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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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Discussion Forum
Liberty during A School
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Confused about husbands boot camp pay - BAH, separation pay, base pay, etc.
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Dental Tricare
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Comment by Olivia Brown on January 7, 2013 at 4:16pm
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I have a question. Does anybody know if spouses are allowed to go with their Sailor to A-school? Has anyone been through this before? I am trying to get answers but feel like I am getting no where because I have been hearing completely opposite answers from everyone I talk to
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Comment by SailorV'sWife on January 4, 2013 at 8:34pm
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You should be fine to go in. I had information wrong on mine but it's an easy fix. You'll need 2 forms of ID - a social security card and drivers license work. As long as your name and address is current on your ID, they can fix it when you go.
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Honestly, I am not sure what to tell you about the zip code but when I got my id the first time my maiden name was in system from my old ss card. I went back and they gave me a new one with my married name on it. I would call wherever your supposed to be going to get it and check or call your husbands recruiter they may know.
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That would be my guess for the delay. Hopefully you will get it soon!
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It's definitely not easy! I know what u mean there. I had to wait 3 weeks for a letter! But my information for my insurance and id came the 2nd week after he left. For the most part I just try to keep busy and know this will be over soon!
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Comment by meagan5220 on January 3, 2013 at 2:40am
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I agree with NavyWife, with anything in life. It is what you make it. You can either let it get you down or you can make the time worth it. Some wives give me dirty looks when I say to have a good time. But it makes time fly by! Believe me! Of course we all have our bad days. and believe me when your sailor pulls into port he will probably go have a good time. so dont punish yourself, instead live life as normal as possible. Having a schedule of some type helps and having goals. I always suggest volunteering because it gives you something that you are passionate about and you feel like you are spending your time in a good way!
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Comment by Evie (Brett's Wife) on December 29, 2012 at 10:44pm
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Hi everyone. I am new to this group. I have been married to my sailor for almost 4 years now and we have a beautiful soon to be 3 year old son. I am going through my first deployment at the moment...any words of wisdom, encouragement etc.?Well, I hope all of you had a wonderful holiday!
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Wynona make sure you find a doctor that is a network providor for Tricare or you may end up paying a lot out of pocket!! Look on Tricare's website and they have a list of doctors that are contracted with Tricare. and call and ask if they are accepting new tricare patients!
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Comment by MYSAILORSCOOPS0525 on December 27, 2012 at 11:08am
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Good Morning Ladies!
Hope everyone had a great Christmas =0)
My husband is in BC and this was our first Christmas apart in 10 years so it was definitely wierd not having him there...Thank god for our little guy (4yo) who has kept me busy and sane throughout this whole thing!
I received my first few set of letters on Friday and my first official phone call yesterday so I'm in great spirits and so happy to hear that he's doing well =0)
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Comment by Wynona on December 17, 2012 at 10:00pm
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@abuon18, wow! that's really helpful. I am glad that I got it before he left cause I recognize I need that in almost every situation about the military.
Thanks for that information. Appreciate it. :)
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