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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:
Events
**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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Comment by Rhonda on February 17, 2012 at 11:36pm
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Comment by lala 4 on February 17, 2012 at 9:51pm
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Thanks Rhonda! It has just been one of those weeks. I am drowning my sorrows in a cheeseburger tonight but will get back on track tomorrow.
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Comment by Cece on February 17, 2012 at 9:32pm
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I got a call from my son today as they sailed into Pearl Harbor! He was excited and mentioned how great it was just seeing the American flags flying! He left San Diego the first part of August and it has been a long deployment! He will be home on leave in a few weeks! This is the longest he has been away.
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Lala~ Muscle weighs more than fat!! I bet you lost weight BUT Toned up & that is why the scales read the way they did!!!!
Donna~ Becareful & have fun on your road trip!!! I have to send my son back on Tuesday. Sad day that will be. He will be deploying shortly after so it will be nextg year before we see him again.
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Comment by txsailorsam-Donna on February 17, 2012 at 7:35pm
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Will be seeing my sailor very soon. I can't wait. My husband and I will drive from Houston to Florida to meet him. He will ride back with us and have a 2 week visit. Hooyah!!
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Thanks ladies for the encouragment. It really does help. I got on the stupid scale because I felt thinner and I have been working hard this week. I am sure the scale was wrong lol
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Comment by TXNavyMom on February 17, 2012 at 7:14pm
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lala 4, I think we've all had a week like that. Sometimes they are so busy that they don't get that letter done in time to get it to the mail. So next week maybe you'll have 2 letters. There was a week when I got nothing and the girlfriend got mine and hers. He put her address on both letters. She was good enough to call and read it to me and then send it to me. Congrats on the stop smoking, not an easy thing to do. Just remember one day at a time and before you know it PIR will be here. : )
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Comment by harpist mom on February 17, 2012 at 7:13pm
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It will get better, Lala! You will hear some news soon. I can relate to how you feel - we did not hear anything for over two weeks and then we got a long letter yesterday, full of news. That is discouraging about working out and not seeing results. I can also relate to that issue as well!
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This has not been a good week. So many things going on and no form of communication from my kid at all. His girlfriend didn't get anything either. On top of that, I have been working out like crazy and got on the scale today to find that I gained a pound! I also stopped smoking 4 weeks ago and I swear I have craved them more this week than in the first week! I am so happy that I have someplace to "whine" to people who understand. Thanks for letting me vent lol
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Comment by BeksMom on February 17, 2012 at 4:50pm
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Eaglemom~no my husband was in the Army and stationed in Ft. Hood area & ended up staying instead of moving home to Minnesota.
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