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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:

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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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A place to come to for Navy Moms & Family Members who find themselves with an emptynest. A place to share our thoughts..comfort each other and give advice.

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A place to come to for Navy Moms & Family Members who find themselves with an emptynest. A place to share our thoughts..comfort each other and give advice.

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In the event of an emergency within the sailor’s family, where you feel the sailor must be notified and considered for Emergency Leave, you must notify the American Red Cross through the national headquarters in Washington, DC (1-877-272-7337) or via their website www.redcross.org.

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Comment by PAM (GM MOM) on August 14, 2011 at 11:33pm: velvetlace so glad your son is coming home on leave. My son also will be come home in Sep after his C school before going to San Diego. I know how you feel it is always good times when they are home. Let us know how clean he keeps things. I'm beting it's better than be for but, not totally clean.

Comment by velvetlace on August 11, 2011 at 5:31pm: My only son will graduate from corpsman school next week, and he will be coming home. His room has been empty since March. His room and bathroom are so clean. It will be interesting to see how clean he keeps it now. Any bets????? Anyway, I am just so glad that he is coming home before going to his next duty station in a naval hospital.

Comment by 1DYBUGs Mom/Dana - S9/D280 on August 11, 2011 at 5:25pm: Daysleeper, I think you must be married to my guy...he too is an electronics guy and can work wonders if my computer crashes, but doesn't have much of a clue on the yard work (actually, I think he can he just refuses to).

I am new to this group, and new to the empty nester thing also. I did my life in reverse and had my children when I was young, so I am still very young myself and they are all gone. My youngest is my SR. She is due to PIR on 08/26/11 and we couldn't be happier for her, though making the adjustment to the empty nest is driving me crazy and my guy too because I keep saying I want to adopt and he says .... "ummmm have you lost your mind?"

Comment by velvetlace on August 10, 2011 at 8:53pm: timsmom- I lived in Fresno for 3 years and Visalia for 31 years, so I can understand what you mean by hot. It is like an oven there at this time of year. I think you have had more than your fair share of triple digits this year.

Mary from McKinleyville,CA

Comment by timsmom submariner on August 10, 2011 at 1:03pm: That's thread not "tread" auggh... need to proofread.

Comment by timsmom submariner on August 10, 2011 at 1:02pm: Daysleeper, your son's name must be Rich. I can tell you miss him a lot. How long has he been gone? I think it is great that you taught him how to cook! That is so true about nowadays girls not learning about sewing or cooking. Makayla has learned a little bit of cooking; however, I really need to work more with her on it. Sewing on the other hand...she knows how to tread a needle and has repaired a pillow in her room. Very basic. Now you have really got me thinking about the things I can teach her. Wow, now that is a great skill to learn to mix cement! Speaking of re-roofing, are you going to hire someone? Probably about 7 years ago, we put a new roof on our house and decided to do it ourselves. We live in a very hot part of California and in the middle of July was not a good time to re-roof. My husband got 3/4 way done on the project and decided that we better hire someone to finish it. I feel for roofers...it is HARD work! Thanks for helping me learn and understand more about you.

Comment by timsmom submariner on August 9, 2011 at 7:28pm: Yes, she is such a blessing! She does help keep me busy, so that is a plus! It does help keep my mind off my son being gone.

Comment by timsmom submariner on August 9, 2011 at 7:15pm: I can tell this is a good group to be in! Daysleeper -- I get the name now...you work nights and sleep during the day. What is a CIT? DIL is Daughter in Law. Do you have grandkids? Are you quilting the baby blanket? That really takes a lot of patience!

I am not completely an emptynester, I have a daughter, Makayla 9; however, I miss my son terribly! I just have those moments of sadness and missing him....it is just all the unknowing and wondering of how he is doing and handling things.