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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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Moms who's sons or daughters are on the Uss Essex.
Members: 77
Latest Activity: Apr 1, 2021
Discussion Forum
need ship address to send gifts
Started by solafgerk. Last reply by Mamaof6pack2rSailors Jul 8, 2015. 5 Replies 1 Like
Christmas gifts
Started by mtdiane. Last reply by AuntieJ Nov 29, 2011. 3 Replies 0 Likes
my daughter in te USS ESSEX
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Comment by Mary n Jesse on December 18, 2011 at 12:55pm
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Hi everyone!! Our homecoming was perfect!!! (sitting here now with Jesse on the couch with our laptops). Wanted to come on and check to see if Marianne posted about her special surprise!! Jesse and I have been sooo excited for Katie and Marianne!! (and Kyann too LOL!!). My kids are here, and they might just put up our tree today. My husband Jeff put in our new living room carpet the night before Jesse came in so we havent had time to decorate yet. Having a great cozy day so far. (It snowed quite a bit yesterday and it's sunny today, and sooo pretty to watch from in here!) Jeff is making us brunch and Jesse did a load of dishes!!! Have a wonderful day friends!!
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Comment by cathyo Ship 11 Div 063 on December 18, 2011 at 9:47am
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Thanks for sharing, Marianne. That warms my heart too :-)
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Comment by hunter's mom kyann HOOYAH on December 18, 2011 at 9:31am
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sharon, love love love the cards! i'm going to attempt to copy them to my fb page. :)
marianne, that is so sweet. i would tear up as well. hope you're enjoying your time, as i'm sure you are.
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Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on December 17, 2011 at 11:37pm
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Today katie and I spent the day at Thomas' wrestling meet. At one point he was sitting on her lap - he is 4" taller and 40+ pounds heavier. I metnioned to this one Mom(who I had never met before from another team) 'this is what happens when you don't see each other for almots a year! katie told her she was in the Navy in Japan....the Mom thanked her for her service and such. Then when we told her how she surprised me she started to get tears in her eyes and then told us about her nephew serving in the Air Force...It was wonderfully heart warming.
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Sharon - just love the 'cards'
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marianne-enjoy your "surprise!" i can't imagine that feeling when you see your sailor unexpectedly. hope your son does great at the wrestling tournament!
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Marianne! That's just wonderful! Enjoy! Very happy for you and your family!
And Welcome Home Katie!!!!
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