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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
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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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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
Discussion Forum
Attending a military service academy
Started by 92 May 13, 2018. 0 Replies 0 Likes
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 mrsb on July 14, 2014 at 3:50pm
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Hello ladies!! Surprise!! I'm here too! Sailor son just texted that he'll be on the Texas along with ProudNavyMom's son!! I'm beyond excited right now!!! Looking forward to sharing this part of the journey with my friends from BC days!!! Hooyah!!
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Comment by navymom2013 on July 14, 2014 at 2:59pm
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LindaGirl - I still miss Long Island after 40 years and you can't go back. Life is tough and then we grow up and its even tougher. My son is finally enjoying it a little - see the pictures on my homepage. I tried to post them here but I don't think I did it right They are the three I have marked "hiking"
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Comment by LindaGirl on July 14, 2014 at 9:41am
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Hi Navymom3013, I feel for your son & hope that things are finally looking up for him. Your son should be getting his car very soon, as it took about 6 weeks for our son to get his car, much less time then we expected. Our son too, was very disillusioned in the beginning, as the first 10 weeks he wasn't even housed with his crew, as there were no openings in the building & he had to wait for someone to leave, plus he didn't have his car, & missed all of his friends, terribly. Now after 7 months though, I think he has finally settled in & feels more at home, although he still misses Long Island, friends & family terribly. It will take time for him to adjust, but hopefully, in the end, he'll be ok. Hope he gets his car & clothes real soon.
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Hi Tanner's Grandma - me and you will learn together - mostly from this site - my son is still waiting for his car to get there and it's been 8 weeks. They don't even have an estimated arrival date for his clothes. He had his moments where he was totally confused and not sure if he had made the right decision - He seems OK now but he still has his days. He has been going to the beach on the North Shore with some guys when he can. I am so thankful for his friends for helping him to get around. I am sure when he gets his car - he will help others too. Being away from the home he has known and all his school friends is sometimes overwhelming. But the most important thing is that every time I see him- and I will be going to Hawaii soon too - he is almost unrecognizable in how much he is more of a maturing man than the boy he was, when he left for boot camp. They all look so good in those dress whites..
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Comment by Storymom on July 13, 2014 at 10:58am
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Welcome TANNER'S GM!
Congrats to your Honor Marine, KEVS!
Glad your trip was awesome PAM!
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Comment by Kevsmom93 on July 13, 2014 at 10:49am
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JHAZMom- The hugs are the best! Random hugs any time anywhere when you have the chance! Always makes my boys smile :-) My Sailor was home in May now it's my Marine's turn! i love that they get it and always hug back....sweeeet!
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Welcome Tanner's grandma!
JHAZMom Have a wonderful visit with your Sailor!
Pam - Yes very proud! Wow, 18 months what a long time...big sigh. When they are young like my Marine who is 19 they're still going through all those growing up stages. I find myself just staring at him and thinking what a young manly man he's becoming! I do not look forward to those even more lengthy intervals where we don't see our boys. Nine months seemed so long but 18 months...good grief hard to even contemplate but I know it can happen.
I bet RIMPAC was so amazing I'm enjoying the updates and photos that the Navy is sharing.
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Comment by Pam on July 13, 2014 at 10:25am
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KevsMom93- you must be so proud of your Marine! Enjoy that visit - they go too quickly. Seeing our son last week was the first time in 18 months.
Our son is a Corpsman currently attached to a Marine Unit. He'll probably never see a ship but he said that was ok with him! LOL - RIMPAC was going on while we were there and it was interesting seeing all the different countries all over the island.
Tanner's grandma - My son has been in for over 4 years now and we are still learning about this whole military experience. I think the worst part of our trip was the time change and jet jag. HI is 6 hours behind us here on the East coast.
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Comment by JHAZMom on July 13, 2014 at 8:58am
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Thanks for sharing your experience! We're off for a 5 day visit at the end of the month and can't wait to hug our dear sailor and experience the Island!!! Thanks for helping me keep connected to such an important part of our and our son's life!!
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Comment by Tanner's grandma on July 13, 2014 at 8:09am
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Thank you for the warm welcomes to this site. I am a brand new member and grandmother to a sailor on the USS Buffalo. This is all new to me and has taken me a while to find a site that was current. He loves the navy and his job and plans to stay in longer than the eight years he signed on for. I am extremely proud of him and hope to be able to learn more about his sub, and everything in general regarding his new life (that we are allowed to know)! I plan to come to Hawaii sometime while he is there (absolutely no idea when than might be (Lol) but I will be asking lots of questions then! Am enjoying reading your comments and being part of this group.
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