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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
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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:
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**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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Undesignated...What's Up With That?
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A place for Moms of Undesignated Sailors to share concerns and support each other.
Members: 458
Latest Activity: Jul 17, 2022
Discussion Forum
Nothing Wrong with Undesignated Sailor!
Started by David B. Last reply by NavyBrat Oct 29, 2017. 55 Replies 17 Likes
So I am freaking out a bit!
Started by tracemc. Last reply by NavyBrat Oct 29, 2017. 4 Replies 0 Likes
Undes 2017
Started by Melissagonavy. Last reply by NavyBrat Oct 29, 2017. 8 Replies 0 Likes
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Comment by CrackerjackMom on August 7, 2009 at 12:49pm
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11 days, wow! Enjoy you time. Do you have anything special planned?
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Hi Chantay, welcome to the group. Yes we are a proud group. And we all have that special understanding thing going on between us. It truly is one of the best groups for support on N4M.
Congratulations to your son, wish him the best. Where will he be stationed?
I to wonder how Ellen is making out.
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Way to go Martin, keep up the good work.
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I'm back......What a great 4 days it has been. The homecoming at Pendleton may not have been as big as the Ship pulling in down in San Diego but it was filled with just as much emotion. We even made the news....
http://www.sandiego6.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?articleID=654405&articleID=654292
http://www.sandiego6.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?articleID=654405
It was great to see Tara, she was very happy about her whole experience, so much that she is wanting to go on another deployment. She also had some great news to tell us, besides getting her ESWS pin she also passed her Boatswain Mate test. She is now rated..... Boatswain Mate. Unfortunately she missed her PO 3rd by .5 point. But she will do it in Sept.
Of course she has her reasons for being BM, and I think that BM takes a bad rap just like Undesignated does, so my goal is to give it a better reputation just like this site has done for Undesignated. Do I need to go hunt down that group??? LOL!
While on deployment she has gotten to learn so much. She not only knows her LCAC stuff but she now knows the whole ship. I have to believe because she was undes in the beginning she picked up a lot of experience before she took the tests. She checked out a few jobs that she thought she wanted to strike for and every time she decided it was not for her. Sometimes because she got to do the job for a bit and sometimes because she got to ask questions of the people in that job and get the real story. Either way right now she is just happy to be rated. She did give us a tour of the Boxer while we were there. She was a great tour guide.
Wow you guys have been burning up the key boards!!!!! Welcome to all new members.
I went back and read everything the only 2 cents that I will add is.....When Tara went in undes, she could have gone in Seamen undesignated....white/blue stripe or Airmen undesignated green strips. Meaning some experiences that you get in one you won't get in the other. So if there is a choice check to see what category the job you are interested in lies. I don't know about changing on down the road.
Anyway it's good to be back home and here. I'm not going anywhere, I will still be around. Although Tara will be home on Thursday for 10 days, so I may be a little pre occupied. But I will check in from time to time.
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Thanks Julie, I'm very excited. I may have time to check in or the week end, but if not I will give the full report as soon as I am able.
Have a good weekend everyone.
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V-, That's what we are her for, glad we could be of some help. Let us know how things go.
I will gone for a few days......I'm heading down to San Diego for my daughters Homecoming. After a 7 month deployment I would hate to be her when I run up and give her a big hug. But I can not wait. I'll report back when I can.
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I would say undes rather then CS, I always heard that it is harder to cross rate, then strike for a job. But he may want to find that out. Maybe Camilla can answer better.
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My daughter chose to go in that way because she wasn't interested in the jobs that she qualified for at the time. So she wanted to go and check out different jobs without having to be stuck in one for 2 years that she might not like.
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Karen now exactly how you are feeling, Tara is coming home really really soon form her 6th month deployment. Heading down to San Diego to see the homecoming.
I to am waiting to hear the "salty tales of the sea!"
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Camilla, i meant to tell you....you have a great name. That was my
grandmothers name. She was a great lady.
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