with u ladies.. What a mix of emotions.. Gonna need a lot of wine ;)
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Comment by ConnieL on May 6, 2013 at 7:22pm
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Chaverfield! We can do this...with a lot of tissues....I got all misty making meatloaf yesterday...it's my son's favorite meal and was a little saltier 'cause a coupla tears fell in! (Only kidding a little!)
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Comment by codysmom SHIP11 DIV 383 on May 4, 2013 at 10:00am
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ConnieL... my son graduates next Saturday the 11th and leaves for boot camp august 13th. I have a few more months with him due to he doesn't turn 18 till July. I am so proud of his decision but boy have I been an emotional wreck. Hes on his senior trip this weekend and it brought tear to my eyes when I dropped him off for tat.. let alone next weekend when he graduates and I will be a basket case when he leaves in August. Still very proud but boy this momma isn't ready for him to leave lol
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My son graduates from high school this month then leaves for bootcamp June 13th! I'm happy, proud, worried, scared...misty and sniffley...He's soooooo excited to get started...and so happy with his choice. I just wanna hug him every second until he goes!
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Comment by Zacksmom on April 27, 2013 at 3:49pm
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To order the dog tags below: https://www.facebook.com/SassySilver2012?hc_location=stream
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For all my Navy Mom & Wife Friends... My cousin Nancy is making these awesome dog tags... If you would like to order one please let me by finding me on Facebook under Dawn Caskey Garner... I am a Navy Mom too of a son currently Deployed on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower....
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Comment by JTSF on April 26, 2013 at 4:12pm
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Our son just called. He is now a Sailor after 36 hours of Battlestation 21. Division 169 did great with "no hits" Bravo Zulu to all.
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Comment by Ladichez on April 25, 2013 at 8:48pm
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@cathy did he leave from ft. Meade md?
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Comment by Irene McClure on April 16, 2013 at 9:54pm
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Just got back from there. If you get the chance you need to go!!!Mine have been there a year already!!
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hi just saw everyones mee/thanks for answering/good to know many others are out there my sons been in for 11s going strong and loves what he does/he has so many goods to say about the navy/what it has done for him and how he has matured and grown to be the man he has become/it really does go along way for a parent or a loved one to give encouragment and praise to their enlisties/they have and will sacrifice many journeys ahead/many missed holidays/personal fam days and alot of missed luv from everyone whe cares and luvs them////hooorrraaaay for our military
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