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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 JM-ISmomx2 on October 6, 2009 at 9:06pm
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One of the students I work with has RSD. Very painful condition, meds tend to cause nasua (sp).
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Comment by Anna on October 6, 2009 at 8:18pm
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Pat,
Thanks for the kind words. I'm actually working in a year round costume shop - and get this - I got the job through a Navy Mom I met here in the NC group. We got together for dessert one evening and one thing led to another!!! I've never worked retail before - always was an office type person. Of course with Halloween coming this store is busy as an angry hornet's nest. But it's temporary so I try not to complain - but boy do my back, feet, and legs hurt after 7 straight hours on my feet!!!
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Welcome to our new member NHArmyNavyMom!! I'm glad you found us. We are looking forward to getting to know you and your sailor/soldier.
Cindy,
Thank you for sharing that info. I am so glad to see there are many of us here who are willing to share our experiences and knowledge.
Raineegal,
I'm glad you finally got some action for your wonderful daughter. I can't believe they made her go for so long before they got her some medical attention. There is no excuse for that and AFTER she gets home I think I'd be making a few more phone calls to RTC to get some answers!!!
Pat,
So the no answers yet - was that based on the tests they did on the spinal fluid they extracted or are they still waiting for results from that?? When will they refer her to higher level experts??
I hope everyone else is doing ok. We had a somewhat rainy day here in my temporary home in NC but it is still warm. A/C still runs during the day!!
Blondie,
My other daughter still lives in Ohio, just a hop, skip, and a jump up from Akron. She was complaining to me the other day that she is starting to freeze already!! I told her my a/c was still running and she told me to shut-up!! The nerve of these youngsters!!! :)
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Joanne - The series playoff between the Angels and the Red Sox does not start until Thursday night. Let the games begin.
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Puffy's adventures continue- Puffy celebrates the arrival of a letter from her girl. Still don't know where she is, Puffy can't read.
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Comment by DC - G'mother of My Fav Sailor on October 6, 2009 at 10:47am
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Good morning! Had one of those nights where I fell asleep early in the evening for a while and it ruined my night's sleep. I finally fell asleep around 0500 but got up shortly after 0800. Our neighbor built a new house and is having the old house torn down today. She is so excited and wanted me to take some pictures. They started at 0700 but I didn't make it that early. My husband has been banding birds all morning so we haven't had breakfast yet.
We are having chilly weather but it is sunny. The moon was so full last night that I thought an animal had set off one of the motion detectors on the lights around the house. The woods were lit up like a spotlight was shinng at them. The bedroom was quite cool so it felt snuggly in bed.
Blondie we have only had one big frost but most of the plants in the garden are frozen. It's just as well because my husband wants to have the garden cleaned up before his knee surgery next month. He is trying to sandwich knee replacement in between summer chores and winter plowing.
JM, So glad you received a letter. It does brighten your day. My oldest grandson writes to his Mom and she posts them for the rest of us. I am so surprised about his letter writing but it does make my day to hear how he is doing. I do know that they are very isolated and love even the most common place things.
Pat, I did a bunch of pillowcases yesterday but still have a bunch to go. I quit when I made a major, stupid mistake. Then I had to sit and pick a seam out. That is not one of my favorite things to do but, alas, I do it a lot. One of the other Navy moms made an extra special one for v.'s BF. Check out Heads at Ease to see the pictures. It is also posted on Molly's Adopt a Sailor Project. It is beautiful!! She wanted to do it because she lost two classmates in the WTC.
Raineegal, I hope Shai is home soon and under the care of a doctor who can get her on the road to recovery. She will feel so much better just to be sleeping in her own bed again.
NavyMom, When i ship pillowcaes I don't insure them but I sure mark them to be returned to sender. Way oo much work has gone into them to have them end up in lost mail. I hadn't thought about the insurance being only until the Navy takes charge of the package. You are probably right.
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Got my letter today. Thrilled I don't have to hound the poor mailman anymore. She sounds good and hasn't sucumed to any bugs. I am glad I have sent many letters already because she is hungry for news from home.
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Good morning! Today is sewing day. I'm making several pillowcases for sailors on the USS New York. These will be to commemorate the commissioning next month. Would love to be there to see it.
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I'm headed off to bed. Good night all. May your sailors be safe from harm and may you get a peaceful nights sleep.
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Wow - so much has been going on with everyone this weekend. I started working and it's amazing how much of my time it takes up. Not the work so much, but all the catching up on other stuff I have to do.
Lisa,
I am so glad you decided to go ahead and mail your letters. Mail is so important to the recruits in bc and maybe this will soften her heart towards you and help on the path of having a good relationship again. Please try to post when ever you can - we are all here for you and this is a good place to vent.
Pat,
What can I say that hasn't been said by the other moms. I am so sorry. I wish I had the power to make this all better for Jenn. Keeping her in my prayers.
I am so sad to hear about Mimi's daughter. If you are still checking in Mimi, I wish all the best to you and your daugther. Please come back and visit when it isn't so painful for you!!
Good to hear from everyone else - you moms are all so special to me - I hope you all know that.
Love to you all!!!
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