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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

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:

RTC Graduation

**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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Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com

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HAWAII (OAHU)

For family and friends of Sailors who are stationed on the island of Oahu including: Pearl Harbor, NIOC (Kunia), NCTAMS PAC (Wahiawa), Camp Smith, Ford Island, Kaneohe (K Bay)

Location: Oahu Hawaii
Members: 299
Latest Activity: Oct 10, 2021

 

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Attending a military service academy

Started by 92 May 13, 2018. 0 Replies

My son is an E3 stationed at JBPHH and has been in holding for 18 months.  He applied to the United States Merchant Marine Academy, received a Congressional Nomination, and an appointment to the Academy!  Huge accomplishment and I am so proud of…Continue

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Comment by BunkerQB on August 26, 2014 at 1:18pm

FYI for future trips to HI.

Everything is expensive in HI. The most economical way to feed a crowd (45 to 50) is to go the Costco and get the following:

  1. Chicken Salad (made w the Rotisserie Chicken)
  2. Greek Salad
  3. Mixed Fruit Salad
  4. Organic Salad Mix
  5. Chips & Dips
  6. Tri tip - to be BBQ (or New York Steaks)
  7. All your drinks, including alcohol

Then go to the Panda Express (right next to Costco) and buy egg rolls, vegetable chow mein and some BBQ pork fried rice.

We fed a crowd of 45 for less than $600.  We found the food truck prices to be high for quality.

Comment by Storymom on August 26, 2014 at 11:41am

neat idea Pam!

Comment by Pam on August 26, 2014 at 10:12am

Love it BunkerQB!!

Comment by ProudNavyMom#1 on August 25, 2014 at 7:19pm

BunkerQB, I love the pic and the story behind it!!! HAHAHAHA !!!! Big NMH!!!!

Comment by LindaGirl on August 25, 2014 at 7:13pm

BunkerQB, don't you wish there was a happy medium for both our husbands. Yours is always dressed up & mine never dressed up.  I can't remember the last time I saw him wearing a tie.  Last month he was a pall-bearer at a funeral & even then wouldn't wear a tie. He said a nice dress shirt is good enough.  I will admit though wearing a suit to a baseball game & for the birth of your son is a bit of over-kill when it comes to dressing for a sporting event or an impending birth.

Comment by BunkerQB on August 25, 2014 at 6:26pm

We are from the San Fran Bay area. I bought this wonderful T shirt for Giants World Series for hubby to wear. He conveniently misplaced it. Not the 2012 World Series. Not the 2010 World Series. Yes, the 1989 World Series!!  That T shirt is a collector's item now. Here is a photo. Who dresses like this to go to a baseball game?  He is consistent. He dressed the same way when we went to the hospital to deliver our younger son. He was a bit more formal (suit & tie) for the birth of our older boy, the former sailor, who got married in Hawaii two years ago. Can't wait to go back.

Comment by Pam on August 25, 2014 at 3:36pm

Well, I'm sure he's still shaking his head and talking about his crazy parents!  Haha and I am a very lucky lady because I came up with the idea but my husband ran with it.  And wouldn't you know we didn't get any pictures.  It was fun though.  I wear dress clothes all week so come the weekend I am t-shirt crazy!

Comment by LindaGirl on August 25, 2014 at 3:07pm
BunkerQB, had to laugh. That's all my husband wears is t-shirts. I'd love to see him get dressed up, when we go out. I'm so tired of saying, "can't you wear a decent shirt" whenever we go anywhere. Want to trade husbands?!?!
Comment by tysmom on August 25, 2014 at 2:54pm

Subs do get "mail call", but you never exactly know when...it may be when someone has to get off or a nub comes on...probably may be in the middle of the ocean somewhere...

Pam...those shirts must have warmed his heart and soul....what fun!!!!

Bunker: You are funny!!!

Comment by BunkerQB on August 25, 2014 at 2:43pm

OMG, Pam - wish we could see a video. I could really see this - what a sight it must have been. I am always envious of family who could be so ..  open and fun. I couldn't get my husband in a T shirt like that (wait, I haven't seen my husband in a T shirt in 30 years). Our son would pretend he didn't know us. 

 

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