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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.
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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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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 tackijacky on December 24, 2010 at 10:07am
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ame7.... yes it is an extra feature on your phone plan...if you have call waiting, caller id, you usually have call forwarding...press 72 # wait for the shakey dial tone then dial the number you want to forward it to....wait for them to answer and you are forwarded to cancel the forward dial 73# from your home phone
Cin....you need to find out if your recruit is a grad and go, and where he is going...because you may be sitting in great lakes for a few days without your sailor...my sons recruiter mentioned a late saturday flight or early sunday, because more than likely he will be shipping out to a school on saturday afternoon
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Comment by DorriO on December 24, 2010 at 10:03am
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Cin -- A lot of ladies here are staying at the Residence Inn. My family is staying at Spring Hill Suites for the indoor pool. But both are supposed to be very good. There is a meet and greet Thursday night at the Ramada, but this group (PIR 2/11/11) is hosting our own meet and greet at the restaurant Anistasia's too.
We fly in on Thursday and fly out on thw 13th at 8:30 - didn't want to pay for another night at the hotel or miss another day of work.
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Comment by beachbum on December 24, 2010 at 9:53am
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No "real" letter yet, maybe Santa Claus (mail man) will bring something today, we just got his address Monday, I have mailed out 7 letters/cards! I am going crazy wondering what he is doing and how he is! All you ladies hang in there, be strong, thats what I written to him every time, I plan to do the same. Merry Christmas everyone!
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Comment by Cin (SHIP 11 DIV 064) on December 24, 2010 at 3:58am
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PIR is 02/11/11 so I know everyone will be flying to Great Lakes on 02/10 but when is everyone flying back home? I'm trying to book my flight but I'm not sure when to fly back? I was thinking the morning of 12/14? and where is everyone planning on staying? I looked up hotels nearby the base and I found one 2.5 miles away.
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3boysSheryl - I dreamt that I received tons of letters from my recruit too so this morning I ran to the mail box and there was nothing :( I hope to hear from him soon, or at least a call on Christmas Day. Did your recruit mention anything about calling on Christmas?
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Comment by Misha61083 Ship 09 Div 074 on December 24, 2010 at 3:08am
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Make that $49
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@sailorsgirl4ever....I reserved my room @ the Red Carpet Inn its about a mile from RTC and the price isn't too bad $69 I think
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Comment by mamawalrus on December 24, 2010 at 2:28am
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Ladies... we are now under the 50 day mark! Woo Hoo
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Comment by ame7 on December 24, 2010 at 1:49am
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tackjacky...how do you forward home phone to cell? I'm worried about that too. Before she left, we discussed calling my cell, but when I got the "I'm here" call, it was my home phone. She may have been rushed, tired, stressed (all of the above), but if I miss her call, I'll be so upset! Is it an added feature on your phone?
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Comment by Mikki Ship 09 Div 069 on December 24, 2010 at 1:37am
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so I finally decided to read and heed the 'Rules of Engagement for Communicating with your recruit." Oops, I havent been playing by the rules, I guess. So I changed my photo so my recruit is not in it. So now my lovely daughter-in-law and I are in it, looking like floating heads. We must have both been wearing dark clothes!!!
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