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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
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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).
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**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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ANYONE WHO HAS A SAILOR ON THE USS SIMPSON
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My son Joshua is on the USS Simpson and if you have a family member on the ship I would love to hear from you. Lori
Members: 33
Latest Activity: Jan 1, 2015
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Comment by Caroline on December 2, 2011 at 7:32pm
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Thank you Lori. I just did it! I can almost feel my son shaking his head . . . .lol
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Hi SuzieQ and Lori! Thanks for the welcome, I'm glad to know that there is a N4M group for the Simpson. I've had computer (freezing) issues ever since I started trying to research the ship but it seems to be hard to find really current info. Is it currently deployed? I found something about readiness for deployment in October, so I thought it must be. I only got a brief text from my son this morning to give me the basic info and I'm sure he knows more but I have no patience after waiting so long lol. He's getting used to me and my internet searches . . . I will check out the utube - thank you Lori.
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Comment by suzieQ on December 2, 2011 at 1:27pm
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Welcome Caroline!
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Hi ladies! I see there hasn't been much activity on this site in a little while but I hope I can find a kindred spirit or two. My son is a GSE (initially in the Nuke program then back to school at GL) and just received orders for the USS Simpson a couple of hours ago lol. He is currently finishing up the last few days of school and - I believe - he will be sent to the ship right after Christmas. I am anxious to meet some other Moms and hear more about this ship, if anyone is out there?
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Comment by MONICA on August 20, 2011 at 11:51am
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Spacey- I am glad to see other people have had trouble also. I think I'm just going to give it up for now and do the facebook thing Lori was talking about.
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Lori- Thank you!!!
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Lori - Yes, the USS Simpson family web site. Sorry I didn't make myself clear.
Patricia- Thank you.
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Comment by PatriciaT on August 17, 2011 at 7:46pm
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Welcome aboard, Monica. Glad to have you with us!
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Lori, Do you know what I may be doing wrong...I got a password for the family web and for whatever reason I can't access the page. I have tried all sort of things. What is the secret? Thank you
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I am new to the group. My son has been home for 2 weeks and left today for the USS Simpson. He left for boot camp in Feb. and then to Hospital Corpsman school in Great Lakes and now to the ship. So as you can see we are still new to all of this Navy stuff and any advice anyone has that may help us with this next new adventure would be welcomed. Thank you!
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