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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.
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Care packages for new graduates (a school)
Started by Cali's mama. Last reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) Mar 19, 2021. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Looking for current information for my daughter on what's allowed for care packages..idk if it matters that she is in the great lakes location or not..ship 7 div 136...lonely mom with confused tears lol
Bootcamp arrival Sept 8, 2020??
Started by Stephanie0725. Last reply by Shoosh Oct 5, 2020. 4 Replies 0 Likes
Hello! Got the call that my daughter made it to bootcamp quarantine last night 09/08/2020. Looking for other moms out there on the same timeline. Sadie is my baby, only daughter, and only child in the military. I think I am going to need lots of…Continue
PIR DATE: December 13, 2019
Started by Donita. Last reply by Donita Nov 5, 2019. 5 Replies 0 Likes
Anyone else’s recruit have a PIR date ofDecember 13, 2019?Continue
Arrived at boot camp October 2nd
Started by Donita. Last reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) Nov 5, 2019. 26 Replies 1 Like
Hey everyone- my daughter left for boot camp October 2nd. I missed a call from her last Friday telling me that her graduation is December 13th. I feel like the worst mom in the world for missing her call. Really didn’t expect her to call so soon but…Continue
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Comment by Anna on March 25, 2010 at 7:50pm
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Colleen in PA,
So glad to see you on here - Welcome!!!! Wow you have a new sailor and another one going in soon. I also have a son and a daughter and another daughter applying (she is in college now). Is your daughter going the officer route? We are all looking forward to getting to know you and your sailors!!
Is your son in A school right now?
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Comment by Diania (Kim's Mom) on March 25, 2010 at 7:49pm
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Just got a letter from my 21 yr old daughter. Of all things she has her first yeast infection, now, in the middle of BC.
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Comment by Colleen in PA on March 25, 2010 at 6:27pm
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Hi Ladies, I have a daughter who will soon be active duty. She graduates in May from college and just got her ship assignment and duty station. I'm glad I found this group as I'm sure I'll have questions and need advice once she's out of school. My son just PIR on 19MAR and I was following those related groups and just found this group yesterday.
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Comment by DC - G'mother of My Fav Sailor on March 24, 2010 at 10:05pm
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Wade, I know all too well how stressful all of this is for you. I have been through it twice, first with breast cancer and more recently with lymphoma. As Blondie said, you are not lying but rather you are not telling all the information. When my lymphoma was found it was just before V.'s finals her first term in college. I did not tell her until after finals were over because I didn't want to stress her or distract her from her task ... to do well on finals.
My first piece of advice for you is to begin to become informed. There are good support groups on-line. I know that ACOR (www.acor.org) has support groups for all sorts of different types of cancer. Even if you do not have cancer, and I do hope that you do not, you will find out good information. Begin to find out different treatment options so that you will be prepared to discuss the next steps intelligently. Also, please do get a second opinion.
Please do vent here because it is hard when you try to keep things inside. Many cyberhugs.
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Hello Michelle PNM of Berta! Glad to hear from you again and how exciting to have your sailor girl home in two weeks. I know you will be counting down the days!! I hope you have a wonderful visit with her!!!
Wade,
I am so, so sorry to hear about your news. I am praying for you that it is not as serious as we can imagine. You are right not to lay this on your girls right now - like the other moms have said, until you know something more you are not lying - you are just waiting until you have accurate information. Waiting is the absolute worst right now and you need to take care of yourself during this time. You can lean on us - we will all be here to listen to you and to offer up prayers and support to you!!! God Bless You!!
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Comment by BB on March 24, 2010 at 8:50am
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Wade, hang in there!! If you can't tell your girls, tell everyone else, talk it out! I know the waiting is torture. It's hard to hold in something like that, and it will eat you alive if you keep it in. Best of luck, I'm praying for you!
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DH is on the board of the county planning commission. Yesterday, the secretary called to see if he was attending the board meeting this evening. I said no but when DH finished with the therapist, he asked me to please drive him. I did and oh, was it a miserable evening out this evening. We have had a cold rain all day and the air has such a bite to it. At least, there was no wintery mix. When we left, he commented that it was good he was there or they would not have had quorum. As I said, keeping a lid on him is a chore.
I've been taking a digital photography course. DH gave me a really nice camera for Christmas a year ago ... or was it two. Anyway, I've just used it on automatic so it might as well be point and shoot. Now, I'm learning to use some of the other dials. I'm having a great time! Next week is the last class in this session but several of us are going to continue on.
Blondie, I know that the family situation is very worrisome for you. I pray that things get better sooner rather than later.
V. dated a guy and very early on, I realized he was not "husband material." Very early on, they went to Bangor and returned early morning. He dropped her at the gate and let her walk down to the house by herself. It was dark and quite a distance in. Since there is no way DH would ever have done this with me, I was shocked. Also, he would encourage her to spend money that neither of them had. I don't know how many times DH and I have created entertainment that cost us nothing, e.g., star gazing.
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DC,
Glad you are back with us and that your hubby is on the mend. I will keep him in my prayers for a complete and speedy recovery. Speedy for him so he keeps to the doctor's slow and easy plan!!!!!
Blondie,
Sorry about the sil. You're right - he doesn't sound like he was cut from the same cloth as your hubby. Mine is the same way - spoils me rotten sometimes!! But I think with young adults today it goes back to the way they were raised. Some just don't think about sacrifice as something you can do and actually take pleasure in - that you can do something for someone else just to make their day better (and feel good about it!!) Hope he comes around with maturity!!
Today is a beautiful, warm sunny day. Daffodils are blooming and cherry and Bradford pears blooming all over. So pretty. Almost makes me miss having a yard to work in - and then I smack myself in the head and say "what are you thinking - you hate yard work!!!!"
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JAS,
I'm with you - if we can just figure out how to get the motivation - we have the resources at our fingertips!!!!
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Just a quick note to say hi. I've been missing because my husband had his knee replaced last Monday. He was in the hospital in Bangor so I stayed up there for a couple days. He came home on Thursday. He is doing quite well. The biggest problem is to make him progress slowly so that he does not hurt himself! The physical therapist came today and she was quite good. She explained why he was doing each exercise. She also emphasized why they didn't want him to over do.
V. arrived in Japan today (tomorrow Japanese time). She called around five and sounded quite tired and discouraged. I keep telling her that she needs to view it as a grand adventure!
Blondie, I am so glad that your daughter was not hurt! And also glad that the person in the other car was not hurt. That makes life so much better. I hope SIL soon gets off his duff and gets a job. I don't know how many jobs that my husband and I had over the years while waiting for a better one to come along. I know that these times are definitely hard but if one is willing to set sights a bit lower, there is usually work. Also ... hope you get your microwave working. That's a very useful appliance and not one I would like to have out.
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