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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:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

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RTC Graduation

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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Missing your Husband? Have Questions or just feeling plain lousy without him?? LETS TALK!!

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Comment by camenae on March 14, 2011 at 12:14pm: Ali, you sound like me! We were married in October and my husband shipped out in December. I live outside of New Orleans. When I went to my local PPO, they gave me a packet that explained move.mil and that was it. Save your time and gas and just go to the website. Everything that they would tell you in the office is on that website anyway.

Aveo, I did the same thing as you. I had to mail all my letters in two fat envelopes when I finally got his address. He had A LOT of reading material :D

Comment by aveoamare(Ship02div925) on March 14, 2011 at 9:54am: Hi Wives, just found this group. My husband left for BC last week, he is an older recruit (33) and we have a 9month old son together. This has been HARD for me. Harder then I ever imagined. I write to him everyday, even though I don't have his address yet...I haven't even gotten his box yet...But I know he is doing this for us. I'm filled with anticipation and anxiety..will he change after BC? How will we handle the next 4 years, what if he makes this a career?

I'm glad I found this group, its a wonderful site with amazing people. I'm very glad to be here.

Comment by lukesgirl on March 13, 2011 at 10:55pm: Hey ladies!! Any of you wives in Pensacola, FL? I just moved here this weekend and am looking for some people to talk to and hangout with. Let me know! :)

Comment by alishadubb on March 13, 2011 at 10:18pm: Thanks!

Comment by alishadubb on March 13, 2011 at 10:04pm: Who do I call to get set up with a move? My husband and I just got married in November. He shipped out in December. So I have just stayed in Michigan until he returns. Well that time is getting closer and I just need to know how to get started on the process of moving out to San Diego.

Comment by camenae on March 13, 2011 at 3:56am: That's good to know, Monica. Thank you!

I have an appointment with a financial counselor at our nearest base on Monday afternoon. I'm so excited! (I never thought I'd say that, lol)

Comment by Megs-Sailor Wife on March 11, 2011 at 11:54pm: I found this...LOTS of info!!!

http://ra.defense.gov/documents/Benefits%20Guide%202008%20FINAL.pdf

Comment by camenae on March 11, 2011 at 2:15am: Missy- I'm not sure what follow on orders are. I'm going with him to whereever it is that he's going after school is over. We'll find that out in a few months. I knew about the DLA and the per diem, but I didn't know we were going to get money for the move itself. I thought we had to have first months rent, last months rent, and a security deposit (at least) saved up. This news has taken a lot of weight off my shoulders!

Monica- Luckily we are newly weds so we don't have much to move. We both lived with our parents before we got married so we both have a roomful of stuff to move, wedding gifts, and some furniture that was given to him by a few relatives who passed away. We're going to have a little hiccup when it comes to moving because we plan on letting the Navy move us (neither one of us feels comfortable driving a moving truck) but all my stuff is 30 minutes away from his stuff, lol. My family and I are going to have to drive all my stuff to his parents house so it can be moved together (minus the dogs, valuables, paperwork files, computers, and "must have" box which will be in our cars). He plans on taking leave in between leaving school and going to his first duty station so we're hoping to caravan to whereever he's stationed. Hopefully things go right!

See, ladies, my problem is I'm a planner. I'm not very spontaneous. Apparently I'm going to learn to get over that REAL quick being a military wife :D

Comment by Mrs.B_Div 302_Ship9 on March 10, 2011 at 11:55pm: Dayciavu- Your husband will send you a DEERS form 1173 and on that it will have all the information you need to get your Dependent ID. You will need to go to the nearest military base that you live by and go to the visitors center. They will give you a temporary pass to get onto base and will tell you which building to go to to get your ID made. Also, if you're near the base your husband will be stationed at, then you can get your vehicle stickers for the base.

For your ID, make sure you take your marriage certificate, social security card and your drivers license. (Or if you don't have one of those, make sure you take at least 3 government issued ID's; like passport, ID card, green card, etc). They will make your ID right there on base while you are there (they have to take a picture of you, etc) and then give it to you right then. Hope that information helps.