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Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!
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.
Format Downloads:
- Graduation Info
- PDF – 2.7 MB
- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
Navy Speak
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For Navy Mom's in Massachusetts
Members: 106
Latest Activity: Jan 14
Discussion Forum
ADOPTION FOR NOVEMBER 2016
Started by Proud Navy/NYPD Mom (Donna). Last reply by Proud Navy/NYPD Mom (Donna) Nov 11, 2016. 3 Replies 1 Like
October 2014 Adoption --- GITMO
Started by Proud Navy/NYPD Mom (Donna). Last reply by Johanna Oct 7, 2014. 1 Reply 1 Like
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Comment by Proud Navy/NYPD Mom (Donna) on December 27, 2013 at 6:26pm
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Update on Helen's husband: he is still in the hospital. He is having dialysis and is going through cardiac testing.
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Got a message from Helen (whose daughter left the Navy) - some of you may remember her pic on the member list at right is in right column & 3rd one down. Anyway, her husband was urgently rushed to the hospital this AM. You may remember that he is quite ill. Just heard that he has been admitted at least for overnight & he is more coherent. She asks for prayers for both of them. I told her I'd let you all know.
Hope you all have had a wonderful day!!
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Comment by Ellen on December 23, 2013 at 12:25pm
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Hi! Just want to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year! Ellen
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Happy Holiday to everyone! If your sailor is coming home, please give them an extra hug for me. My son graduated PIR on 12/13, but is still in Great Lakes for a minor medical problem. Hope he'll be cleared in a couple of weeks to go to Goose Creek. Look forward to seeing you all in the New Year!
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Johanna - I love your poem!
Just want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas!!
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Comment by Chellita on December 13, 2013 at 7:23am
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Hello Lovely Ladies!
So glad to hear some news, it's been awhile and I was just thinking of you (Sheryl & Johanna) yesterday.
We are SO VERY LUCKY to have our Sailor coming home for Christmas!
He just finished SAR school and is a newly certified Rescue Swimmer, Hooyah!
I have had a most trying holiday season at work as I lost my assistant the week before Thanksgiving. :(
Hopefully I will have a new hire soon! 12 hour days are really not for me anymore!
I hope you all have a VERY MERRY Christmas and a joyous New Year!
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Comment by Johanna on December 12, 2013 at 3:10pm
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Have to share this. Our Nuke site was looking for. a Nuke Christmas story. I definitely have too much time on my hands!!
Twas the night before Christmas and all through the dorm, not
a Nuke was stirring, not even a worm(hole).
The stockings were hung by the desk with care
in hopes that St. Nuke would soon be there.
The students were nestled all snug in their bunks
while visions of passing grades danced in their heads.
And my roomie and I in our did-gees and caps
had just settled our brains for a MUCH needed nap.
When out on the lawn there a rose such a clatter,
I sprang from my bunk to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a missile,
Tore open the shutters and threw open the vessel (window)... work with me
The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow
Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below.
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a miniature sleigh, and eight tinny reinnuke moms
With a little old driver so lively and quick,
I knew in a moment it must be St Nuke.
More rapid than orals his coursers they came,
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name!
Now Big mamma! Now Johanna! Now CO-TwinSailorsMom and Nancyjo!
on proudmom63 on susank21 on William on B'snukeMoM!
To the top of the dorm, to the top of the mess hall,
now sail away, sail away, sail away all
As the bough of the boat before the wild seas crest,
when they meet with an obstacle mount with the best.
So up to the paramount the Sailors they flew,
with a boat full of wisdom and St Nuke too
And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof
The prancing and pawing of each little boot
As I drew in my head, and was turning around,
Down the sail St Nuke came with a bound.
He was dressed all in wool from his head to his boot
and his uniform was all shiny from medals and soot
A bundle of passing grades he flung on his back
and he looked like a Chief just opening his pack.
His eyes-how they twinkled! his dimples how merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,
And the beard of his chin... there was no beard, he's in the Navy!
The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,
And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath.
He had a broad face and a little round belly,
That shook when he laughed, like a bowlful of jelly!
Obviously, the above paragraph is for another military
branch and not the NAVY... HOOYAH.... ; )))
He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
and filled all the requirements, then turned with a jerk.
And laying his finger aside to his nose,
and giving a nod up the sail he rose.
He sprang to his Submarine/Carrier gave an all clear
and away they all sailed like Nuke Reindeer
But I heard him exclaim, ‘ere he drove out of sight,
"Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night!"
There are are only eight reindeer in the poem but this is for all the
moms and dads and family's of Nukes... Merry Christmas
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Merry Christmas to you Sheryl and all the great MA Navy Moms! We think we will have one home and my youngest called at 2:00am from Honolulu with a bit of a heavy heart. Hes washing a lot of dishes, 'cuse thats how it works, and has too much time to think about not being home for Christmas. I am hoping he deploys sooner than later... ; ) ( Its all good and and I am happy for all the families that will find their Sailors under the tree!
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Comment by sheryl Navy 2 on December 12, 2013 at 2:11pm
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Wishing all my MA Navy mom friends a very Merry Christmas to you , your families and your sailors .
We will have 2 out of 4 home for the holidays. And for that I am very thankful .
Dee,Donna C., Michelle, Donna B and of course our own international traveller Johanna special hugs to all of you xxxxx
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Dannysmom, I will friend you and send you a PM with more info. Or send me an email at specialhugs@MollysAdoptASailor.com . That would be more private. Just use dannysmom, if you use your real name so I know I'm getting the info to you!!
PS: And thank you very much!
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