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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:
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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- Graduation Info
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- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
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For anyone who has a Sailor in the Reserves. Lets talk...
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Comment by Becky, Matt's Mom on February 24, 2010 at 10:43pm
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MamaBear kk - Thank you for the invite. I look forward to attending the lunches.
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Comment by MamaBear kk on February 24, 2010 at 12:11pm
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kimbokatbo ~ Thanks! Our next visit will be picking him up from the airport - coming home in April from Corry Station. ~ : ) ~ kk
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Becky, Matt's Mom ~ If you are interested, we northern Ohio N4M members meet monthly for lunch. I know you are a wee bit away from us (I use to travel to your area for business.) - but please join us. Maybe when the weather gets better, you may want to attned some of our lunches. We hope to have outside park events when this summer. Please join the Ohio group for more information. : ) ~ kk
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Hello,
My son, Matt has been in the reserves four years. He is on his first deployment in Kuwait with a reserve unit out of New Jersey (we're from Ohio). Matt is an engineman, PO3
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I had a nice visit at Corry Station - -> the Navy Lodge --> NAS with my son! I can't wait untilApril when he comes home : ) ~ kk
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Comment by BrendanSMom(Billie Jo) on February 18, 2010 at 10:31am
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Hi everyone! its been a while since Ive opened my mouth but Ive been peeping and listening. I cant be that much help where its all fairly new to me. Well my son is will be graduating A school the end of this month and I guess will be going on to C school. From what he is telling me, is that the reserves officer down there (VA) Im in MA lol. is telling him that his region MAY need imagery but the they always need opintel of course no definitive answer from them right now so that he could figure out how to plan. Because one C school is 6 weeks and the other is 16. But my question is if he were given the option does anyone know which one he would be best off choosing. Either for a civilian job when he comes home or to be further utilized by the navy? And Im so excited he's coming home for a visit between A and C school well he put in for a leave anyway we are waiting to see. Cant wait for this snow to melt!! Have a nice day
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Rene ~ The military, and majority of the government, payrolls are processed through DFAS. I have not heard of multiple W-2s based on types of duty. Your son can look at his electronic (online) earnings per pay period to verify. ~ kk
Reservists ~ Based on my Sailor and his Recruiter (Chief); when they complete A and C School, and possibly other if requested, they are shipped home usually within 2 days to not incur the additional payroll expense - they report to their assigned Reservist base, participate in their one weekend a month active duty, and participate in their two (2) weeks a year active duty.
Times have changed...I use to process the paperwork for a Navy Reservist to take leave from his job when he was being deployed. Most of the time he was being deployed to train or be a part of a team of trainers for a period of 10 to 14 days. His frequency was approximately once or twice a quarter. I use to feel terrible that his vacation time was always depleted for his deployment. Now I realize he actually welcomed his deployment : ) ~ kk
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Angie F.- WA: HM mom I so love your comment about needing permission or a chit! My son, although young, was mature when he left for BC; job early, college early, not tolerant of irresponsible peers, etc. It will be interesting to see how life changes when he is back in college after A & C school. He has already modified his major and is researching/inquiring about a different job.
The best of luck to your son. I bet he is excited! I know Mom is : ) ~ kk
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jen(Ship 07 Div 001) ~ Hang in there. I think they are rethinking their budgets and may get the Reservists moving along. It is costing them a lot of money to have them on hold. But each rate is different - so they need their numbers to start the class. ~ kk
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Danielle-Billionaire's Mom ~ He was not bored. He was always very busy. But he is happy he can now progress with school and get on with his life and be back in college and working again. ~ kk
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