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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.
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.
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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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- A little about me:
- Both my sons have been enlisted for almost 10 years. The oldest a machinist mate (nuclear) formerly a submariner stationed in HI, now a nuclear power instructor at NNPTC, Goose Creek S.C. The younger formerly a Fire Controlman, Surface Warfare Specialist in San Diego now a recruiter at NRS Champaign, IL.
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- Enlisted
- When I heard “Navy,” I...
- Was proud and encouraged it
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- Over the course of many deployments I remind myself that we have been here before..we have experienced this with both our sons as they have left their beloved behind again and again. And I am certain of these things: My sons are good and strong men. They are wise and decent and honorable and they honor all of us with their sacrifices.
I am in awe of my beautiful daughters-in-law. That they have the strength to endure the absences. That they manage every deployment with grace.
I brace myself for the phone call from her when that boat gets underway and know that her tears will break my heart and I will say to her "You know how to do this". But I can't fold her into my arms......I can only share her grief from a distance.
I know that as she watches him walk away–that uniform, identifiable gait—her heart bends and splinters as the reality of yet another deployment begins to set in.
I know that she will dial his phone over and over just to hear his voice on the other end even though it will not be a live voice, the message on his voice mail will have to sustain her
I know the all-too familiar lump in her throat. The months of being both father and mother, making the best of a situation. And that she knows exactly how 4 months or six months feels as she marks each day off her calendar.
The truth is I know a lot:
I know exactly how much will fit in a Flat rate box.
Murphy’s Law is a constant companion. The moment he walks out the door, anything that can break, collapse or explode–will.
Five hours of uninterrupted sleep is a gift from above.
Holidays are hard, but manageable.
When the National Anthem is played, I know goosebumps will rise on my arms, and a lump will fill my throat.
Laughter is a powerful ally.
Each deployment offers two options: grow or regress. This is a choice.
Videos of first teeth, first steps, first words, first birthdays can never replace the experience.
Five powers of attorney and the intimate details of his will are needed to navigate a deployment.
Children cling to hope and the promise of tomorrow.
Living in each moment together is possible when facing the fear that it could be your last.
A two year old child can feel the absence of his father so deeply that he will carry a flag framed picture of him around the house for days.
The sound of a bugle can make my heart swell with pride or collapse in sorrow.
Welcome home hugs and kisses are more poignant than the sweetest movie ever made.
Despite those who protest and those who do not treat our military with the respect they deserve,I know there are countless American citizens who will go above and beyond to show they support us and I am so thankful for that.
But there are still so many things I don’t know.
I don’t know how to hug him enough to last a lifetime each time I see him...just in case it is the last time.
I don't know how to keep my mind off the things that could go wrong.
I don’t know how to tell his small children that, yes, he leaves them but because he loves them so deeply, he is willing to make any sacrifice to keep them free and to ensure your freedom as well
I can’t understand those who would question why he would choose this. I don't know how to say goodbye to this man who chose to stand while others choose to sit.
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