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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

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

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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

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RTC Graduation

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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Aviation Boatswain's Mates ABE,ABF,ABH a major part in launching and recovering naval aircraft.quickly and safely from land or ships. preparing and fueling planes prior to take- off, fire fighting and salvage and rescue.

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Latest Activity: Oct 10, 2023

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Comment by susan/momof3sailors on July 30, 2013 at 11:06am: Thanks! will search for it!

I know. Boys. They'll not know how we suffer until they get some of their own!

Comment by Lauriekay1 on July 30, 2013 at 10:49am: LOL...he could always borrow someone else's cell to give a call...GUYS!
Also, don't be surprised if there's a wait for him to "class up" ... There is usually a wait. Great A School Pensacola N4M group as well, if you haven't joined, you should! Pensacola is a great place to be..I visited my sailor a number of times while he was there :) and such a nice change after boot camp!!!!!! My pic was taken there.

Comment by susan/momof3sailors on July 30, 2013 at 10:25am: Thanks Laurie! He doesn't have his cel, mailing his brief case when we hear from him...it's in there. No news is good news at this point I suppose!

Comment by Lauriekay1 on July 30, 2013 at 9:35am: Momof3, as soon as he gets Internet set up, email will work, but he can use his cell any time, assuming he has his with him post boot camp.

Comment by susan/momof3sailors on July 30, 2013 at 9:16am: Hi! My son just got to his 'A' School in Pensacola. He got there Saturday. How long does it usually take for them to get word to us?

Comment by TLC72 on July 26, 2013 at 6:36pm: I watched the live stream of the Eisenhower homecoming. I have a family friend on there (IT) and some of his family was on the tiger cruise. Very cool!

Comment by Lauriekay1 on July 26, 2013 at 4:18pm: NM, you got it! Mine is working in the Wardroom (Officer's Mess). And also about the barracks. My son was thinking about getting an apartment but so far he has made the wise decision not to, to lose BAQ funding until he gets E5 and pay out of pocket to live off base would mean no $ in savings every month. The Tiger Cruise is an awesome tradition that in the final days of deployment, family members (no spouses or girlfriends) get picked up in a port a few days before homecoming and spend a few days aboard ship as they travel back to home port. Sleeping in the berthings, watching the Air Wing fly off, and lots of activities.

Comment by NavyMom2013 on July 26, 2013 at 2:23pm: Hi LaurieKay1

mess crank means working in the mess hall? I understand that when in dry dock, the sailors do not sleep on the ship but in barracks. You got to see them come in, awesome!!! I watched that online with the USS Iwo Jima. Very emotional. What is a Tiger Cruise? Sounds unique.

Comment by Lauriekay1 on July 26, 2013 at 12:53pm: NavyMom2013, mine is on the Eisenhower in Norfolk...He is now doing mess crank 3 more months to go for that... The ship will be in dry dock so not sure what he will be doing as an ABF...learning curve! They just got back from deployment, was there to see the ship come in- what an experience! And my husband got to go on the Tiger Cruise for the last 2 days of them being out to sea. He absolutely loved it.

Comment by TLC72 on July 26, 2013 at 12:29pm: Oh I see, I didn't know he was headed to Norfolk, I misunderstood and thought you meant he was headed to Pensacola for school. Anyway, we won't be up there in time for the meet and greet, but we've been through it all before with other family members. However, he is our oldest and first of our own to enlist.