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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
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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:
**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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US Cruiser Ships
From LifeWire, for About.com
Naval warfare was changed forever on Jan. 22, 1983, when the U.S. Navy commissioned the USS Ticonderoga, the first cruiser equipped with the Aegis combat weapons system designed by Lockheed Martin Corp.
The Ticonderoga class of cruisers, mid-size craft that carry guided missiles and guns, was the first to employ vertical launch missile tubes as well as the Aegis system. The class consists of 27 ships, 22 of which are in active service.
Ticonderoga-class cruisers each weigh around 10,000 tons and are about 570 feet long and 55 feet tall at their highest point. They can reach speeds of about 35 miles per hour.
The Aegis system has its roots in the U.S. Navy’s Advanced Surface Missile System, which was established in 1964 after two decades of experimentation. The resulting technology served as the forerunner for the Aegis system’s radar, and the ASMS was officially renamed Aegis in 1969.
The Aegis system was developed in response to the significant air and missile threat Soviet forces posed to U.S. carrier battle groups. The Ticonderoga-class cruisers provided battle group commanders with the weaponry to counter major missile attacks. The ships also could serve as command-and-control platform for anti-aircraft maneuvers during sea engagements.
The Aegis is what gives Ticonderoga-class cruisers and Arleigh Burke-class destroyers their edge, coordinating the operation of all of the craft’s sensors and weapons. The system is keyed off of the AN/SPY-1 radar, which is mounted in the ship’s superstructure and run by a crew of highly trained operators. The system can coordinate the launch of around 20 missiles simultaneously.
Shortly after its commissioning, the Ticonderoga was deployed in October 1983 to waters near Lebanon. Terrorists had destroyed U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, and the Ticonderoga provided American commanders with the weaponry they needed to address the crisis. Aegis-equipped cruisers saw action during the Gulf War, serving as protectors for U.S. and coalition ships in the Persian Gulf. Aegis-equipped cruisers also have played critical roles in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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Permalink Reply by Navy for Moms Admin on
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My... you are full of good info today! Thank you Mary! Loving this new content! cc
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Permalink Reply by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on
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You would think I'm a teacher right?!! Won't Brenda be impressed!!! Serious, the more we know - the better we can communicate with our Sailors.
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You are so right... N4M- a library of information! :)
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Permalink Reply by Molly Molly Fo Folly on
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This is Coltons first choice of ship on his wish list now.
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My husband would say...great choice! It was his home for many a years! Think it is our sons first choice too but for him it's all about the Aegis system.
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Well Colton wanted a Carrier at first and was his 1st choice ........then a PO told him (( I swear Colton worships them PO's )) Anyway he told him on a carrier you will have about 75 others in your rate, you will have limited time to really learn your rate, you wont get as much individual training, and it will be harder to advance. On a Cruiser you have about 25 in your rate..........it is just a closer environment and its not as easy to get lost in the crowd. You can shine better on a smaller ship........its the big fish little pond theory.
He said if you are really not into having your military bearing perfect go onto a carrier .....because there are so many you get lost. BUT Colton wants to make a statement......he wants to be a mover, and get noticed. So he now doesn't want a Carrier he wants a Cruiser :)
Ohhh and by the way he has started to figure out what he wants to do (advance training ) Right now its fiber optics........Pretty good choice I think, but he will be living in twidget territory LOL
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