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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
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 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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- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
Navy Speak
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Discussion Forum
Care packages for new graduates (a school)
Started by Cali's mama. Last reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) Mar 19, 2021. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Looking for current information for my daughter on what's allowed for care packages..idk if it matters that she is in the great lakes location or not..ship 7 div 136...lonely mom with confused tears lol
Bootcamp arrival Sept 8, 2020??
Started by Stephanie0725. Last reply by Shoosh Oct 5, 2020. 4 Replies 0 Likes
Hello! Got the call that my daughter made it to bootcamp quarantine last night 09/08/2020. Looking for other moms out there on the same timeline. Sadie is my baby, only daughter, and only child in the military. I think I am going to need lots of…Continue
PIR DATE: December 13, 2019
Started by Donita. Last reply by Donita Nov 5, 2019. 5 Replies 0 Likes
Anyone else’s recruit have a PIR date ofDecember 13, 2019?Continue
Arrived at boot camp October 2nd
Started by Donita. Last reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) Nov 5, 2019. 26 Replies 1 Like
Hey everyone- my daughter left for boot camp October 2nd. I missed a call from her last Friday telling me that her graduation is December 13th. I feel like the worst mom in the world for missing her call. Really didn’t expect her to call so soon but…Continue
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Comment by bbcregular on January 18, 2020 at 2:35am
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Blondie, you have been gifted by God to accomplish all that you do. I would be burned out and ready to just sit down and cry...but you are like the energizer bunny and just keep going. Prayers for you my Navy Mom friend.
Just put my daughter back on the plane after a three week visit. Fun thing, she has so much leave banked up, she will be meeting us in March while we are in CA and travel to a RV rally then on to LasVegas. Will be the first time to visit Vegas. We are having a good time traveling and visiting areas that we had only read/heard about.
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Comment by Anna on January 16, 2020 at 7:56pm
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sdred,
So happy to see you reach out here!! I sent you a personal welcome on your profile page!! These ladies on here are the greatest and are always ready to offer support, advise, or answer questions. We also listen to any and all freak outs!!! Trust me when I say - - we have been there also!!!
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Comment by Blondie on January 16, 2020 at 10:28am
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Happy New Year y'all.
Been very busy as always. Didn't get back from VA until the 5th. a lot of delays.....STRESS! good and bad that's all I can say.
Work of course is the usual crazy! Came back had to catch-up 3 weeks of weeklies and deposits, month-ends and year-ends times 4! 3 weeks of mail, insurance billing, patient billing....and the office has been over ran with new patients, Lots to do! And in a couple weeks, I'll be get insurance payments for all those visits! Job security. LOL
3rd day we were home husband's 70 year old single sister fell down her basement steps and laid there for 16 hours! Pulled herself up the steps and into the house....broke the ball of her hip and fractured the femur. A full 2 days before she had surgery, because how long she laid, getting her to nearest hospital, then taken to bigger hospital for surgery....getting approval from Medicare and finding an ambulance service that took Medicare! 2 days later back in our local hospital (1/2 hour away) in a swing bed and doing therapy. So we've been taking care of her cat (can't bring to my house), her house and an older lady she takes care of! Still can't find her keys! We are trying to clean and rearrange her house so when she gets home..... Then Tue. a great aunt passed away, we never did get over to see her (guilt). So haven't been home this week before 9pm either and tonight starts calling hours....I work till 6pm tonight and back in at 7:30 tomorrow morning. And I still have food to make. Yicks.
All you ladies and your military are always in my thoughts and Prayers
HUGS for now
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Comment by Oleander on January 15, 2020 at 9:25am
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Good morning and welcome sdred! You've come to the right place. As JayDee said, sometimes we're quiet. Hang on tight, this is a roller coaster - but we'll definitely be here for you! Sending you and your girl a big navy mom hug!
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Comment by JayDee659 on January 15, 2020 at 8:41am
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sdred, yes that is a very short, scripted call but it let's you know they're there and you get to hear their voice. My daughter called my husbands cell at 2:am so I didn't get to talk to her but could hear her voice.
We're here for you! We can be quiet, but you just need to reach out and we reach back!
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Comment by sdred on January 15, 2020 at 8:11am
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Morning all, Got the call late last night that my daughter arrived in bootcamp and was safe. Very short call, but so happy to hear her voice. It was a very long day. So great I have somewhere to go for guidance and freak outs.
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Valerie,
B'sNukeMom gave excellent advice!! Email is the best way to communicate but sometimes she may not have access to the computers. My son was deployed many times and it was a kind of hit or miss when it came to emails. Also, he had a tablet with him and when he had good internet we could skype!!! That was the best. And certainly get on the ombudsman list so you get notices and newsletters. Good luck to your son!!!!
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Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on January 5, 2020 at 10:15pm
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Valerie - You may also want to join USS Eisenhower- IKE Family, CARRIER Families!, and/or Norfolk Sailors - Family & Friends. (Click on the hyper link.)
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Hi Valerie - hopefully you have his email address and he has you on the approved list with the ships Ombudsman so you can get the ship newsletters. The 'WhatsApp" is a good app for both of you to use. He just needs to have wifi to use it. My son and I used the App and it's easy to use.
Here's the link to the WhatsApp:
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Hello, my son is preparing for deployment on the USS Eisenhower, what is the best way to keep in touch with him?
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