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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.
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- Graduation Info
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Jewish Sailors and Families
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A place for Jewish sailors' loved ones to air concerns or questions regarding being Jewish and navy
Members: 13
Latest Activity: Mar 31, 2018
Discussion Forum
Portable Torah or Tanach for boot camp?
Started by Hannah88. Last reply by DebBob Jul 20, 2016. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Hello all:My son has just enlisted in the Navy DEP program (he doesn't graduate high school till June) and I would like to buy him a small torah to replace the NT version they apparently get at RTC…Continue
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Comment by BethM5 on March 31, 2018 at 12:27pm
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Happy Passover to all! Soooo happy to have found this group! My son is completing A School in Great Lakes, and I know they had a seder on base last night. Not sure about a second seder, though.
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Comment by Ima on September 8, 2017 at 4:50pm
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mililanimom Thanks for your response!!! I called my son to remind him that he should check in with the Chaplain.
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Comment by Hannah88 on September 1, 2017 at 5:04pm
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He finished his four years last November and did really well, including a commendation from SecNav, which makes me such a proud mom! He's working and going to school now and toying with the idea of doing OCS and becoming an officer but went back in as active reserve duty (I think that's what it's called) this summer.
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Hannah88 thanks for the reply!!! I don't think mine is too shy to ask, so I will let him know...I have friends in the Chicago area who have invited him as well. I am just wondering if there is anything on base for the Jewish sailors. How is your son doing in the Marines??? Where is he stationed???
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My son started out in the Navy but ended up in the Marine Corps. He was in boot camp during Passover and he and a few others went to a nearby home for first night seder. There may be something similar for your son, if he's not too shy to ask :)
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Hi,
Is there anyone still actively using this group???
My son is an FC and is on hold at Great Lakes. He will likely be there until early Spring. Any suggestions for the High Holidays would be appreciated???
Thanks,
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Mililanimom, my son is at North Island, Coronado now but will be headed to Guam in a few months, where he expects to be for about 3 years.
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Hi motherof2dragons! At least there are two of us :)
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Hi Lena,
I subscribe to this group -- but as you noted it has been quiet for some time. Welcome!
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Is this forum active at all? The last post is almost three years old. Anybody?
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