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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:
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**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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Donna (Christopher's Mom)
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- A little about me:
- I have been Puppet and Props Technician for 26 years at the number on family vacation destination (Walt Disney World). I have a wonderful husband of 23 years. We have a son who is stationed in Norfolk on The USS Harry S Truman. We are very proud of him and the fact that he joined the Navy.
We live in Florida and spend most of our off time at the Gulf Coast on our 27' Cabin Cruiser
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- Enlisted
- When I heard “Navy,” I...
- Was proud and encouraged it
- Our Navy experience so far...
- It was positive and maturing. Our relationship has grown stronger.
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Hi Donna, Welcome to Molly's Adopt A Sailor! For more information, go to Molly's group page and on the right side, click on "New Moms Read First." If you have questions or need help, PLEASE do not hesitate to send me a message. Thanks for joining us. Pat
Neil did PIR June 3rd, then shipped out the next day, to Pensacola. I know very little about what they do until A school starts. They eat well - Pensacola is known to be THE BEST food of all of the Naval Bases. He said they have THE BEST French toast he's ever eaten. They don't work out near as much as he did before boot camp, so he's gaining, rather than losing weight - and he said they have flags out every day to show what the weather is - indicating which uniform they wear. When it's a black flag, they are not allowed to work out outside - too hot. He saw that one one day last week. He does have limited time to use some available computers - and I see him make some comments on Facebook. He also is on duty every third weekend - because there are only 3 of them in the "dorm-style" room, instead of 4. They are on restriction until they pass Phase 1 - and he said they are pickier about the rules in A school than they were in Boot camp - at least so far. Until he passes Phase 1, he's not allowed off the base at all, or allowed other priviliges. Curfew is much later there, too - 10 pm - and lights out at midnight - and they can sleep later - but if they do, they miss breakfast - so he only made that mistake once! I guess getting used to eating is a motivating factor! LOL! I just LOVE that he's so much happier with himself - it's a wonderful thing! Enjoy the PIR - we took video - actually a friend of mine got the best - he was videotaping us as we were trying to find him - and captured me getting the first hug - then with dad - then I took the camera and got him in the video too. Later, as we ate lunch at Uno's in Chicago, we put the tiny tripod on the table and recorded all his stories about "what was the best", "what was the worst", etc - about his experiences - something he will be able to view years from now - a flip camera is SO easy! Even I can do it - and that means it is really easy! Enjoy your time there.
You will find this site very helpful and full of members who are eager to answer your questions. Browse around the site and check out the forums, groups, blogs, photos, videos, and even the other member profiles!
If you haven’t already, please make sure that you review our Community Guidelines to learn the “Do’s and Don’ts” of the community.
Also, check out this OPSEC Internet Safety Video
Enjoy your time here! I look forward (along with the community) to reading more about you! :)
-Colleen