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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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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:
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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
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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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Group for those who have loved ones in the engineering field. DC, EM, EN, EOD, GSE/GSM, HT, IC, MM, MR
Members: 222
Latest Activity: Feb 15, 2020
Discussion Forum
Engineman
Started by EricakK81. Last reply by A and B Jun 17, 2017. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Hello,My fiance is going to be an engineman and well he only knows very little at this point. Im' just curies if someone can give me some details about this position. Is he going to be gone a lot? …Continue
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Comment by Chanel on August 28, 2017 at 1:22pm
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Does he have his phone yet. I asked my SR what he needed and depending on what he was allowed we sent snacks, books he requested and eventually clothes. No Red Bull or Energy drinks. Not allowed.
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Comment by Phoenixmom on August 28, 2017 at 1:11pm
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Thank You Chanel, looks like for me BC down and lots more to go! we are hoping that he will be able to come home for the Holidays as A school shuts down, so he said once school is done he may have the time saved to come home for a good week, which we are so happy for this to happen. then who knows what happens after, so I hear some of you Ladies speaking on sending packages, is this like clothing or is this just like munchies or both?
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Hello There,
My son graduates Friday hopefully comes home for 10 to 15 days then off to Japan as a Turbine Electrician . He was last home in Jan. Miss him. Well welcome to the Journey.
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Good morning Ladies, I believe I will also be part of this site as my SR is graduating this friday coming up, He will be staying in Great Lakes for school and will be a EM. he has mentioned that he already met a few great guys that are there for school or in school already. Hoping that this will be a great experience for him. mentioned he doesnt start school until sept. 10 and also mentioned it ends in Dec. so that is a a very long stretch and alot of homework. hopefully he doesnt get to stressed with everything. Great to be here! Have a Great Day!
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Thank you so much for all the info. About how long does it take for the Sailor to get the package. What have you done regarding Holidays/presents?
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Hello, My Sailor is going to be stationed in Japan the end of Sept. on a ship and I was wondering. Can I mail him packages. Does anyone have any advice they would like to share.
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Comment by KiddGreen1978 on August 13, 2017 at 10:57am
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Congrats Blackbirdmom! That's great! I'm going to make time to go visit my other sailor in Norfolk soon. Since my other sailor it's still in BC I'm just waiting to hear what is next after Great Lakes.
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Comment by blackbirdmom on August 13, 2017 at 10:46am
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Our GSE sailor had his PIR 3/31. He is finishing up his A school in the next few weeks and has his orders for joining the USS Chung Hoon in October.
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Hi Everyone! My sailors rating is GSE and he will be attending A School at Great Lakes. His PIR is September 1st. This is my second Sailor. My first had his PIR January 6th and his A School was in Pensacola and now he's stationed at Naval Station Norfolk. I'm still adjusting to Navy Flexible as my children are the first in my immediate family to ever serve. I was however an Army Wife for about 3 years. But we were stationed in our home state. Looking forward to learning more about GSE and getting to know the other moms! Hooyah!
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I was told to google what they will be, my son will be a EM and when I googled it a lot of information came up. how long they will be on ship and off what their pay will be ect.....
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