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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
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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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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 KWL's mom on August 9, 2012 at 10:39pm
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nothing yet. We got home about an hour ago. When they headed down the ramp. I took a couple of pictures, then thought I wouldn't see him anymore. We stayed for a little more of the game,then decided to leave. When I got near the bottom, I could see him again, and started walking much faster. He was headed for the bus before I could get there, and already on the bus before I could say bye AGAIN. (Why do I torture myself?) Knowing where he was in line, I kept waiting to be sure I was staring in the right dark window. We were finally assured that it was him. I really wanted to take just a couple seconds to step onto the bus to be sure. Have you heard anything? Google showed 5 1/2 hours. They've been there an hour and haven't called? lol. (They're probably still on the bus.)
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Comment by Chas'Mom on August 9, 2012 at 10:34pm
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I'd like to distinguish our group better at PIR....not sure how but really wish I could have meet everyone...even if it was just a hug and talk to you soon.
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Our last "see ya soon" was a doozie and my daughter and I couldn't take anymore....so we didn't stay for the bus. Have you gotten a call/text KWL?
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Yes, it was awesome. So proud to be part of this group. I didn't meet anyone either. I realized that we had no way to know the other N4Ms, so I wrote, "N4M" on the back of a notebook I was carrying around. My son was in the very back of the first bus. Chas'Mom, I looked for you running along behind. lol
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I did not get to talk to anyone...I assume everyone was wrapped up with their child as much as I was.
Was that not an awesome way to enter BC? I'm just so proud.
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Anyone talk to their SR tonight? Mine sounded exhausted....was hoping the same for the others.
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Pam B...I know you sent a message but not sure I can reply to it. So I'm just going to post here.
I have heard many will be there tomorrow for the BBQ and game. I did opt to buy the cheap seats so hopefully we will all be together.
(((HUGS))) to you....we're all a mess in some sort of a way. No one likes change and this is a big one...for us and the boys/girls.
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Comment by Glo Mom of Future Officer on August 8, 2012 at 12:00am
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I heard from Danny tonight and he sounded tired. Lots of paperwork today. Looking forward to seeing my son tomorrow and meeting the moms of Cardinal Company.
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I hope all is doing well....I dropped by the hotel tonight after my son called and said I could...he was in great spirits. They were outside on the patio, shaving heads....he was so happy....I actually left feeling so much better....of course coming home to an empty house changed that feeling a little.
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Comment by JKBs_proudmomma on August 7, 2012 at 4:44pm
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Thank you so much!
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