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Join groups! Browse for groups for your PIR date, your sailor's occupational specialty, "A" school, assigned ship, homeport city, your own city or state, and a myriad of other interests. Jump in and introduce yourself! Start making friends that can last a lifetime.
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:
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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Deployment To Africa
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This group is for Parents with a Sailor, Marine, or Soldier deployed to Africa.
A place to come for support. To share our anxieties and stories.
Please introduce yourself on the comment wall.
Welcome to everyone.
Members: 10
Latest Activity: Nov 11, 2018
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Comment by jensue0 on June 24, 2017 at 1:02pm
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janieflorida, do you know if they are ever allowed to leave the base? My reservist son just accepted a one-year active deployment (starting in Feb '18) and is hoping to get to snorkel with whale sharks just once while he's there.
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Comment by janieflorida on June 24, 2017 at 7:49am
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My sailor is in Djioubiti. Hot and more hot. Tough deployment
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Comment by IDCmom#1 on March 10, 2017 at 3:03pm
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Oh my, just Tenn Navy Mom and I are here and I know her son is safe and sound in the US for now. Mine is now in Africa and we are doing a lot of praying for his safe return in the Fall.
Anyone else out there?
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I wonder if there is anyone active on this group? My son will deploy in the Spring and know I will need contact with family members who have experienced the Africa deployment.
I'm not a new Navy Mom but my son has only been deployed twice in his 13+ years in. Luckily, I was pretty oblivious to the danger until he came home and I heard stories.
This time, I'm more aware of danger from the beginning. I know I will spend a lot of time on my knees.
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Comment by EmilyD on October 23, 2014 at 1:11pm
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Thanks a lot tenn navy mom. We just got the news yeaterday that my sailor is not going to djibouti after all. He is still going to Africa, but for operation unity assist. He's leaving sun 4 Norfolk, then to fort jackson, then back to Norfolk. Will be about a months worth of traing. Then reports directly to Africa, location to be determined. It is very scary. We are concerned yet confident that he will be safe and sound. He returns end of may. Thanks for your tips. Anymore you may think of will be much appreciated!!
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Just found out my son is being deployed to Africa to camp lemmonier. He's heading to Norfolk this weekend and most likely, then straight to djibouti. Any tips on necessities to bring or any other tips? Thanks.
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Comment by JerseySusan on June 8, 2014 at 7:43pm
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PS, did you catch a glimpse of your son anywhere on the video?
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TNM...I read this in the news today. God Bless Your Son's Unit and his crew for taking part in this recue!! (((((:)))))
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Staying Strong here too Tenn Navy Mom!!! Can't wait until we get the 'Word'!!!
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Happy Mother's Day Tenn Mom!!! I was "Very"' Lucky to get a phone call this morning!!!
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