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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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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????????
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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 himmiemom on December 21, 2010 at 1:19am
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It would be a lot of fun!!!!!!! If any of you are having a hard time getting hotel reservations let me know. I am a real fun person!!!
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Comment by BBWinthemoon on December 21, 2010 at 1:16am
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Sounds like to much fun!
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Hmmmm....I feel like I am missing out on all the fun of making reservations guys!! I live to close to GL to fly or take a train or stay at a hotel. How about everyone stays at my house and we can have a party there??? We could all drive to the PIR on 2/11 from my house???????
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Comment by Sailor Collins Wife!! on December 21, 2010 at 12:48am
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I am going Amtrak 45 hours but i am ok with that.
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Comment by Arwen on December 20, 2010 at 11:43pm
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frazcom, get your hotel and car reservations now, they are relatively easy to break (or change) if something happens and your recruit is delayed. This is going to be a large PIR, with 12 divisions, and there will be a lot of competition for good hotel rooms.
As for travel:
if you plan to travel by Amtrak, book now, it is easy to change reservations. Amtrak is more reliable in winter, last year the airport closed just before the Feb 12 PIR, a lot of families couldn't get there.
If you plan to fly, either wait until mid-January (a month before PIR) to make reservations. Almost 1/5 of recruits don't PIR with their original division, due to injury, illness or other reasons. Most drop out in the first half of training. Avoid the possible cost of changing reservations OR you can pay more for refunable tickets. But if you wait too long the price of the tickets goes WAY up.
If you fly, try to fly into Milwaukee. It is the same distance from Great Lakes as the Chicago airports, and is ususally about $100 cheaper per ticket.
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Comment by StaceyinTX on December 20, 2010 at 11:30pm
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I made reservations there too, I'm willing to change them
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Comment by smeesmom on December 20, 2010 at 11:25pm
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I'm not sure who's trying to coordinate group rates at the Residence; Smeesmom would like to be included for a one-bedroom.
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Your are welcome JessicaB
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Comment by BexwestShip11Div065 on December 20, 2010 at 10:27pm
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I know I am probably jumping the gun, but I gotta tell ya, making hotel reservations has been the first thing to get me out of my funk in days.... its like everything else is so out of my control ( the letter, the phone calls... oh - wait... I mean the LACK of letters and phone calls :-) , ha!, but this feels like something I can DO, and kinda makes it real for me that it's not THAT far off. (Christmas without him is starting to get to me, I gotta shake this off and get in the spirit!) I am dying to make plane reservations before I even know if he's G&G or what......crazy. My son would SO be making fun of me right now! That makes me smile - one of his favorite things to do (make fun of me)!
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Comment by Ken-55 (OS Dad) on December 20, 2010 at 10:23pm
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Guess I'll be semi-lurking here since you guys are a week or two ahead of me. My son is Div 084. Thanks in advance for all the good info that I will be getting and best of luck to your guys and gals!
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