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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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Graduates PIR 08/19/11 TG 40
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Latest Activity: Feb 27, 2018
Discussion Forum
Encouragement Questionnaire
Started by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons. Last reply by Charlie Feb 27, 2018. 10 Replies 26 Likes
Places to Eat in Great Lakes
Started by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW. Last reply by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW Aug 19, 2011. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Ship 10, DIV 267 Navy Mom
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Ship 10 Div 266
Started by Pmbell 02 (SHIP 10 DIV 266). Last reply by momma'o~32020 Aug 17, 2011. 62 Replies 0 Likes
Reading Material for FUN! Navy Basic Acronyms, Laughs for the Hard Days and Top Ten Lines Home From Boot Camp...
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Comment by jvptxmom on August 19, 2011 at 8:28pm
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Hanging out in the hotel with our Sailor! I am one happy mama! Trying not to think about how fast the time is passing! It will be really hard to take him back tonight.
I'm loving all his stories. He said he actually liked bc!
We just ate jimano's pizza. It wasn't bad. A bit bland...but then again it was a hamburger pizza!
We wanted to go to Navy pier tomorrrow but it is there Air/Water show and there is supposed to be like a million people there. I think we will skip it and do the museum.
We went to the Waukegan Lighthouse. It was really nice. It was quiet and we walked all the way to the lighthouse. Took alot of pics with his gf and the family. They are beautiful...the sky was so blue and the water was a pretty, clear blue. Very relaxing and enjoyed the cool breeze!
This is a really great day!
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Comment by kathyann on August 19, 2011 at 7:18pm
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Janice - my son is staying in GL as well. I picked him up around 2:45, and he JUST NOW woke up! We are planning a full day tomorrow. I, too, am thankful for everyone on this site for support and comraderie!
I am very proud of the entire PIR group. A fine looking group of Sailors!
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Comment by janice FC mom on August 19, 2011 at 3:04pm
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This was the 2nd best day of my life seeing my son as a Sailor. I would have to say the my 1st was the day he was born. I am so proud of him and all the Sailors that they made it with out their family members help. The only thing that we could do is send letter and wait for the calls to come in but I do know now that this was well worth the wait.
I would also like to say thank you to all the people on this website you have been a great help to me.
I am back a my hotel waiting for a call from my son that we can pick him up. He will be staying in Great Lakes so I will get to see him all weekend and can not wait.
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Comment by diannep on August 19, 2011 at 12:41pm
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So most of you have your sailors in your possession now...HOOYAH! For those waiting for GL sailors to complete their move, it won't be long and then they should have weekend daytime liberty, hopefully!
Hope that PIR was everything...and MORE...than you hoped it would be!
Bravo Zulu to all of the new Sailors!
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Comment by Pmbell 02 (SHIP 10 DIV 266) on August 19, 2011 at 11:52am
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Where to eat?
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What gate to you drop them back off at?
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Here and waiting. So proud!
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Comment by LisaRG1969 on August 19, 2011 at 8:51am
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Sittin in bleachers in front of 267 area =))) WHOOO HOO!!!!
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Comment by shuga on August 19, 2011 at 8:41am
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We came in on Ohio street. We are in the bleachers waiting.
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Comment by CarolP on August 19, 2011 at 8:38am
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Cars are entering at the main gate.
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