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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:

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:

RTC Graduation

**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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Navy.com Para Familias

Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com

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worried mom HM (SA A School)
  • Female
  • Great Falls, MT
  • United States

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  • Julie
  • sheryl Navy 2
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  • John's Mom (Ship 12 DIV 312)
  • MarianneKT's Mom

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Welcome, Worried HM Mom

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A little about me:
A mom worried about her son. Even though BC is over I still worry. I miss him terribly. I know that feeling will never go away. I am also very very proud of my son.
I am here to support my
Son/Daughter
Stage of (Sailor’s) Navy career?
Enlisted
When I heard “Navy,” I...
Was proud and encouraged it
The Navy offers opportunities that...
Be patient you will soon hear something.

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At 10:20pm on January 9, 2012, MarianneKT's Mom said…

Katie surprised us this time and had her brother pick her up at the airport.  We didn't see her until she 'appeared' at her youngest brother's Christmas concert.  Katie and Joe spent the afternoon at a friend's mother's home relaxing.  Saturday she didn't sleep in too much, I was kind of surprised. 

At 8:36pm on January 9, 2012, MarianneKT's Mom said…

Katie likes what she does.  She has come home every Dec/Jan since she has been in Sasebo.  Twice she was home over Christmas and the middle time it was over New Year's.  Her tickets have been $1,200, $1,800 and $2,000.  My son Thomas and I flew over in July 2010 for the Gator Cruise - it was scheduled for 3 days/2 nights from Sasebo to Yokosuka, but ended up being 4 days 2 nights.

At 8:17pm on January 8, 2012, MarianneKT's Mom said…

That is funny that you say your son would be jealous of Katie being a firewoman...HM is what Katie originally wanted to do.  She was interested in doing physical therapy, but she would have had to wait until the spring to go to BC and she didn't know what she would do in the meantime, so she went back to her recruitor to see what other rates she could do.  If she wanted DC, she could go in October after her high school graduation, so that is what she did.

When Katie was sent to Japan in April 2009, she was sent home by the Navy for about 2 weeks.  Sounds like that is pretty typical for those being sent overseas for 3 years.  Since Katie's current ship is an amphibious assault, when they go out to sea they always stop in Okinawa and pick up Marines from the 31st MEU and then stop back and drop them off and their equipment.  So, Katie has been to Okinawa for short visits.  Hope he enjoys his time there.  Will he be on base or attached to a unit, or don't you know at this time?

At 9:23pm on December 29, 2011, MarianneKT's Mom said…

Welcome to the Japan group!  My daughter Katie is in Sasebo serving on the USS Essex as a DC.  Where in Japan is your son headed?

One of our favorite vacations was in Montana 5 or 6 years back!

At 12:19am on September 5, 2011, BunkerQB said…

I probably forgot to give you the link to the Montana group. Here is is. Just click on it and click +JOIN when the page opens up.

http://www.navyformoms.com/group/montanamoms

At 8:51pm on September 1, 2011, Kim said…
Hi Worried Mom! I am from Helena and my son has been in about a year and a half! Graduated from bootcamp in June of last year. He is actually stationed on the same ship as Kelly gjm's son in Norfolk, VA. My son is an Intelligence Specialist. If you ever get to Helena, let me know! We are all here to help each other out! Kim
At 3:30pm on September 1, 2011, John's Mom (Ship 12 DIV 312) said…
Just wanted to let you know I got a letter from my son.  He didn't say anything about BS but he did say is in a time crunch right now.  He said their DIV is working toward another phone call.  So I hope that helps, I know our sharing what our SR's write to us helps each one of us know what's going on.  I think as a mom that is the hardest thing is not knowing what is going on.  Take care
At 10:39am on August 31, 2011, diannep said…
Hi!  Saw your post asking about BStations dates. Thinking it could be T/W or W/Th of PIR week for your division...but no one has reported a date yet to me for this division (I'm keeping a schedule).  If you hear from your SR, please ask and then either Send a Message to Group (prompt at top of PIR page) or to me....I will be messaging out the schedule when it is more complete.
At 12:06am on August 31, 2011, John's Mom (Ship 12 DIV 312) said…
I haven't heard anything yet. I was hoping to get a call this weekend, I even forwarded my calls today so I wouldn't miss him if he called. But I will definitely let you know if I hear anything. Let me know if you hear anything.

John's mom
At 11:05pm on August 30, 2011, BunkerQB said…

Two groups for you to join.

http://www.navyformoms.com/group/newmomsstophere

http://www.navyformoms.com/group/montanamoms

Believe it or not I am a member of the MT moms. You'll be OK. If you feel like crying, go ahead - just buy extra boxes of tissue.  What will your sailor be doing?

 
 
 

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