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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.

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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).  

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I currently freaking out! Deployment is getting closer and I am having all of these scary thoughts. I am starting to panic and think negative. Is this normal? How can I change my thoughts to positive? Prayers please!! This is eating at me !

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Being nervous is normal to some extent.  Get involved with the family readiness group, and make sure he has you signed up with the ombudsman so you stay informed.   But why scary thoughts?  Being out to sea on a Navy ship is actually quite safe, relatively speaking.  I know there are other types of deployment, and those can be quite worrying, but it is what he signed up for.  

What are you afraid of?  His safety?  Or that he will forget you? There are many types of "scary thoughts".  I see you've posted about this before, is there anyone you can talk to in person?  That's one reason I recommend the FRG, it is easier to go through this with spouses and SOs who have sailors on the same ship.

I'm afraid for his safty that's all and I am not living on or around base. He does have me on the email list and the only people I have to talk to is on here. My aunt and cousin are military wives as well however a different branch.

Join the Facebook groups for his ship, at least, most have them.  Online friends are better than no one.

A Navy ship is pretty safe.  They rarely are attacked, and after the Cole bombing many years ago, there are extra precautions now.  Pirates cannot touch a Navy ship.   There are layers and layers of safety procedures for every job.  They pretty much can't sink, every sailor is trained in fire fighting, and falling overboard takes an effort.  A sailor on leave is more likely to be assaulted or be in a wreck than encounter danger while on a deployed naval vessel!   He won't be drinking, smoking is limited, and there aren't any crazed drug addicts on board.  Theft, sure, but not even fist fights for the most part. Very few weapons, and those are strictly accounted for.

My dad was Navy, I was Navy, I married Navy, and my nephew and some friends are currently Navy.  During deployment can be the safest time!

Does he have a job aboard ship that you consider to be inherently dangerous?

Not that I am aware of. He's a Rp

He isn't with the Fleet Marine Force (FMF) is he? Navy RPs and Chaplins can be assigned to the Marine Corps. If he had C school at Camp Lejeune, NC, he would be FMF. Otherwise, as Anti M said, life aboard ship is safer than being ashore.

You might want to read up on RP.

https://www.cool.navy.mil/usn/LaDR/rp_e1_e9.pdf

https://www.cool.navy.mil/usn/enlisted/rating_info_cards/rp.pdf

No, not yet those are his goals. Thank you all! Y'all have really helped me out ! And thanks for the links as well!

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