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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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PIR Feb. 11, 2011
Members: 172
Latest Activity: Nov 11, 2015
Discussion Forum
Ribbons - PIR 2-11-11
Started by aprul(ship11,div63). Last reply by J-04/128 Feb 26, 2014. 19 Replies 0 Likes
Hey PIR 2-11-11,I am making ribbons for anyone who wants them. Some of you have requested information from me and I have tried to email or message each of you personally. You can send supplies or some of the ladies are sending money orders. The…Continue
Nuke A School FAQ
Started by NF Mom. Last reply by SailingHi Ship 9 Div 071 Feb 25, 2011. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Nuke A School FAQ click the Above LinkContinue
who has a Sailor staying in great lakes for A-school???
Started by Mrs Eubank. Last reply by Mrs Eubank Feb 19, 2011. 9 Replies 0 Likes
my sailor is staying in great lakes for AECF and his rate is ET. anyone out there with that or just in great lakes????????
*******BattleStations********
Started by diannep. Last reply by vydeoynkhorne Feb 16, 2011. 150 Replies 0 Likes
This is the final test for your recruits. When they pass this, they are sailors and trade in their recruit cap for their sailor cap in a capping ceremony afterwards. The ship they do this on was designed by Disney, so it is very realistic. During…Continue
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Comment by Life is Peachy on April 28, 2011 at 11:52am
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Hi all. My son left for CA yesterday (so did many others). They all arrived safely and will begin some intense training.
So happy for those who are getting visits from their Sailor. For those getting assignments already, I wish nothing less than safe travels and wonderful adventures for them all!!!
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Comment by mamawalrus on April 28, 2011 at 12:30am
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Tis!!!! Missed seeing you on here! This just makes me smile seeing all the familiar names from the BC days.....
So glad to hear your Sailor is doing so well! Sounds like she is in a "great" position! Is she going to be there for a set amount of time?
Many of us have been discussing the connection our boot camp division shared and do not find that with many of our "new" chat groups.. I hope you are doing well!
Please keep in touch!
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Comment by tls on April 26, 2011 at 8:43pm
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HI ALL --- Wanted to stop by and give an update ...
My Sailor took a few days of leave after A-school --- she went to visit friends in Michigan, then came home to see her dad and her brothers. Surprised both the boys at school and took them out to lunch --- they were glad to see her, as she had told them she wasn't coming home. Then she flew down to see me (I was in Florida for training for work and a couple vacation days --- took my 5-year-old to stay with Grandma). She, her baby sister and I went to Sea World --- Active Duty military gets in free!! She got to stand for applause with all other military before the Shamu show -- I (of course) teared up and was the loudest cheer-er!
Now, she is (finally) at her first duty station in Millington TN. Pretty cool, as it is the Navy Recruiting HQ (why TN? who knows?) and she is basically the assistant to an Admiral! The downside is that she says it's a senior command, so everyone is older and more ranked than she. She is missing the comraderie of boot camp and A-school ... but has found a couple of friends so far, so that's good. I'm praying that she'll also find a church she likes and some people her age via that route.
I almost (but not quite) miss the drama of boot camp --- the daily scouring of notes from those in my division ... the stalking of the mailman ... but it's a new chapter now. I wish all of you and your Sailors the very best ....
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Comment by cathyo Ship 11 Div 063 on April 23, 2011 at 12:10pm
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Hello fellow moms! My sailor is coming home. He'll be here Monday and home until May 13 and then headed to Sasebo, Japan. What a wild journey this has been since the day he left for boot camp on December 6. We all lived this together....all of the anticipation of the 1 minute phone call when they arrived, and then the box, and then praying for mail, and praying for calls, and praying for them to pass battlestations and then graduation! Ahhh graduation, was the best experience of my life!
And then school, and then orders, and then the date that they can come home. I feel like I have been in a marathon!! I would have been lost without this place!
Sailormom...Hawaii...how exciting!!! Yes, it certainly has been an emotional journey!! One like no other!!
Sending good wishes to all. And I am so full of pride to be a Navy Mom and to be part of this Navy Family!!!
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Comment by sailormommind on April 22, 2011 at 7:55am
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Hello everyone!! I am headed to Great Lakes this morning to pick up my son and we get to keep him until he leaves for Hawaii on May 7!!!!! I can relate to you battlebuddy! It will be so nice to just "see" him. I will work on the hovering but I am pretty excited. Want to just focus on my time with him and not the leaving. He will be home for his birthday which is just an added bonus!!! Ah, the emotions of this journey....
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Happy Good Friday!
Happy Earth Day!
And last, but not least, HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my baby boy!! Wishing him the best on what is yet to come, with the Navy. First of many of his birthdays, where I will not be able to be with him. :-(
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Comment by ame7 on April 19, 2011 at 11:46pm
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mamawalrus, battlebuddy, gramdmac, cathyo and all.....No matter what their age, we're still their Moms. And no matter what, we'll always be their Moms. Growing up is part of life and we all knew they would leave the nest someday, but ours soared like Eagles when they left. It makes a Mom proud, but it sure takes some getting used to. We have to remember they are so confident and strong because we raised them to be that way. God Bless Navy Moms. {{Hugs}}
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mamawalrus - I second that!!!
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Comment by grandmac on April 19, 2011 at 1:33am
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That is so true!
We all have to feel the love a mother's feels. Good reminder to love them and let them go!
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Battlebuddy... I dont care what people say on letting go.... we do let go but no one can tell me that I cant miss every single day, cry a few tears, go by his room to look in and remember when he was home, stare at the phone wanting to just call and say Hi, even though I know I just talked to him that morning. This is how I am and my son is a great person partly because of me, so its ok I do all those things!!!! Enjoy every minute, watch him sleep, carry his laughter throughout the day, give him that one last hug even when you just gave him one 5 minutes ago! We are Mother's and loving our children is one of the things we do best!
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