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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.
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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 4/26/2022** Effective with the May 6, 2022 PIR 4 guests will be allowed. Still must be fully vaccinated to attend.
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
**UPDATE 7/29/2021** You now must be fully vaccinated in order to attend PIR:
In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.
**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.
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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- Graduation Info
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September, 2015 Adoption - Unit on the USS Essex
Our September adoption is a group of 50 males and 10 females deployed on the USS Essex LHD2.
Quote from our Contact - "We have a lot of people without families who would really appreciate the love from outside sources."
Also, when asked for a "wish list", he said, "Surprise us! We aren't picky people!" But then he did have some suggestions. LOL (They do have access to a refrigerator and a microwave.)
Chips (all kinds)
Gum
Cookies
Oreos
Beef jerky
Ramen noodles
Easy Mac
Granola bars
Power bars
Drink sticks (to add to bottles of water)
Sunflower seeds
Pillowcases are a "GO"!!
Shipping will be the week of Sept. 24.
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Permalink Reply by Kim (Ethan's Mom) on
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I mailed 3 flat rate and 1 parcel on Saturday! (Note to self, next time use smile.Amazon to send chips! It cost $23 postage to mail $20 in chips!)
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Permalink Reply by Pat L. in IL on
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Thank you, Kim! So sorry about your postage cost.
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No problem! Lesson learned for using a larger box than I usually do! If I would've went to my iGive app and then used smile.amazon, I could've gotten them more chips and a small donation back to MAS. It may not always be cheaper but I should've looked before I bought and shipped from home. This time it would've been!
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Permalink Reply by valeriejean on
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I mailed my box with the 4 pillowcases and some snacks. I also had received some Christmas cards, so I stuck those in the box as well!
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Permalink Reply by piglet on
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. I got a thank you email from a Sailor yesterday on the USS Essex. It was awesome and he said that nothing goes to waste in the boxes we send. He said they have been deployed for five months and we are going to continue corresponding. Thought I would share!
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Aren't those thank you messages just the best??? Thanks for sharing!
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