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FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:
Choose your Username. For the privacy and safety of you and/or your sailor, NO LAST NAMES ARE ALLOWED, even if your last name differs from that of your sailor (please make sure your URL address does not include your last name either). Also, please do not include your email address in your user name. Go to "Settings" above to set your Username. While there, complete your Profile so you can post and share photos and videos of your Sailor and share stories with other moms!
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 Susan mom to Niko on June 1, 2009 at 8:59pm
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Nancy... that works against us also... I have had lots of moms ask if my son knows their sailor... of course he has no idea if he knows them as they only go by last names or nicknames...
My son told a guy he could have a package delivered here... of course I was not told. The package arrived and I had never heard of the person! I only knew the sailor by his navy nickname! Poor guy... his package sat here for two weeks before they thought to call and ask me if it had arrived!
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Anna,
Join us on the Molly Adopt a Sailor page! Just be warned it is addicting! Never feel like you are required to send stuff... the most treasured thing we send is notes, cards and letters from home! Write about your day... walking the dog, making dinner, going to work or school, fighting with your kids about mowing the lawn, working in the yard... that is what they are missing and love to hear about!
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Comment by Anna on May 31, 2009 at 8:03pm
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Donna, Barbara, Susan, and Storymom,
What fantastic pictures and story about the boxes being sent to our troops. Wish I could have been there helping and contributing. What an awesome thing to do. How can other moms get involved in helping out with this?
Anna
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Comment by Storymom on May 31, 2009 at 12:33am
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Wonderful to meet you all today! These gals are a dedicated and fun group with wonderful stories! To the post office we go on Monday with our boxes!
These Seabees are going to be Overwhelmed with all the goodies, snacks, surprises and toys!! (squirt guns, water balloons, July 4th decorations, beanie babies, pens, notebooks, cooling neck-wraps, etc!)
Let's do it again, soon!
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Hey we even found a stuffed animal that is a green bee to send to the Seabee's!!! A couple of our boxes from Washington the Evergreen state are filled with all green items! Thanks ladies for the great afternoon filled with conversation and fun!
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You are so good keeping us all informed of opportunities!!! thanks! See you on Saturday!
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Wow... Donna, are you headed there today??? Sounds like it would be quite the parade! Wish I had credentials!
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Welcome to the northwest! He will love our weather this week... all sunshine and warm! Tell him this is not the norm though!!! He will probably be laughing at all of our white legs and arms!!!
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Gayle... check out the Whidbey page in the discussion area above...
As far as Whidbey... It is a much desired spot for sailors! Our summers are wonderful! Lots of outdoor things to do... hiking, boating, camping!
What squadron will your son be with??? My son is stationed there also! I am happy to exchange more info... Just send me an email!
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Congratulations! I am sure he is thrilled!
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