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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 Alysia-Redsmom (VQ-4/ATO) on April 5, 2011 at 1:05pm
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bn4givn ~ wow your roller coaster ride from BC is just about over. PIR is an awesome event! Be sure to arrive early for GREAT seating and don't forget the tissue. I still get goose bumps from the first vision of seeing My Sailor Son marching in with his DIV. He was the Guide On (held division flag and guided them everywhere). Proud Momma here just the same as you will be on 4/22.
Do they still wear their dress blues or has the season changed and now they wear dress whites? My son's PIR was in January when they wore their dress blues ~ it was a breathtaking sight, but I'm kinda partial to dress whites :D
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Comment by PeggyW on April 5, 2011 at 11:27am
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QuiltBlue- Congrats to you and your son!! Sounds like an amazing experience- one I am looking forward to sometime in July when my son finishes OCS. He just left SA on the 2nd and I am missing him like crazy!! This is the longest we have ever gone without talking to him! I'm sure he is fine . Anyway, congrats again!!!
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Comment by Pearl Harbor MA on April 5, 2011 at 10:51am
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redsmom- yes he is in BC, PIR is 4/22
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Comment by SonandSea on April 5, 2011 at 9:47am
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QuiltBlue~ Sounds like an amazing experience! Congrats and hugs! ♥
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Quiltblue ~~ Bravo Zulu to your new Sailor! PIR is one of the most memorable events I have ever exeperienced. Just wait till the DVD comes in the mail....you will cry all over again when you watch it. Such tears of pride & joy :-) Congrats!!
bn4givn ~ is your SR in boot camp? when is their PIR?
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quiltblue- he got to leave the airport with you?
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Comment by quiltblue on April 5, 2011 at 12:46am
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Just back from PIR and seeing my Sailor! I am so exhausted, but so happy that he now has his computer and his cellphone so we can talk, text and skype with him! Oh his portraits are just amazing! I can't wait to get a fantastic frame to put the big one in! He forgot to order the Keel book or the DVD, so my husband is ordering that right now! What an amazing day Friday was! He was a Saturday departure (left for airport at 2am), but we met him at Midway Airport 7am and took the train into downtown Chicago. Had breakfast, walked around, he had real hot chocolate at the Hershey Store and we bought him some candy (he ate it all). Everything they serve at BC is sugar-free (which he refuses to eat or drink) so he has had a very bland/basic diet for eight weeks! Got his address for Nuke A-school tonight with the message to send goodies! Also, wanted to share that I took my mini-quilt (like my profile photo) which he said he recognized the minute they came marching into the hall! He said I didn't have to keep waving it at him, because he knew exactly where I was!!! That made my day and it was full of tears too!!!! Amazing, I will never forget!
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I got a call today!! He sounded great! Excited because there is a light at the end of the tunnel now!
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SueS ~ currently he is at PNAS for A-school. Tentative graduation in early May. He should receive new duty station orders in another week or so. He is ready......
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Good morning ladies....Texas here!
Warm & humid here for now (Htown) but thunderstorms to roll in this afternoon and bring cooler temps....we are suppose to get down to the 40's tonight....
Enjoyed date night last friday and my ritas too! Daughters said I was funny to talk to when I got home... :-)
Talked to R on Saturday since his birthday is coming up next week. I wanted to know what he wanted or needed....got hit with a ton of bricks...he said he wished for a plane ticket HOME!!! Did nothing but cry the rest of the conversation...he said it was too late to put in for chit :(
He stated that it would have been nice but no big deal...I told him it was to me! My heart was aching ALL weekend.
He did call me again last night with a few suggestions that sound feasible. Actually sending him a care package today of personal items and goodies. Will send him his birthday package next week and then Easter package the following week.
You think he will know that I miss him and love him after all that?!? Yeah, I know he does :-)
Overall had a very busy weekend...shopping!! Always puts a smile on my face. Even did a Zumba class to relieve some stress and it was fun!
HAPPY Monday everyone!
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