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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:
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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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BEFORE YOU ASK QUESTIONS !!
These articles are the "reference library" for moms, ready to answer FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) 24x7 (twenty-four hours, seven days a week). You may not have to post a question after all!
"There is lots to learn before coming to NNPTC." This link will give you much needed info:
https://www.navsea.navy.mil/Home/NNPTC/
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RED CROSS CONTACT INFO:
In the event of an emergency within the sailor’s family, where you feel the sailor must be notified and considered for Emergency Leave, you must notify the American Red Cross through the national headquarters in Washington, DC (1-877-272-7337) or via their website www.redcross.org.
The time frame for each of the schools is listed under "Your Sailor's Schedule Upon Arrival to GC" to the right ------->
Here's a "Welcome New Members" link from BunkerQB with some good info: Welcome New Members
The NF Rating Information Card can be found at NF Rating Information Card. (If you get the security warning, it is safe to go there.) https://www.thebalancecareers.com/navy-enlisted-rating-descriptions-nuclear-field-3345847 has some good info for you.
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Comment by Sherri_M on July 10, 2011 at 11:51am
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Hey ladies...yep, that was me! I miss that old group..I stay in contact with alot of the ladies from our PIR group either here on N4M or FB. There is a great group Emily started on FB as well, for Nuke moms! Many of us are on that...if you are not a part of it, message me or her and we can invite you!
I've talked with my son, my hubby has talked to him and his GF has talked to him. He seems to be doing ok considering everything. Only time will tell now. HIs SLPO has talked with him quite a bit as well, so I think he is doing much better now. I will keep everyone updated. I don't know when we will hear something...I would think we should know something tomorrow???
Hope you all have a great day today!! It's ridiculously hot!!! Supposed to be over 100 for the next week...uugggghhh....if its going to be that hot and I have to sweat and all, I'd rather be someplace where its supposed to be that hot....like Arizona!! Or south fla next to a beach, or Texas next to a beach...I really hope Fall comes soon!!!!
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Comment by William in Nashua on July 10, 2011 at 11:12am
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Whereas before T-track uses to be considered a stress-free relaxing downtime between schools, with these 12/24 watches it has become a hellish ordeal that seems designed to keep the trainees disoriented and exhausted at all times. Is it being done to keep them out of the bars? Lol.
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Comment by nvmomma on July 10, 2011 at 10:31am
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It will be fun to get to know everyone with sailors in the same class together! Mine is ET, grad A School 6/10. I know we/they will all be in different sections, but still...
I was in Sherri's PIR 12/3/10 group too! Sad to see it go inactive, but understandable I guess. I went back to steal the link for the countdown clock to put on my page - 207 days until Power School grad!
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Comment by Andi6109 on July 10, 2011 at 10:05am
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Dodie he was pretty good all spring with communicating. I think it's just this first week of watch and trying to get adjusted to sleeping every other day and every other night. Sounds like a few of us will be in power school together! He is ET, graduated 6/24 and I was there annemarie, but my camera decided to not work when i put new batteries in the car in it!! so i didnt get any pics sadly. his mom did on her phone but i have yet to see those from her
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Comment by annemarie on July 10, 2011 at 10:01am
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Sherri, I just put two and two together. You are the administrator of PIR 12/3/10. I check back from time to time but it seems like most members have moved on. Having access to this site had really helped me deal with all the uncertainty. It's good to know others are experiencing the same doubts, fears and unanswered questions.
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Dodi and Andi, I've got one to he's an ET his class was 1115 but may have been combined with 1114. He graduated from A school on June 24th. Did either of you attend? I'd love to see some pictures. Aaron was home for 8 days. It was great. It was good to see him relaxed and tension free.
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Comment by Dodie on July 10, 2011 at 5:12am
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nvmomma, my son is supposed to class up for power school 8/18 as well. He'll be home in 5 days for leave. He didn't want leave immediately after A School last month because one of friends back home is getting married next weekend.
Andi, your son sounds like mine. I heard from almost daily when he first arrived in GC last December. Now that he has his car & all of his nuke friends, I usually have to leave several messages for him before he finally decides to call me back...sigh.
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Andi, I wonder if our sailors will be in the same power class? Mine is supposed to class up Aug. 18; what's your sailor's rate?
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im praying august gets here soon!! he starts power around the middle/end of august and he will get his nights and weekends back and will be more communicative im sure
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Emily that is more than I am getting right now. The bf is on hold for power school doing watches. They are on 12/24s. he started with an overnight watch tuesday, slept all day wednesday, we facebook chatted a little wednesday, then yesterday i sent a text asking if he had night watch. several hours later got a "up" text back. havent heard from him since. so you are not alone! he has never been good with phones or internet. doesnt like being "bothered" haha
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- *Your Sailor's Schedule Upon Arrival to GC
- *Navy Nuclear Field (NF) Program Description
- *Nuke School, Part II (Power School)
- *Nuke School, Part III (Prototype)
- *Surviving Nuke School
- *Emergency Messages Via Red Cross
- *A Sailor's Perspective of Prototype from 2009
- *From Wikipedia - Nuclear Power School
- *Nuke A School daily schedule-a sailor's perspective-from 2017
- **NUKE LINGO
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