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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.
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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 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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- Graduation Info
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- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
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Care Packages?
HELLO EVERYONE...IT HAS BEEN SO LONG SINCE I HAVE BEEN IN THE WEBSITE. I HAVE REALLY BUSY WITH TWO JOBS AND TRYING TO GET BACK IN SCHOOL. BUT ANYWAYS I HAVE GOTTEN MARRIED TO MY SAILOR SINCE LAST TIME I WAS ON HERE (HE IS ACTUALLY AN AIRMAN NOW). I HAVE A VERY IMPORTANT QUESTION....HOW CAN I SEND A CARE PACKAGE TO HIM AND WHERE TO??? HE IS DEPLOYED BUT ONLY FOR A MONTH. I WOULD LIKE TO SEND HIM SOMETHING THOUGH....PLZ HELP:)
THANKS:)
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Permalink Reply by Kathy (AOMom) on
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Some ships dont allow care packages on the short underways/training/qualification. If your husband is part of a squadron, the squadron doesnt change its mailing address unless the ship is out for a deployment. You can send mail etc to his normal address (a FPO addy) and the mail will follow wherever the sailor goes, but they normally dont on short underways. By the time the mail gets to him, he will be returning.
Each ship has a website, and on the website it gives a sort of generic address to mail to the ship, do you know your sailors unit #?
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Permalink Reply by Nani&Tony on
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I dont know his unit # but I think that i will just send it to his adress that I do have. What is the difference between FPO and APO adress?
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Permalink Reply by BunkerQB on
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MAILING ADDRESS
APO stands for Army Post Office and is used by Army and Air Force (generally but not always).
FPO stands for Fleet Post Office and is used by Navy and Marines (generally but not always).
DPO stands for Diplomatic Post Office.
Replace the city name with APO or FPO.
The above will be followed by AA, AE, AP and a special zip code. Replace the state with AA, AE, or AP and the number you are given. AA stands for Armed Forces (the Americas), AE stands for Air Forces Europe, AP Stands for Armed Forces Pacific.
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How to fill out the overseas form at the post office.
Examples, if the address is the following:
MM3 Bunker, Quarterback.
USS Magnificent Carrier CVN 99
Box ##
FPO AE #####-####
then you would fill out the form in the following manner:
on name line: lastname: MM3 Bunker firstname: Quarterback.
on address line: USS Magnificent Carrier CVN 99
on city: FPO
on state: AE
on zip: #####-#### (five digits followed by four digits typically)
NOTE: IF YOUR SAILOR IS IN US (LIKE GREAT LAKES, iL 60088) it does not qualify for free postage. APO and FPO are deployed overseas addresses.
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Here are the prices for mailing flat rate boxes. You can also order them from the Post Office online, and they will be delivered to your door
Priority Mail Flat Rate Envelope $4.90 12-1/2" x 9-1/2"
Priority Mail Small Flat Rate Box $4.95 8-5/8" x 5-3/8" x 1-5/8"
Priority Mail Medium Flat Rate Box (FRB1) $10.70 11" x 8-1/2" x 5-1/2"
Priority Mail Medium Flat Rate Box (FRB2) $10.70 13-5/8" x 11-7/8" x 3-3/8"
Priority Mail Large Flat Rate Box (Domestic Addresses) $14.50 12" x 12" x 5-1/2"
Priority Mail Large Flat Rate Box (APO/FPO Destinations) $12.50 12" x 12" x 5-1/2"Note: I haven't mail anything in a while, you'll have to confirm these prices.
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