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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:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

Events

**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

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RTC Graduation

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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Surviving Deployment

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Surviving Deployment

Website: http://www.navyformoms.com
Location: ohio
Members: 52
Latest Activity: Jul 10, 2017

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Started by Navy for Moms Admin Feb 11, 2009. 0 Replies

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Comment by LLovesmysailor on July 15, 2009 at 9:06pm
Sarah, I think the Key West is a fast attack which means he will be able to get mail. Fast Attack subs make port calls so they do get snail mail and they really look forward to mail call. Not so much from Moms but definitely from fiances. Something a little suggestive, I think you get the idea. He might even get the chance to send you a card, but most squids don't write much. He can send you e-mails on rare occasions and can even call when they get to port. Send him e-mails regularly. Not only do they love to hear from you but it helps you to write to him. You'll feel better.
Comment by LLovesmysailor on July 15, 2009 at 4:56pm
Sarah, What kind of ship is the Key West. It sounds like a sub. Knowing what kind of ship he's on kind of changes the advice we can give you. We're here for you.
Comment by LLovesmysailor on July 14, 2009 at 10:37pm
Jill, I'm glad to hear that you are getting to talk to your son. Alex called home last weekend. We got to talk to him for about 20 minutes. It was a really bad connection but I didn't care. I hadn't spoken to him since he left on March 1st. I'm hoping to get to talk to him at least once more before they return in the Fall.
Comment by LLovesmysailor on May 21, 2009 at 10:42pm
Actually, my son is on a submarine somewhere in the north atlantic. Or should I say somewhere under the north atlantic.
Comment by LLovesmysailor on May 21, 2009 at 6:35pm
I finally got an e-mail from my son Alex. He got his "Fish", YAY. He is also growing a beard but apparently looks like Shaggy? But he likes it. He also got to see some of Norway. They are now at sea again and he is of course bored. Being bored is very good if you are an ET. We hope to hear from him when they get to their next port, where ever that is whenever they get there.
Comment by LLovesmysailor on May 18, 2009 at 9:46pm
Becky, I would love to send a birthday card to your son. My Alex will be out for his birthday on July 13th. Being on a sub he wouldn't get mail on his birthday. Invite me to be on your friends list and then you can send me his address.
Comment by Navy for Moms Admin on May 17, 2009 at 11:24pm
I have not pulled anything from this group - the only other person with the power to delete all content would be your group creator.
Comment by TexasDocMom on May 17, 2009 at 8:53am
Notify Elle, the Administrator...

my first thought last night when I got home from work is that you guys must have really been on a roll and ticked someone off!!
 

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