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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 pam bailey on January 28, 2012 at 4:49pm
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Sleep is all teenagers hobbies. Lol. Most of the boys whose A school is in Florida leave the same day as graduation unfortunately. Josh's was there in Great Lakes so I was lucky enough to have 4 days with him, which was not long eough. Now count the days to see him again once he is back from deployment.
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Comment by lala 4 on January 28, 2012 at 12:32am
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Thanks Pam, for letting me know about the stamps. I was wondering about that. He is on ship 03 div 089. I know he will probably just want to sleep back at the hotel. That is one of his favorite hobbies lol. He goes to Florida for A school, so we won't have much time. I will be disappointed if all he wants to do is sleep haha
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I appreciate all the info everyone is sharing. My son in law and brother in law are both army but I don't keep up with all the goings on. It's a lot different when it is your flesh and blood embariking on this adventure. I am so glad there is a place to go for support and questions.
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Comment by Brenda Sue on January 27, 2012 at 11:47pm
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I didn't get my "I'm a sailor" call until I was already in GL!!
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When I got the "i am a sailor" phone call a bunch of them were eating at subway on base and then loaded up on as much junk food as they could consume before heading back. Lala...you will need to find out what division and what "ship" he is on. You will have to download a pass to get on base but you have to know the ships name. I never got the info from my son I had to ask one of the other moms in josh's division. Make sure you send plenty of stamps in your letters and what ever you do don't send a singing card. Lol. They get PT'd. Also we stayed in Gurnee at the La Quinta. It is close to base, yet surrounded by plenty of restaurants and the mall. Depending on where your sons school will be will depend on how much time you will have with him. Don't be surprised is all he wants to do is chill at your hotel. And your first meal with him...he will be done before you take your first bite. It was an amazing experience. My son is on his first deployment. I hate not knowing where he is but I am one proud mom.
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Comment by kathy on January 27, 2012 at 8:54pm
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The IM A SAILOR CALL won't come in till after 2pm on what ever day it comes but this is the navy keep the phone handy always I didn't sleep the night before and her dad took off that day waiting all day for that call it is amazing ! Longest day ever waiting but on the up side you get to talk for about an hour and hear everything good luck :)
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Oh yeah, PIR March 16
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I got my letter today! I was excited until I read his note on the back and the invitation list...He left me off the list and his note told me he was sending a bunch of letters to me for his girlfriend and I was to forward them WITHOUT reading them! lol Thanks a lot son!
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Comment by eastmom on January 27, 2012 at 7:58pm
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PIR Feb 3, can't wait!!!
Wonder when I get the "I am a Sailor" call, on pins and needles!!!
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Comment by Alysia-Redsmom (VQ-4/ATO) on January 27, 2012 at 1:55pm
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TGIF ~
Welcome lala!
Hope everyone enjoys the last weekend January. Hard to believe we are already hitting February 2012. Time flies :)
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