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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:

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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Comment by Rita on January 27, 2015 at 1:22pm

Thank you Sylvas and Lynn.  I think love/hate relationship will probably describe it really well.  I'm anxious to get my first letter from him.  What is your son doing in Charleston, Lynn?

Comment by Lynn Baker on January 27, 2015 at 12:04pm

Rita, there is also a page OCSgraduatemoms. Look into that one too. I got to know a few moms from my son's class on that page. He was class 16-14 and is doing good in Charleston.

Comment by Rita on January 27, 2015 at 11:10am

Hi, I'm Rita.  My son just started OCS in Newport on the 18th.  I got my initial phone call on the 19th.  What do your men say about OCS?  How long before you hear from them?

Comment by Helomom on January 6, 2015 at 1:02am
M's mom-Glad you enjoyed the video! I'm very impressed with the effort the Captain's team is putting into Facebook and other communications. He seems quite in tune with current expectations held by the ship's family at home. It's a lot more information than I am used to seeing. Re the helos, I never know when he is flying. LOL. I know the number of the helo with his name on it but they mix it up and fly whatever is available for the mission too. If the CO is off the ship, then he is in charge of the squadron so that usually means he has other responsibilities instead of flying. With about 6 months until he fleets up to command, there is a lot to do. Busy times.
Comment by M's mom on January 4, 2015 at 8:27pm

Helomom:  Thanks!  I hadn't seen that yet.  Isn't it just amazing how precise and professional the deck crew is?  So impressive that they can move those planes around and park them in the dark with just flashlight signals without banging their wings into each other.  My son works with the "Cougars" squadron VAQ-139.  Didn't see any of his planes' wing numbers of the ones I could see.   I'm glad they showed some helos too.  We both know that they are always up when the planes are, but it seems like the fighter jets get in all the pictures.   Was your son in either of those helos?   Do you follow the ship's Facebook page also?   I am so impressed with the Captain's postings.  He makes sure that even the most mundane jobs get recognized as essential to the mission, which they are, of course!    Thanks again for the link.  I'm forwarding it to all the family!

Comment by Helomom on January 3, 2015 at 11:14pm
M's mom - Did you see this You Tube video the ship shared New Year's Eve? http://youtu.be/YdzAHn4jTRI
Comment by J/J Mom on January 3, 2015 at 11:22am

Gatormom -- prayers for your son & for you who has to watch him struggle.  

Comment by Gatormom on January 1, 2015 at 9:48pm
Thanks BunkerQB. Yes, he has a friend that's putting in little extra time that's offered to help. Many in the class came through the Academy and seem to be struggling much less. He thinks it's just a different studying style that will take some getting used to. Thanks for your response.
Comment by BunkerQB on December 30, 2014 at 10:33pm

Gatormom, your son should do fine with his background in nuke engineering. Is he stressed out from outside demands on his time? I am sure he has asked for additional help (tutoring?). Does he have a buddy who is just flying thru?  Could he ask one of them for some help?  I know my son was pretty decent about helping others but every class is different. Good luck.

Comment by Gatormom on December 30, 2014 at 8:43pm
I hope everyone had a great holiday. Our sailor is really struggling in Power School. He's never had any issues academically but this is really tough on him! Hard to understand how you can do so well in nuke engineering undergrad and then this is so tough. He went back from break a week early to study for a full week. He's on mandatory 20 hr/wk studying in addition to class time. Hoping for the best but concerned.
 

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