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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.
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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:
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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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How to prepare for deployment!
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A group to prepare for deployment of our loved ones.
Group Admin: Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom
Members: 100
Latest Activity: Jan 8, 2022
Get ready for deployment!
Use this group to help prepare your Sailor and yourself too. Learn what we can do to help them, and encourage each other through this time of change and transition!
Discussion Forum
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Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on November 25, 2008 at 9:21pm
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Hi moms, just stopped by to see how you are doing. I know it's even harder when the holidays are looming.
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Comment by Karen (KC's mom) on November 25, 2008 at 8:12pm
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ooops...sorry diane :)
hmm, or was that comment meant for Mary also since she is here too? :)
my son will be celebrating his 21st birthday while away. that would be his second birthday away from home since he left for boot camp. :(
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Comment by diane {Shawns mom} on November 21, 2008 at 4:55pm
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OK...a friend of mine has been holding out on me..
I just found this group..
I will take support where ever I can get it
My son left mid Oct. on the USS Rodney M. Davis and will return in mid 09...
it has left a hole in my heart..each day I find more and more support. I just found that you need to open up to people and they are really responsive. My N4M friends have and are the BEST of the BEST...
When he comes home..or suppose to be home {by}..he my son and his wife are expecting the birth of their first child and the first grandbaby for me...
The ship, The Rodney M. davis has a nickname..."The homewrecker" oh Lord..that what some of its sailors call it....cause it goes out SO much.
I don't know about that..but time will tell.
xooxoxo
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Kathryn, what we have always shared as families will certainly be impacted going forward based on their orders or deployments, etc. It can be hard to get used to and even harder to plan special events as the Navy needs will always come before ours. I was a Navy wife for 10 years and learned that what is important to us...is not the same to the Navy!! It just makes their time at home all that more special. Glad that you have joined us.
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I think this is a great group, do you remember when we thought boot camp was hard? Or perhaps a very long school? And really it's all about the fleet sailor, when will you hear from them? When will you see them again?
I was a Navy wife for 10 years so I know it's hard especially with the holidays approaching. Our son is getting ready to head to C school soon so it will still be a while before he heads to his first ship but just wanted to say I understand and I hope the support that you find here and on this site makes your days just a little bit easier.
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HI Neese & Kim,
Glad to be here!
My son KC is an Engineman/Fireman, a Snipe, on the USS Rodney M. Davis.
They recently left on deployment and will not arrive back til next spring/summer.
Being a first deployment for him I know it's tough and for me I know it's more emotionally tough.. :( I know, one day at a time...as each day passes it's one day closer to the day they arrive back. :)
Even though my letters/notes are more ramblings nothing of real importance I try writing about three times a week and I'm working on his next package. It is fun getting a package ready to go. But it's the waiting that might get frustrating at least I know for some whether or not their loved ones received their packages.
Oh yeah, great ideas on the packages Neese, thanks.
My hubby is an ex-Marine, his SIL was Navy but now a Marine and is stationed in NC at this time. We've taken a couple of tours of my son's ship and my husband says he would love to be working down in the belly of that ship. He truly would if that were possible.
Well Ladies, thanks for the warm Welcome and you both have a Blessed Day!
Oh, and I'll fwd that info to ya Neese a little later.
Blessings, Karen
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Hello, my son left on his first deployment last month. It's been pretty tough especially getting through the first several weeks. I was happy to hear that the ship just recieved it's first batch of mail the other day when they stopped to fuel. My son received most of the letters I had written and my pkg to him and to top all that off operation gratitude sent care packages to all the sailors aboard the ship. It was like Christmas for all of them!
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