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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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Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com
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Cardinal Company 2012
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For the moms, girlfriends, wives, sisters...anyone with a loved one heading off to BC late this summer as part of "The Cardinal Company"!
Website: http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/stl/ticketing/group_theme.jsp?loc=navy
Members: 26
Latest Activity: Oct 8, 2013
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Comment by Proud NAVY Corpsman Mom on August 26, 2012 at 11:28am
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I haven't received a letter either. I work at the Veteran's Hospital so I get a lot of advice from the vets. I've been told that they usually get mail on Sunday's. So I expect that today they will all be getting our letters and also be able to write back today if they have time. I was also told that they get phone priveleges after the second Sunday so I am hoping to get a phone call maybe today if this is still the way it works. One of the guys I work with is retired Navy who spent over 30 years with new recruits.... Hope he's right because I would love to hear Cole's voice right now.
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Comment by Huggy on August 25, 2012 at 11:42pm
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haven't gotten anything from mine as well.
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Comment by Glo Mom of Future Officer on August 25, 2012 at 6:13pm
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Very jealous KWLs mom - my SR did not write. : (
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Comment by KWL's mom on August 25, 2012 at 4:39pm
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Got a letter!!!!! He's "doin' okay" Not great, or good, but okay. He loves the food, and wishes the trays were bigger. :) I thought since we hadn't gotten a letter on Wednesday or Thursday, we'd have to wait til next week. Check your mailboxes!
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Thanks KWL's mom - this was the outfit that Danny came home in from the hospital. Good luck on your trip and be safe.
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Mom Proud of Danny: I see you changed your profile picture; cute. I've been reading these posts on e-mail, so haven't been here to the site lately.
I've been focusing so much on my SR, and wanting to get reservations made. We're driving, and we need to rent a van. (Actually some friends are driving, and my mom and I are riding along.) But now I must take a break from this (the Navy) for 8-10 days. My oldest son is 22; he has finally gotten tired of working at a fast food restaurant and has decided - yesterday - to go to college. Great! I'm so excited for him. But this is not a local college. He's leaving for Florida next Saturday! Wow, my life is sure going to change fast! (And so is his. :)) Not sure I want to tell my SR, as he might not want to know that his mommy will be alone. He wants to concentrate on BC and not be distracted.
Sooo much to do, but I am addicted to this site! :) Many others in the PIR 10/5 group are getting letters; haven't seen anyone from CC mention it, yet. But it sounds like it might be soon! :)
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Comment by MommaG on August 23, 2012 at 9:33am
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Made reservations at the Marriott.
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we are staying at the residence inn.
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Comment by celticangel on August 22, 2012 at 10:00pm
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I plan to make reservations this week as well. Last time we stayed at the residence Inn got a great rate at priceline and it was great as the had a meal on thursday night and breakfast both mornings. I thought I would check out some of the other hotels from the brochure this time. I just got busy with school starting and writing letters. Anybody have a fire controller out there other than me?
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