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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:
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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
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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Would like the address so I can send my son a card before three weeks.
Started by Regina-ship11Div049. Last reply by Pam Nov 12, 2012. 2 Replies 0 Likes
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Comment by Dana on March 3, 2012 at 10:51am
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You're right on track! Here's the link to the mission for the month http://www.navyformoms.com/group/mollysadoptasailorproject/forum/to.... Join in and let the "mom of the month" know how many boxes you ship. She keeps track so that everyone in the adoption gets something shipped to them. Most awesome...thanks!
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Comment by kayakhinkle on March 3, 2012 at 9:44am
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OK - going to try to do a box for this month's adoption. Hard candy (not chocolate), gum, individual chip bags, and small microwavable stuff like EZ Mac, Chef Boyardee etc. Also, comics from newspapers. Anything else I should look for? thanks!
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Welcome kayakhinkle. We try to do a big packing party 2x per year. During the rest of the months we send monthly care packages through Molly's Adopt a Sailor Project. Come join us if you haven't already. Thanks and glad to have you on board!
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Just joined this group. When is the next local (Tampa Bay area) packing party?
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Comment by Mom from St Pete on February 19, 2012 at 10:45am
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Packing Party was great!!! We packed up over 2,000 bags inside an Army tent it was cool!!!! Their was a surprise Home Comming just like the TV show which made all us moms cry..... The food was fantastic!!!! I ate way to much lol..... Lots of Navy4moms from all over the US showed up it was a very nice time. Can't wait till next year to do it all over again... Thanks Dana and Moly and all the moms for a very rewarding afternoon!!! Check out the pics at ClearwaterNightOut.com
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I hear they are serving lunch also after the Navy packing party. So any of u moms that have been wanting to meet for lunch and catch up here's your chance....... Come on and join in on the fun.......... Hope to see you on the 18th of February.
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Yes, yes! Everyone come to the packing party. We are going to have Navy moms from all over the country joining us. It's so exciting to finally meet so many moms! Plus, it's a really fabulous day!!!
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Wow- Mia congrats to your son!!!! He is amazing!!!! Good luck to him in his schooling.
Sherrill- congrats on the wedding! It is coming up fast.....
Alyse- Blue star mother is for mothers who have sons or daughters in service serving our country. I received mine from the American Legion in Seminole. If you are interested I can tell u when we are meeting next and u can receive yours also. It is a red banner with a blue star for each child you have serving.
Any one who can join Dana and the Molly"s Adopt a Sailor packing party it is a real experience... I have gone to 2 or 3 so far they are really rewarding to participate in!!!!! Hope some of u can join in to help out a ship full of sailors!!!!
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Hey there Tampa Bay Moms! Letting you all know Molly's Adopt a Sailor is having another big packing party February 18th in Largo, FL for the USS Makin Island. Hope some of you can make it and we can meet and greet. Moms from all over are planning on joining us. If you are able to join in, you can find the Makin Island wish list on Molly's Adopt a Sailor Project under the January discussion. Woohoo!
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My son graduates Cornell in December, then off to OCS report date 1/1/2012. Next off to nuke school for subs. Thus far it is pretty much "Greek" to us although he has been maturing and opening up to us more recently. He is super excited and ready to give it his all!
I would LOVE to meet face to face for lunch one day! I am sure each of you have something interesting and fun to share! Please keep me posted of any get togethers. Thank you!
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