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Join groups! Browse for groups for your PIR date, your sailor's occupational specialty, "A" school, assigned ship, homeport city, your own city or state, and a myriad of other interests. Jump in and introduce yourself! Start making friends that can last a lifetime.
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:
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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- Graduation Info
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- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
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Comment by Wheatonpup on September 16, 2016 at 5:51pm
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I would LOVE to send long johns or anything else, Unfortunately, I have NOT HEARD from my son since he left on the Ronald Reagan. The Navy won't release his e-mail address or ship address. What can I do? His birthday is this month too!
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Comment by T-Lynn on September 16, 2016 at 12:48pm
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Welcome Aboard new Moms. Keep jumping into the water - that means - share about yourself too. us Japan Moms or we call our selves the Pan Moms ( share that story later).
Promise your sailors will be fine in Japan. And soon - you will be too. When you have a rough day - just come her. We will listen and share hugs.
Please take Anit M's advice and encourage your sailors to get those civilian pass ports. They will nee them. And when getting records to keep - make copies. It just helps to have what happens in a file. And this will sound silly - but if they are going to Sasebo and duty on ships too - pack long johns! It does get cold there and on those ships! Plus, the NEX sometimes runs out and trying to purchase long johns in a Japanese store - very hard to do - if your sailor is tall and large shouldered. My sailor called home when he was there and begged us to send his long johns - he was freezing. We sent three pair and luckily - the mail bird was on our side - delivered in two week !!! That was just unbelievable but true.
Also, you will know when it is your sailor calling. somehow the ring on the phone will let you know. And you have the right to push anyone out of the way to get to that phone.
Wishing new moms a good day and weekend.
And everyone else too.
Blondie !!! Oh how fun and funny was that time at the wedding. And Karma really had justice with the MOB! I was in stitches laughing. luckily didn't pee my pants this time. How is Blondie Junior doing? And the first thing I saw on this page - Conor and his little brother. Made my day!
Hey - maggs - anymore pictures from nature to share? And h ow is family? plans for the wedding too please. You need to jump in the water girlfreind.
And Miss and Josh Mom - check in!
i am getting back into the swing with working with cub scouts again. Boy, am I out of shape! My backside just drags into home.
Riker is doing well at day care too. He is playing better each day with others and by him self. And EATS very well. Crying still a bit after dada and mama drop him off - but that is getting less and less.
Onnly thing - the last two weekends - Riker brought home a bug to share with all of us. Not fun. so fingers crossed this weekend - all is WELL!
Need to spllit - have a good day all - hugs
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Comment by Anti M on September 15, 2016 at 10:05am
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@Alicia ... yes, she should apply for the passport while on leave, and it will be on her own dime. Well worth it. You can mail it to her if it comes in after she leaves.
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Comment by DREW7062 on September 15, 2016 at 9:41am
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BLONDIE such a beautiful touching story about Nicholas congrats
Please think of me and my family my 21 year old daughter passed away sept 19 2010... Won't be a good day for me, but I know she wants me to be happy.. I'm tryin
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Comment by Chewy's Mom on September 14, 2016 at 10:06pm
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Hi, My sailor just arrived in Japan this week. We are still trying to figure it out. I'm so glad to see an active page for this group. I hope to learn how to support my sailor and be the best Navy Mom I can.
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Cat443 - yes, the iphone will work on Wifi and the apple messager works on Wifi - we do that also
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catt443 - my son works on Kadena AFB but lives on Camp Shields.
We mostly chat via FB messages - it's a 13hr time difference for us (I'm in EST) so I catch him as he gets up in the morning and then again when I'm getting up in the morning - otherwise one of us just messages and the other gets it when we wake up. He got a Japanese cell phone but I don't know if that would be worthwhile for just 6m - my son will be there 3 years.
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Comment by catt443 on September 14, 2016 at 2:40pm
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Thank you Anti M
My son is going to Kadena Okinawa. He is AWO3, he just got informed today that he is pushed back a week. I'm sure I will have more questions.
Thank you
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The major bases we have in Japan are Yokosuka, Misawa, Iwakuni, Okinawa, and Sasebo.
Japan is a safe and friendly country, with tons of stuff to do and see. The bases have great facilities for the most part, with gyms and shops and entertainment. The barracks are fairly nice, and if they need to live off base, they will be guided on how to do that. Everyone goes through Intercultural training.
Cat443, six months? Sounds like he is with a squadron. My bet is Iwakuni or Misawa for his base.
Moms, get a passport for visits, just in case. Encourage your sailor to get a civilian passport because some wonderful travel opportunities may come up, and for emergency travel.
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I'm new to this group, and my son is leaving September 23rd . I'm not sure what to do or what I need to do. He is the kind of young man that waits until the last minute to tell us what is going on. I get very little info other than he will be gone for 6 months . He is the young man that doesn't want anyone to worry.
What info do I need to get from him, what are the ways we can talk, can we talk by iPhone/ w/ internet?
Please help
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