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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

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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.  

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Follow this link for OPSEC Guidelines:

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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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Moms of Daughters 2

A place to come to for support, guidance, to ask questions and share stories. We are all proud of our Navy Daughters.

Members: 1351
Latest Activity: Mar 18

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Care packages for new graduates (a school)

Started by Cali's mama. Last reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) Mar 19, 2021. 3 Replies

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

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

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

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 krikris on September 28, 2017 at 11:48pm
Her ship date is Nov 21. We aren't able to get to MEPS, it's a 3 hour drive (each way) and being self-employed it's tough to take the time off in the middle of the week. Back in June, we were able to be there for her initial swearing in. She doesn't appear to want us there anyway. She is SO ready to get on with her future.

We're making the most of our time left together. In a couple of weeks we'll be making a camping trip up to NorCal to visit DS who's at school up there. This is DS's first year away (3rd year of college) so we're looking forward to seeing him soon. Hard to believe that in what seems to be just a few weeks we'll truly have an "empty nest"
Comment by Anna on September 28, 2017 at 11:12pm

krikris,

Absolutely!!!!  Does she have a ship date yet??  And will you be going to MEPS with her when the time comes???? 

How exciting!!!

Amy,

Any news yet??

Comment by krikris on September 28, 2017 at 10:19pm
DD met with her recruiter today, turns out she'll be going into BC as E-3. We're so proud of her. We should be right? Lol
Comment by Anna on September 21, 2017 at 12:09am

So sorry Amy!!!  I hope she's able to dig down and find that determination to push through!!!  One minute doesn't sound like much but when you're running against the clock it might as well be 10 minutes!!!!!!  Praying she makes it!!

Comment by Anna on September 20, 2017 at 12:19am

Amy,

Did she suffer any injury that is taking more time to heal before she can finish up her run?  I have known of sailors that have spent several weeks in FIT while healing from one thing or another.  They do eventually pass and move on to the next phase of their career.  Trust me, in several years this will just be a little blimp on their path!!!  I'm hoping she heals and trains, and passes that run!!!!  Praying for the best for her!!! Keep us posted!!

MoparMom,

One of the best cars I ever had was a 69 Dodge Dart!!!  I loved that car and used to do all the tune ups and repairs on it myself!!!!!  They just don't make cars like that anymore!! So glad to hear your daughter is doing well and continuing on to C school!!!! Love that she'll be able to come home for Christmas!!  I miss spending the major holidays with my kids!!

Nukole5horses,

So glad your girl sounds positive and doing well on her tests!! Informed Delivery is a new service you can sign up for through the Postal Service where you will be notified when you receive a package or special piece of mail like a letter from your sailor!!!!!  Go to www.usps.com for more info.

Oleander,

I wish we could have met on the pier but looking back and understanding that they needed to get the previous passengers off quickly so they could get the boat cleaned and ready for the next cruise, they were getting all of us out of there quickly.  No sooner had my son put the bags in the trunk and everyone got in the car that the dock traffic cop was waving me to pull out!!!  I couldn't even check GPS for where we wanted to go for breakfast!!!!  

Comment by MoparMom on September 18, 2017 at 7:17am
Hi everybody!
So my Daughter is now at A school, and has been told she will be going to C school automatically because of her contract. Might stay where she is or may move, I guess it's chosen for them, ao not sure what area of IT she will go into from A school.
Found out she will get to.come home for Christmas!! Just not positive of date range and won't know till somewhere around Turkey day.
She saidnthat of the 22 in her class only 3-4 of them.have background/training in IT already so currently shes a touch board as she is working on things she's already done. But she says that will change as they work thru classes.
Anna - I've decided that for my next Mopar U no longer want a Cuda.... I know want a 60s Dart Wagon!!! The wings make them sooo unique.
Ok byw for now ladies!!
Comment by Nukole5horses on September 18, 2017 at 1:37am
S happy to hear my daughters voice yesterday. She sounded great and is doing well. Past all tests so far and is a stick.
Comment by Nukole5horses on September 18, 2017 at 1:34am
navyMom2017 what is informed delivery?
Comment by Oleander on September 17, 2017 at 6:40pm

Hi everybody -- Yes!!! Can you believe Anna and I were within minutes of meeting?!? That was amazing!

I'm so happy to hear your son and DIL had a wonderful time Anna! We just got home last night and can't stop pouring over our pictures, talking about and re-living experiences. Wow! What an amazing trip! Alaska has been a bucket list item for years. We loved it so much I refuse to check it off our list - I'm moving it to our "must do again" list! Absolutely breathtaking! Meeting you Anna would've just been the cherry on top!!!

Hugs to you all, prayers for all our sailors' safety!

Comment by Anna on September 13, 2017 at 7:05pm

I see we've been pretty quiet on here lately!!  I just left my Sailor son's place after a wonderful two and 1/2 week visit!!!  We took care of the granddaughter while son took his wife on a romantic Alaskan cruise!!!  They had a fantastic time and hubby and I were happy to help make that possible.  Their 10th wedding anniversary is coming up early next year and they never had a honeymoon!!  It was like giving them a wedding gift after all these years!!!  Funny thing of all - - I found out Oleander is also taking a cruise to Alaska, leaving the day my son and daughter get back - - on the SAME SHIP!!!!  We almost had a chance to meet on the pier but we had to pick up son and DIL really early and get out of there before the next group started arriving to check in for the next cruise!!!  We were sooooo close!!!!  What a small world!!!!!

Hope everyone is doing well and all our sailor girls are well.

 

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