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Choose your Username. For the privacy and safety of you and/or your sailor, NO LAST NAMES ARE ALLOWED, even if your last name differs from that of your sailor (please make sure your URL address does not include your last name either). Also, please do not include your email address in your user name. Go to "Settings" above to set your Username. While there, complete your Profile so you can post and share photos and videos of your Sailor and share stories with other moms!
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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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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Don't discuss future destinations or ports of call!
Don't discuss future operations or missions!
Don't discuss dates and times of when we will be in port or conducting exercises!
Don't discuss readiness issues and numbers!
Don't discuss specific training equipment!
Don't discuss people's names and billets in conjunction with operations!
Don't speculate about future operations!
Don't spread rumors about operations!
Don't assume the enemy is not trying to collect information on you so he can kill you, he is!
Be smart, use your head, and always think OPSEC and COMSEC when using email or phone!
Rules of thumb for parents and loved ones:
*If your sailor indicates to you they can't tell you something, believe them. Don't try to coax them into telling.
*If it is published by the navy about where a ship or unit has been (not going), that is when it's okay to share.
*If your sailor is in a high security area, say a nuke or EOD, consider using a nick name for them and you, a seperate email without your name on it, and don't even tell where YOU live. Let them tell you what they want you to tell others or if they are worried about info, always let them know you are on here. That's why they are careful on here about only putting first names on your profile page.
*Be aware, the OPSEC 10 points are about what they can't talk about. Think about what YOU might share as a parent or loved one of a military member that could cause trouble. You also have a responsibilty.
*Be respectful and teach other parents if they don't know and say too much, no need to be disrespectful or mean to them about it. Just guide them and let them know they maybe need to rewrite or delete the post. There isn't a member on here that wants to cause trouble or harm. They just aren't thinking or don't know.
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Comment by Jmarie46 on November 2, 2010 at 2:46pm
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Tobianne -
Thank you for your response...he told me last night that he won't begin class until Nov. 16th now...he was supposed to begin this week. So good to know he will be home for Christmas :) I'm not sure how much I'm allowed to talk about on this site but it's nice to meet you...Not sure where he will be heading after A-School he's a UT
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Comment by Joanie Tyler's Mom(133 Bees) on November 2, 2010 at 10:35am
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Dental dilemma...Tyler's been attached to 133 in Gulfport since Feb 2010...his last dental checkup was in June 2009 in bootcamp...when he went to dental recently to see when his next checkup would be...they told him they would let him know when he needed a checkup...that was 2 months ago....it's been 1 year and 5 months since his last checkup...I thought they provided checkups on a regular basis...any ideas how he could handle this?
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Comment by Twin Sailors Mom on November 1, 2010 at 8:52pm
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My daughters are heading to Gulfport tonight from BC. It doesn't look like the Gulfport Seabees group gets too many comments so thought I'd post here. I'd like any information I can get!
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Comment by Tobianne on November 1, 2010 at 7:59pm
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Jmarie-
My daughter is there right now, should be until Jan 14th. I know they are shutting the base down for Christmas on the 22nd of Dec if that is any help. He will find this out. It seems to be a nice base. When he phases up he can go off base, or can find a buddy and go off base with permission but will be in his NSU's.
She said at first, the Galley was awesome, now she orders out often!!! lol
He will like all the little lizards and spiders that blow in the air.
It was 70 today but tonight it is around 58. He will find it a bit like BC with the PT. They do this a lot. Sea Bees all PT a lot to keep them in shape.
Does he know yet when his classes will start? I thought she had said some were going to have to wait until after the New Year to start as they would be on hold? I can not remember.
1 nice thing is you will talk or text him a lot until his class starts unless he does not have a phone.
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Hi - my son just graduated and is now in texas (wichata falls) anyone else have any information as to how it goes from here for a Seabee ??
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Comment by Kelleypen on November 1, 2010 at 3:44pm
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Hugs to you, Debbie... My son has been deployed since May and won't be home until spring.
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Comment by LZ27 on October 23, 2010 at 12:34pm
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Not real sure cuz my Seabee is not very forthcoming with anything. My seabee dad didn't know either. So, what I know is any jr officer in acompany get to carry "the boot". It is a real boot, some are modified with handles etc. It pretty much states they are the jr office (my son is an ensign). He gets the priviledge of being a gofer for more senior officers at social events and anywhere else needed. The boot stays with the company, so where ever he goes he may/most likely will get a new boot. Since he is a newly commissioned ensign he will be carrying the boot for a while! Just part of Navy tradations. Can't wait to see pics of where the boot travels!
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Comment by mom2nw on October 23, 2010 at 11:53am
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Joanne: Prayers going to out to your and your girl..Godspeed.
LZ27...I'm pretty new to this...what's "the boot"??
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I just learned my Seabee got "the boot"! So now for each social event he will have his "date" ..."the boot". Until he leaves Pt H he will have his boot. I imagine when he gets to his next base in Texas in Dec he will get a new boot!
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Kym, let me know how this works. Do they ship them right away to Gulfport and then come home? I understand they have to buy their air ticket to come home. We wondered if he left from TX or MS to come home and shipped their stuff to the next place so its their when he returns. Mine graduates on 11/19. Congrats and enjoy your Seabee!
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