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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:
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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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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 Terry on March 9, 2012 at 12:31am
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Hi Over, I live in Durham. My son is stationed at Ft. Gordon.
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Comment by IBeeTunechiLee"s Mom on March 8, 2012 at 9:49pm
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Hey Chis, ForeverRay's Proud Mom...I live in Burlington. My son is stationed in Norfolk...
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Comment by Chris, Forever Ray's Proud Mom on March 8, 2012 at 8:24pm
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Hey Cora-Brooklyns Mom, I liven Graham, East of you a bit. Glad your daughter is "closer" now!
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Comment by chocolatelablover on March 8, 2012 at 4:02pm
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Hi NC Mom's! I have been off the net since PIR on 17 Feb. It was a great time & no snow! I would like to just let you all know that I am very close to VA Beach & Norfolk. I work for DoD at the Joint Staff Complex in Suffolk. I have 28 years of experience with the Navy as a Navy Wife so please feel free to pick my brain because I still have friends on active duty and I work with Navy personel who I can easily reach out & touch.
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Comment by sunshine73 on March 5, 2012 at 5:43pm
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you are welcome :) I am happy to help.
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Comment by mamawalrus on March 5, 2012 at 1:19pm
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Thanks for the info sunshine...we have to hear when his deployment date will be or if he will get to come home before he deploys.
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Comment by spensmom on March 3, 2012 at 7:03pm
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motheroftwo.....glad I found you. I know you will be glad to have him closer. My son is in Hawaii so we don't get to see him at all hardly. We went to visit at Christmas. He will be changing his location soon too. I'm hoping for Norfolk or nearby but you never know. Your son was so nice. I talked to him for about 10 minutes.
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Comment by motheroftwo (ship 07/div 340) on March 3, 2012 at 5:22pm
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Spensmom - sorry forgot to say THANK YOU for letting me know...I got so excited when I saw your comment my husband and daughter just looked at me like i was crazy..LOL
Annie - I live about 4 to 5 hours away from VA beach so close enough for a weekend visit. It was the closest one out of his choices (by a long shot) so I'm one happy mom!!
Honorhim - I thank you for that and might reach out to you! THANKS!!
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Momawalrus, Havelock is a very tiny little town. Without the base, it wouldn't even be a town.lol You are only 20-30 minutes away from the beach. I might would stay there. If you want to stay in town, the Holiday Inn is the newest place. I would try that first. The address is 103 Branchside Dr, Holiday Inn Express Hotel Havelock, Havelock, NC 28532
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Comment by HonorHim on March 3, 2012 at 4:13pm
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I'm about 2 1/2 hours from Virginia Beach so could help out if needed.(you never know) :) Hello NC Moms. My son is at GC..so have enjoyed being close enough to visit our sailorman....but he may be in NY next year...so we will miss so many visits. Have a great and blessed weekend.
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