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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:

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:

RTC Graduation

**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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Moms of Officers

Future, current and past officers

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Comment by dooby1424 on August 11, 2009 at 7:57pm
Congrats to the new Lt. - I am sure you are proud! I am the mom of 2 Lts. and their spouses are also Lts. Where did you son go to school? What ships has he been on?
Comment by Diane2557 on August 11, 2009 at 10:14am
Hi to everyone! Welcome to the new ones. I've been busy with company from Switzerland. So trying to catch up on some of the threads here. My son is currently at NAS Whidbey Island. It is in the town of Oak Harbor, WA. It is the home of the USS Stennis. When my son did his carrier quals last year, he never realized he'd be assigned to the Stennis' home port in WA. He is not, however, assigned to the carrier. He is currently learning to fly the Ea-6b Prowler and will do his quals in San Diego end of September and will do his first deployment soon after. When he comes back from that, and since the jet is due to be decommissioned next year, he will then learn to fly the F-18 Growler! So, I'm very happy to "meet" you, Growlermom. GO NAVY! Go Navy Moms!
Comment by JJ on August 10, 2009 at 11:57am
We are all so proud of our children's achievements. I know that I could just bust with pride, no matter how big or how little. Congrats!
Comment by Diane2557 on August 10, 2009 at 7:06am
Walt's Mom: Congratulations!

Everyone. My son has now a LT! He reached his 4-year mark this week and now gets the last of the "freebie" promotions. He says, now he must earn them.
Comment by Paymaster on August 8, 2009 at 10:56am
Maureen....There is a OCS group on this site. From what I understand you shouldn't just contact a regular recruiter, but one that deals with Officer candidates. Also if you read back in the posting in this group I think you will find the answer your looking for.

Good luck to you
Comment by BunkerQB on August 7, 2009 at 6:55pm
I am from the land of fruits and nuts - liberal CA. It's been surprising positive out here in the west. All my neighbors want to know how our sailor is doing. We had a pasta dinner for the block in Oct. before he left for his assignment. We had 26 people. It helps that my sailor is wonderful at bbqing. My husband gets business cards from high level executives interested in hiring our son when he gets out. Other than one very disappointing episode, it has been all very positive. Of course, my husband says daggers come out of eyes if I detect even a hint of criticism or negativity.
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Comment by Diane2557 on August 7, 2009 at 12:48pm
DJ, no problem ... any time. I do want to hear about your finished product, though.

Welcome to the bragging site, Laura. It is nice to be able to share with everyone here. My neighbors aren't all that interested to going beyond asking, "So how's he doing?" but stop listening right after they ask it. Thanks to all of you for your patience and loving nature towards all our special kids!
Comment by Diane2557 on August 6, 2009 at 9:40pm
lues, Leann is correct, for my son's commissioning at Auburn U. They had a midshipman commissioned about every half hour. My sons was at 6:30 AM! He was commissioned by our neighbor who was a Navy Captain then. If there was no one special to do the honors, the midshipman usually asked one of their favorite instructors. Then, the "mortarboards" for the guys or "silk ribbons" for the girls are pinned on. All the family and friends can be there. They served juices, punch and donuts in another room all morning (from 6 am till noon) where you waited to be called up for midshipman's ceremony. Afterward, the "ensigns" then staged their traditional first salute. They usually pick a good friend in the military and arrange to meet up, salute, then shake hands afterward, when the midshipman slips his friend a token "silver dollar" in the hand shake.

DJ ... at my son's winging, none of the officers gave out wings to special family or friends. His class included six US and also 10 French soldiers who had come to the states to learn to fly the jets The day was really nice. We got a a tour of all the base facilities. Chris even got us in to fly the simulators. Nice flight, but I crashed in the end. My 6'2" brother who was there got sick during his flight. Then the officers threw a big party that night for themselves and all their family and friends. The next day there was also a beach party and barbeque at a nearby lake.
Comment by BunkerQB on August 6, 2009 at 7:43pm
I am amused by the "pining" and "putting on bars" ceremonies discussions. All that went right over our head with our son's graduation from OCS. Several years ago, I was cleaning my son's room and I found a paper my younger son wrote in ninth grade on the three most influential people in his life. It started with dad - makes sense. Next came his uncle (West Point grad, war hero) - OK. I had really expect MOM to be next. Nope. His older brother out ranked me. Imagine! I didn't even make the top three. I forgive him. He was a teenager at the time. Now, if his older brother does not give me a dolphin pin, I am cutting him out of my will.
Comment by JJ on August 6, 2009 at 5:00pm
DJ, Just remember it may NOT happen at all ceremonies. It really depends on WHERE the ceremony is located. Eric was in the Navy Air to start with and I think there were only about 14 that recieved their wings that day. But I do remember that there were people there from all over, including Germany and England. I remember how proud I was and discovered that my son was truly "all grown up". And yese, I still have my wings! Sorry, I didn't mean to let the cat out of the bag. I can only say that I do hope that they still give out "extra" wings to that "important person" (you) as well.
 

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