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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:
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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Comment by T-Lynn on November 15, 2015 at 10:35pm
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HI
I agree with Anti M and Nancy. My sailor didn't have leave until after 18 months in Japan. He had to earn the time for leave. And my sailor too went into his own little world or I should say - his NEW Navy life world. As Anti M stated - he will come around and be your son again. But more mature.
Kim - glad you had a nice vacation . Now get some rest :). Will ask kids to try and get a picture of Riker running circles around me. That's if they can keep up with him.
Maggs- good to hear Angel is better. But you did not share if you still have skin on your hands. How you doing?
Blondie, hope by now the wind has settled down. We only had high winds for a day and then teh temps dropped. But this weekend was beautiful. Hope it comes your way.
Yes, situations in France is heart breaking. Sending positive healing thoughts their way.
Wish I had some gossip - honest - my gossip tank is empty!
Sweet dreams all hugs
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Comment by Anti M on November 15, 2015 at 12:30pm
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@Drew ... you are not being selfish, but seems to me like he may be in a new phase, exploring himself as an independent individual. He still loves you, he just isn't expressing it the same way as before. That's okay, he'll come back around, maybe a bit different, maybe more mature. He's learning who he is.
As for holiday leave, he might not have a lot of time on the books, and the new guy always gets the less desirable dates. The hospital does not have a stand down, so only a small portion can go on leave at the same time. If he doesn't have his qualifications done, they won't approve leave papers.I think a lot of sailors do the paycheck to paycheck thing because they don't pay rent or much else. It feels great, but most outgrow it in a couple years.
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@Navcy ... if a package is going to the FPO address, no, they do not have to pay customs or taxes. Civilians don't always know this. That is why I always used USPS, and not someplace like fedex or ups (who send the packages via USPS ultimately anyway).
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Comment by DREW7062 on November 15, 2015 at 10:45am
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Nancy-Aaron's mom: good morning. - what's a pack and ship?
Moms, my son has been in Japan since August Yokosuka working at the hospital there and he dosent call or text much. :-( I'm beginning to think he dosent love me so much anymore, he's been different since joining the navy. I like him better when he wasn't in the navy.. Do I sound selfish? Him and I were so close before he joined the navy. I asked him was he coming home for Xmas and he hesitated and said he has some training to do and he dosent think he'll be home. I don't know if that's true but I have to believe him. I'm so depressed he seems so different. He's not saving money he's constantly spending living pay check to pay check. Maybe he'll wake up soon Sad mom here
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Also, when using the FPO address, you will need a customs form. Do not mail cologne or liquid aftershave, that's a prohibited item (contains flammable alcohol). Try not to send valuables, while rare, packages do go astray. Really rarely, they lose mail into the sea during transfer (years and years apart, and not every ship). Not often enough to stress over, but know it can happen. And no, insurance won't cover the package once it is in Navy hands.
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Comment by Kim on November 15, 2015 at 9:28am
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Welcome Hilary
I always used the USPS large flat rate box (military discount). The post office delivers to San Diego in 2-3 days. The navy delivers to their ship. The earliest I heard was 4-5 days and the longest was almost a month. I think the norm is 2-3 weeks. The navy seems to move mail quicker during the holidays. I always shipped the first week in December and it made it early.
Jump in and tell us about yourself and your sailor. We are like a big family here. Warning....No one is allowed to leave when their sailor leaves Japan.
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Comment by Hilary on November 14, 2015 at 8:35pm
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Hi everyone, I'm sure this has already been asked and answered but I'm new :-) My son is on the Benfold, and they forward deployed to Yokosuka last month. Does anyone know how long it will take to get a Christmas package to him? Thanks so much for the help!
Hilary
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Recall is confusing from the outside; mostly affects security, special ops, and intel communities. Heightened security levels for every service member, but probably no recall for many.
As retirees, means if we go to base, there will be 100% ID check, reduced lanes at the gates, more personnel on security detail, maybe even random car checks.
What few people realize is for the Navy, base security can tap local commands for extra bodies to stand watch and to patrol. This would be less senior personnel, and isn't anything dangerous usually, but it sure plays havoc on liberty.
Time for me to check on my social media accounts, make sure I'm not giving even the slightest bit away.
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@Kim ... I was freshly divorced, and that is where I met my current husband. I was his relief, taking over his job! No, we were not supposed to date, but it was inevitable. 29 years now. We married in Vegas because we didn't know when we'd see each other again. A gamble in a gambler's paradise.
Actually, they make married sailors go to Diego Garcia unaccompanied. No accommodations for couples, no families. If two sailors marry while stationed there, one gets orders elsewhere, immediately. Same if a woman gets pregnant, she's off the island.
@ Blondie ... thank you. He usually does regional runs, so when he goes east, I get nervous.
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AntiM, The "Needs of the Navy". It is what they signed up for. Glad it worked out for you. Where you married to a sailor at the time? BTW, I love your picture.
These are good reads:
http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/enlisted/detailing/Pages/defa...
http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=65585
The "Perform to Serve" has been scary for some sailors.
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