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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:
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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Thanks to all the "veterans" on here
I can't tell you all enough how many times you have "talked me off the ledge". I know NOTHING about Navy life (my husband's family all retired Air Force) and have no clue what to expect, Although my father served in the Navy, it was during WWII and things are different than they were 70 years ago. I know my inner "mother lion" has reared her head a few times wanting to go charging to Great Lakes to protect my cub, but it's time to let go and let him grow to be the man he needs to be. I just really appreciate all the advice and info you all provide. We are still wondering when he will call. Heard from him on the night he arrived and a couple weeks ago on Saturday night. I'm just afraid he will call on Sunday night (his dad and I both work third shift) and he has only called my cell phone and I am working 10 hours a day right now and have to be at work at 8pm! I think I have it all out of my system now.
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Comment by ebigirl on July 15, 2012 at 3:10pm
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You may not get another call until the "I'm a Sailor" call which varies time wise depending on what division your son is in. Phone calls are also dependant on the RDC's. Some use phone calls as a reward system, some don't allow phone calls at all. There is no rhyme or reason as to when those phone calls will be placed either. I am on the west coast, and being 2 hours behind Great Lakes was an advantage time wise.
Just keep your phone with you and watch for the 847 area code. If I could tell you exactly when you would get another call I would be a very rich woman!
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