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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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Location: Northcarolina
Members: 203
Latest Activity: Sep 25, 2019
Discussion Forum
Wilmington Area
Started by PamperedMom. Last reply by percussionvalentine Jul 17, 2014. 16 Replies 5 Likes
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Comment by MomThatLovesHerSon on April 13, 2013 at 10:37am
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Hi ladies,
OK, I need some encouragement. I have not received my form letter yet. My son went to boot camp on 4/2/13. I have been thinking that the letter would coming the past 2 days. I so hope that it comes today! I have gone ahead and booked a hotel. I hope his PIR is 5/31/13! Oh, my son is a Nuke.
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Comment by Adam'sProudMom on April 12, 2013 at 6:34pm
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Another Nuke! Welcome, Missy!
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Comment by missy0922 on April 12, 2013 at 3:39pm
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Just found this group--my sailor in in goose creek for A school. We are about 4 hours away, and have enjoyed visiting since he arrived there. Much better than bootcamp, but still limited communication only because of his busy schedule!
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Hi MomThat LovesHerSon,
My son has finished prototype and is currently in welding school in Groton, CT. When he finishes the training, he'll be an Emergency Nuclear Welder on a sub (the USS Cheyenne).
I know this is a hard time for you now; it's so hard when you can't call or even text your baby. Adam was allowed to call me a couple of times while he was in boot camp, and I savored every minute!
Once he gets to Goose Creek, you'll at least be able to contact him (if he has his own phone), although he will be very, very, very busy when classes start.
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Who's son is in boot camp now?
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Hi Adam'sProudMom,
Is your son in boot camp, A school, power school, or prototype school?
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Welcome, MomThatLovesHerSon! There are several of us Nuke moms here in the NC group.
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Hello everyone, my son left last Tue. 4/2/13 for boot camp. I got the slip want a signature for the box. So hopefully, with the slip signed, FedEx will leave the box!!
Then after the box, I will be waiting for the form letter.
I don't know for sure, but I think his PIR will be 5/31/13. He is a Nuke, so he will be going to Charleston for A school.
So glad to have found this group!!
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Comment by Mary (Chris' mom) on April 6, 2013 at 8:31pm
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Welcome Chele! I know you are anxious but proud!
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Comment by Chele on April 6, 2013 at 8:25pm
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Hi! I just found this group. I've been on N4Ms for a few weeks. My son left for BC March 12 out of Raleigh and his PIR is May 10. We are from Creswell - about an hour west from Nags Head.
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