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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 as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
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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Discussion Forum
The Path of a Rescue Swimmer
Started by Lydia (For B - The Sea is Ours). Last reply by Swimmermom May 28, 2019. 53 Replies 33 Likes
My Rescue Swimmer is at RTC...PIR 11/9/18
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Comment by kev323 on January 8, 2014 at 3:32pm
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Comment by Travelsalot on January 8, 2014 at 2:17am
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Hi Jodi .. Actually he did it all on his own. His room looks nice.. Ive been working so much that I haven't had time to wash his sheets.. I hope to get to JAX sometime during the 4 months he is on hold.......Still miss him.. My daughter is here thank goodness otherwise ...UHG ... They're adults but they will always be my kids....
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Comment by Melissa on January 6, 2014 at 9:04pm
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My son arrived safely back in San Diego last night and went right back to work this morning. I am right there with the rest of you in that I missed him the minute he left (or rather the minute I left him in Colorado!)
I hope you are all staying warm - it hit a high of -8 here today. Brrr. Good thing I didn't have to leave the house today.
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Comment by Bayswan on January 6, 2014 at 8:35pm
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Talked to my son tonight and he classed up for Starboard D today. Curious how long others have been in this phase.... he said it can vary but I don't know what the time is based on. Excited for him to start on this next phase of the journey but apprehensive too.
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Comment by Jodi-alumni Ship 4 on January 6, 2014 at 9:31am
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travelsalot, it is sad to send them back isn't it? I sent mine back to JAX over a week ago and I'm still missing him. We are hoping to get enough notice to go see him at his graduation next month or March, depending on how quickly he gets through this last phase. Congrats on getting your son to go through his stuff and throwing a lot of it away. I'm still trying to get that done with both of my Navy boys and my oldest son. So far, not much luck there.
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: ( my son headed back to his home in Jax this afternoon.. I tried to hold back the tears but it was pretty obvious I wanted to cry.. I sure enjoyed having him home.. He used my car to tool around in and spent a lot of time with his best friend who is also home on leave from the Navy... Just having him here, knowing hes in his room watching tv was comforting to me.. He cleaned out his room, threw a lot of stuff away and left it clean.. Well except for his sheets..I told him I would wash them.. I sure miss that kid.. even tho he is a young adult.. He will always be a kid to me.. Sad mom... BUT, Ill go see him and maybe we will go to Disney World!!!!!!!
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Comment by ALNavyMom on January 3, 2014 at 10:51am
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Blessed that we have had out son home 2 weeks today. He leaves tomorrow morning. I keep telling myself I'll be ok knowing this is life now, but I'm not sure until tomorrow. On the good side, I plan to be there in 2 weeks, so that'll make it somewhat easier! I just love having all my kids home like all of you. He has loved just being at home and has given very little time to his friends and made them come here:). So back to Skype and FaceTime tomorrow and readjusting to normal life here at home as we go back to work. Hope you all had a great Christmas.
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Comment by Lydia (For B - The Sea is Ours) on January 3, 2014 at 9:46am
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Happy New Year yall
OH how I know it is hard to let them go. I am sweetly jealous of yall who had your Sailors home over Christmas.. but up until this year I did too so I can not complain! It is part of it I suppose. =( Very excited for all of yall and your Sailor's new endeavors this New year! This time next year you will not believe the changes! So here's to all our Navy Sailors in this pipeline! hooooaahhhh to their mammas and to them! It is a rocky road especially for those who are just classing up after BC... but that is why we are here!!!! love and hugs! Lydia
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Comment by airmom10 on January 2, 2014 at 1:54pm
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Happy New Years to All! My son left this morning for San Diego. We live in Northern Illinois and after being in Pensacola for a year and then in Maine for SERE early in December and now all the snow and cold here at home, he's not liking the cold any more and is excited for San Diego and his new classes. It's still hard to let him go, but he's happy and that's what's important.Best of luck to all Rescue Swimmers!
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Happy New Year to my Navy family! I spent an enjoyable time over the holidays having a "My Three Sons" Christmas. =) It started with Christmas here with my Navy son, followed by a visit to my oldest son and his three sons, and ending with a visit to my middle son's home for New Year's Eve. I tried my darndest to convince my newest grandson to arrive a few weeks early, but he wasn't having any of it - so I will travel back there shortly to meet him.
My Navy guy is visiting his hometown in Colorado and playing rancher for the week - he said he needed a break from swimming and helo's, plus two of his buddies who are Marines and one who is Air Force, and another from the Navy were home on leave also. It was hard to leave him in Colorado, but it was fabulous to have him for the time I did. Sharing is hard!
I hope you all had a wonderful holiday and that the New Year brings you blessing of joy!
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