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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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Latest Activity: Aug 18, 2021
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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Confused
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Comment by Ridgegirl on December 12, 2013 at 2:23am
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My SR just started BC this week and will travel to P'cola for the next phase of his journey as a Rescue Swimmer candidate. I am looking forward to following along here to see what comes next. Thanks to those that have come before me and willingly share!
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Comment by A's Mom on December 12, 2013 at 12:20am
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So happy to have found the encouragement and support of other moms of sons in the Navy. I feel like such a rookie. My son just left for boot camp on Monday and I already miss him so much.
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Comment by Lydia (For B - The Sea is Ours) on December 11, 2013 at 5:03pm
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HI Tiff... Heart!!! awesome of Traves... SERE they will do stellar... come out with a new out look on life and service.... yes I know what you mean gf.... hardest thing for me now is NOT seeing my boy for the first holiday in 22 years... we have always been together... but he is happy happy and doing what he loves ... and we are never far from their hearts
MOB24 no it is this one..... but hey any church is great mostly... as long as they have active youth... B my sons church has lots of RSS there... and Steve and Karen go to all the FRS graduations to support them..... here is the link I know Steve and Karen... I went to Bible College with Steve and low and behold all these years later my son goes to my bff from 30 years ago church.. crazy awesome..... they have so many ministries for the youth too... always busy... surf ministries, skate park and beach clean ups, street fair booths with face painting... I have photos of these BIG Rescue Swimmers painting the faces of little children hahaha awesome... anyway... glad yall found a good church.. check this one out too... lots of RSS kids and SEALs (when they are home)
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Comment by Tiffany on December 11, 2013 at 3:49pm
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Thanks for the Congrats Melissa, Proudmama & Jodi,
I was very happy that Travelsalot was able to make it over to Pensacola before our boys left (actually she took both our boys to the airport) and sent me a picture.
Jodi and Lydia as always thank you for your support and guidance. Our boys are now in Maine for SERE, tonight is the last time we can talk to them until next week. My son left for BC on 12/13/12. That was the hardest thing I have ever done.
I hope you all are doing well and getting ready for the Holidays. I am keeping my fingers crossed to see my boy after SERE.
Love you all. XXOOXXOO
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Comment by MOB4 on December 10, 2013 at 6:59pm
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New here so missed the name of the San Diego church. Is it The Rock? If so, I went there with my family over Thanksgiving when we came to visit my son. He has been going there and loves it.
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OH BJ in they also have a Surfing ministry !!!!
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BJ Im sooo excited, I hope he enjoyed it.... there are a busy active bunch of folks there.... they just did the street parade and hot coco tent ... something going on every month with those young people... My boy is gone right now darn it or they could have met - but there are several that go... Steve and Karen are awesome and they try to attend each ones FRS graduation... they are just really kewl people... they practice what they preach believe me... xoxoxox
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Hi yall....... okay so I got a message from Karen, Pastors wife of the church I always tell yall about here... in San Diego... one of your boys first initial D and his buddy went last Sunday... Said that his mom was on a navy site and Lydia told them about the church hehehehehehehe awesome..... wonder whose boy that was shout it out mamma!!!
Melissa HI sista!
HI Sweetpea
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Comment by Melissa on December 8, 2013 at 3:01pm
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Hello fellow Navy Parents! I have been out of touch for a bit - had lots of family in for the holiday (though not my favorite Navy guy) though he will be home in 12 days for Christmas. Not that I'm counting or anything. =)
Nancy - so sorry to hear about your son, though I am sure that once he finds his land legs he will be awesome. On the plus side, you will probably get to see him more often now.
Congratulations to all of you with sons graduating A School - that is quite an accomplishment and I know they, and you, are proud. As are we!
BTW - not sure how it works, but when my son graduated, there were two Instructors with cameras taking pictures of each of the graduates (it was quite a production, making sure that each of the Navy cameras, plus each of the family cameras got pictures of certificates and ranks being handed out) if I remember correctly, the pictures were emailed to my son and he forwarded them to me. Ask your son about whether or not the instructors took pictures and whether or not they have received an email with them.
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Comment by sweetpea4 on December 6, 2013 at 11:52am
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I haven't posted in awhile. My Son is still training waiting on those wings! The training is brutally SLOW!!! Not sure when to expect the wings going on 11/2 in his squadron!
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