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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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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.
Format Downloads:
- Graduation Info
- PDF – 2.7 MB
- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
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Comment by Anti M on September 14, 2009 at 12:17am
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I used to live around the corner from a 24 hour MOS burger. Nothing beats a teriyaki burger at three a.m. after a night of beer and games with friends. They're not beef, soy I think. MOS stands for Mountain Ocean Sky. The fries are great.
You have experienced "Engrish", MoND. There are computer programs which take concepts, then fit English words to the idea. It doesn't always turn out. "Where am I? This must be dream.I fly" or "Obscene art projects" or "Let's sports naked all day long!" or "Brain Shower Gum".
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Comment by T-Lynn on September 13, 2009 at 3:56pm
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Question Navy Dad - wondering, just are your two favorite things in Japan? I have a feeling - your son and the Sasebo Burger. Could I be right? By teh way - my son has had one of those burgers and he said it is to die for.
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I love Mongolian BBQ, most of the base clubs have it once a week.
The MWR tours are very good, an easy way to go see some sights without getting lost. We would go on a few, then know how to get around on our own if we wanted to go back.
Good to know the Lodge doesn't bump anymore.
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Good Morning:)
Heard from my son last night. He talked for over two hours. His voice is so strong and he is so proud of being a sailor. He shared he took the test on September 10 for promotion. He will know in December if he passed. If so - he will be an E5. ANd he shared that if things work out eh way he likes he re-enlist. Anit M - thank you for the information. I pulled up this site and read to him about the Fall Bazar. He is not sure if he woill get this opportunity, but he is sharing with his shipmates. Good news for him - there has been some time or relaxing. He was able to go on a sight seeing tour! He so loved seeing this castle and a real Samuri's home that is still there from 1700. There is a chance of being able to attend another this coming weekend. Hope he can go. Just wanted to share with all. Enjoyed reading about the families going to Sasebo. Everyone have a good day TLynn
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Comment by Kim on September 13, 2009 at 12:09am
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I have been on vacation and just catching up on this site. Thank you everyone for the wonderfull pictures. My son came home last year after Christmas from Sasebo. He spent $2400. for the tickets and the flights (over 36 hours) really killed him. He said that it really was not worth it. It really tired him and he was missing a vacation in Sasebo without taking leave. He is back and forth right now. He has a girlfriend there but he is also homesick. I need to win the lottery and send the family to him. Has anyone stayed in the Navy Lodge in Sasebo? Anti M, you can book any military lodge 30 - 60 days in advance and will not get bumped.
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While perusing the Stars and Stripes online, I noticed an ad for Yokosuka's fall bazaar this September 26th and 27th. If your sailor is in port, they MUST go to this! It not only supports the schools on base (federally funded, no state money to fill in the gaps), but it is the BEST shopping event of the year. Until the spring bazaar, if they still hold that. There are over 100 vendors from all over Japan and Asia, this is where I scored jewelry, antiques, Japanese woodblock prints, rugs, wooden trays from P.I., quilts .... so many amazing things.
September is perfect timing for Christmas shopping. Plenty of time to ship it home.
Support the base schools! Shop!
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I found it! Yes, I saw the big butterfly sculpture. In Monday's paper, American Round-up. I have Navy buddies who attend when they can. Not this year, we missed them. One is an amazing fire spinner, he really is talented.
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Burning Man was fabulous this year. Yes, we're still unpacking and getting the dust out of everything. And I have couchsurfers from Switzerland arriving tonight. Such fun. I'll have pics up on facebook in a few days, I can post the link.
Climb? I don't climb much anymore... and there was more than one metal statue, LOL. But Stars and Stripes? really? Wow.
Carol, that sounds about right for a Fuji climb. Poor guy.
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Did you have a good time at Burning Man?
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