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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 Anna on March 25, 2009 at 9:18pm
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Dee,
Yes, what a happy day for you!!!!! I just came across my daughter's letters from BC from back in July and read them all over again. Brought back all those feelings of the joy and sadness when I first got those all important letters.
The time goes fast - especially for them - PIR will be here before you know it!!
God Bless You! Anna
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Comment by NevadaSierra on March 25, 2009 at 8:49pm
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Whew - Donna - thank you. Brought tears to my eyes. That was great!
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Comment by Susan mom to Niko on March 25, 2009 at 5:24pm
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I have chills... Thanks for sharing Donna!
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Cathy,
How are all y'all? I lived in GA for 12 years before moving to the frozen tundra known as NE Ohio!!! My daughter is stationed at Kitsap. This group is an absolutely wonderful group!!!! My daughter loves WA!!!
Anna
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Comment by Lynda on March 22, 2009 at 2:42pm
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Hi everyone - I usually jut read what's going on as I am a former ombudsman and mother of two active sailors, but the comments about doing more for other sailors reminded that there were some websites that you might not be aware of.
For all of you moms who wish they could do more for other mililtary servicemen and women the following website gives some great opportunities. http://soldiersangels.org - check it out - they have some great programs, ideas, groups for anyone or any group that wants be supportive to our troops and sailors,
This is another site - https://www.woundedwarriorproject.org - hits home when one of our own is wounded or sick. Again another very supportive site for anyone who wants to support our service members
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Diane,
Hugs back to you sister!!! Good luck on the test on Monday - I will saying a prayer for you. Let us know how it goes!!!
Anna
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Diane,
I concur with Susan's comments. To be a good caregiver you need to be there!!! So you have to take care of yourself also. I, too, do not have health coverage anymore and had a constant pain in my left side. I had to go to the doctors and had to have a cat scan. The good thing is if they know you don't have insurance sometimes they will give you a discount. They also sent me to a place that does cat scans for one flat rate that included the reading and everything. Check into that and get the test done before things get worse. Take care of yourself. I'm keeping you in my prayers for a speedy recovery and healing!
Anna
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Diane: You are in my prayers. Be careful with yourself. We women don't do well at taking care of ourselves (I'm speaking from personal experience); but we do an AWESOME job for others. Give to yourself all that you give to others - ask those questions for yourself - and get the answers. Don't let it slide - you have my prayers and support for quick easy complete healing, answers to every concern and question. Hugs and blessings~s
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Susan.
I am so glad that the tests for your husband went well - please keep us updated. I'm also glad the surgery went well for little Brianna. I'm sure it's tough for you not being there with them. But please let them know she is still in my prayers for a complete and speedy recovery.
Anna
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Wow, I've missed a lot. I'll have to make time to catch up. What a great time with the sailor's. Thank you for sharring. It makes a huge connection for me when I can't be there.
I just wanted to drop a note of THANKS to all of you! The four hours stress test went well for my husband (Dan). We will know the results of the pictures of his heart in a few days. My angel blessings to each of you~s
Thank you for asking about Brianna. As far as we know she is recovering. Very scary for us especially when we can't be there to try to be of help. However, it is very reassuring that they have a 'strong group of friends' for support (the ombudsman told me this in an e-mail). We won't bother them with calling or e-mail to respect our dil's request; and also to give them all the chance to relax, rest and recourperate when they can. Our sailor is still deployed, so I am sure this is very hard on our dil.
Owen's trip on the USS Hornet with the Scouts was AWESOME! Great for Pa and him to do. ~s
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