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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:
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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Started by Anita. Last reply by Anita Jun 7, 2019. 2 Replies 0 Likes
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Comment by TexasSailorMom on June 10, 2011 at 6:37pm
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Hi Jules, hang in there. They only get to write on Sundays at first and they have to train someone in there Div to do the mail b4 they can send them or receive them , that is why it takes 2-3 weeks. We got our letters on Thursdays here in Katy so look for them around then. Some write more then others but they all love to get mail so keep writing and remember in bootcamp, no news is good news. If something is wrong they will call. If you haven't joined your PIR group be sure to do that so u can connect with others in ur SR's ship/div. : )
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Comment by Kimberly on June 10, 2011 at 4:10pm
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Listen to Brenda the last thing those guys want is attention!! It is not a good thing
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Comment by Brenda Sue on June 10, 2011 at 2:26pm
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Jules, write him a letter every day! Include pictures (I printed them on the letter), comics, sports articles - just things he might like. Don't make the envelopes too big to bring attention to him, though.
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Comment by TXNavyMom on June 10, 2011 at 1:36pm
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Jules,
My son graduated a week ago today. It was about
A week to 10 days before we got our first letter. It will
Depend on when he gets a chance to write. Just hang tough
and be sure when you write its up beat and positive.
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Comment by Jules on June 10, 2011 at 1:12pm
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Hi ladies,
During Basic training, how soon do they begin to write home. We got the letter form on Sat. with grad date. I sent out my first letter on Monday. I missing him more now than in the begining. I suffer from anxiety and panic disorder and I feel like it is kicking into overdrive. Please someone help me.
Mary
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He loves it you are right he does like to have visits home tho
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Hello Ladies,
I'm a new Navy Mom in Fredericksburg. If there are any other Navy Mom's here I'd love to connect with you.
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Comment by Alysia-Redsmom (VQ-4/ATO) on June 8, 2011 at 1:09pm
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Happy Hump Day TEXAS.....
Brenda Sue - that will definitely put a smile on one's face:-)
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Comment by UFQ202- Ship 12, Div 231 on June 8, 2011 at 9:18am
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Oh Brenda Sue you are so funny. Thanks for the laugh.
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just guessing here - maybe they fix sick airplanes???
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