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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:

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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For all the Moms(and Dads) with a Sailor in Japan

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Comment by T-Lynn on October 30, 2016 at 3:50pm

HI YIPPEE we are back !

And Wow - this site still jumps with news.

Fingers crossed all goes well for the sailor that lost his wallet.  That another sailor gets to come for a wedding, that package arrives soon and did NOT fall into the sea.

Healing Reiki energy tto Devil Cat - really Angel is sweet and loves you Maggs. You are teh BEST can opening there is!

Blondie - what can I say? Hugs girlfriend. And Kim and Anti M- just good to SEE your posts.

Hope by now things have quieted for all and this Halloween will be fun. Busy here too. I had root canal last Tuesday and it will finish up on November 1. Went to eye doc - thinking I needed new prescription - haha on me. No new presecription - I need new eyes! Caract surgery coming up on Nov.9 - left eye adn 14th right eye. I HAVE to have it - or loose night driving. BUT good news - will not need glasses!!!! Well, for reading. Riker then has ear tubes put in and adenoids removed on Nov 15th. Honestly - I am looking forward to Thanksgiving. I am going to nap!

Did I say I am so glad we are all back? Well I am !!!

Take care all - have ver fun and Happy Halloween. hugs

Comment by Anti M on October 25, 2016 at 8:15am

There's also some good video in the comments too.  I find resupply fascinating.  And yes, they lose stuff into the sea now and then.

Comment by Anti M on October 25, 2016 at 8:11am

@Wheaatonpup ... the packages are only tracked partway, and not always through to the ship if it is deployed.  It can take a long time if the mail must be airlifted.  Letters are light and may be taken easily by air, while packages might need to wait until a portcall or a resupply from a tender (more likely to come in by air ...).  Yes, they have mailcall when a batch of mail comes in.

Here is a site with a couple videos of resupply at sea, and this is also when they might receive mail.  

http://jalopnik.com/this-timelapse-shows-how-to-resupply-an-aircraf...

If they are at their homeport, hard to say why he doesn't have his package, he may have missed seeing his notice to go pick it up.  He should check with the mailroom.

Comment by Wheatonpup on October 25, 2016 at 12:09am

Does anyone know how long it takes usually to get a package to the USS Ronald Reagan?  I mailed mine Oct 3 and tracked it, It supposedly arrived Oct 22.  I'm not sure if he got it then or does that mean it arrived to the ship? or someplace else? How do they get mail? Is there a mail call? Thanks!

Comment by Kim on October 23, 2016 at 1:17pm

Momof2, phone the phone company and tell them the circumstances.  They should find a way to reduce the charges if you ask.  They are usually pretty good with that. 

Also, they will all put his phone on hold while he is overseas with no monthly fees.  You can have it turned back on when he is in the states and they will prorate.  Do not take no for an answer on this one.  Some customer service reps are uninformed on the zero fees for active military.

Comment by Anti M on October 23, 2016 at 9:45am

@Navyfan,  That is a huge maybe.  Special permission not so much, but if they have leave on the books, and the command can let them take it without hurting the mission, then yes.  That's just leave.  If their ship is in the middle of a deployment, the chances are extremely variable.  I wouldn't count on it as the Navy makes sailors miss their own weddings, and births of their own children.  He should ask, and everyone cross their fingers.

Comment by Momof2 on October 21, 2016 at 6:53pm
Thanks everyone for your helpful information during our crisis. $100 later in international phone charges and no wallet has been turned in at either airport or the airline. $35 later I had his drivers license re-made and sent express mail because he has to have it by Friday and there's still no guarantee he will get it by then. However, he is safe and where he is supposed to be and has learned a hard lesson. I appreciate all the help and directions. It really helped and made the unknown easier to handle.
Comment by Momof2 on October 20, 2016 at 4:04pm
Thank you all for your help. I feel better and he is on base so I know he's safe and taken care of.
Comment by Kim on October 20, 2016 at 2:27pm

Look for a USO.  My son does not remember there being one there.

Comment by Kim on October 20, 2016 at 2:25pm

Momof2,

I just phoned my son who is currently stateside as a recruiter for his shore duty.  His wife is from the area.

He should call his CDO (Command Duty Officer) immediately.  They will tell him what to do.  At this time of night, he is the only one answering phone calls.  He should be traveling with that phone number.  If not, find the main number on the base website.

There are free buses than run from that airport to the base 3 times a day.  If he has missed the last one, he can find a warm place to sleep until morning.  That airport closes at night, but there are some indentations outside that should be warm enough.

My son had to do that one Christmas.

His CDO may agree to pay for a cab or bus when he arrives.  My son does not think that he should take a cab because it will be around $200.00.  He will have to ask the bus if they will agree to payment at the base.  My DIL thinks that they might do that.

Either way, someone is going to have to meet him at the gate.  His CDO will make all the arrangements.

 

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