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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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**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).
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**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.
**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.
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"There is lots to learn before coming to NNPTC." This link will give you much needed info:
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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 NAVY-em's_Mom on February 7, 2013 at 7:59am
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Maintenance is run on a QA schedule in the Navy, and is pretty much done no matter what. As I understand there have only been two carriers in the Gulf for a few years, and it was never an ongoing thing. However, I want to add, the budget cuts, tax raises, and overall government fiasco is going to be an ongoing problem for everyone for a long time.
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Comment by Emily-aaronsgirl11 on February 7, 2013 at 2:22am
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I guess time will tell what this all brings. I'm only hoping it doesn't get worse...
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And I'm just looking for a little unbiased (as in you don't care who goes where and when were as every other wife I talk to does) conversation on this. :)
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Doesn't this affect the whole Navy negatively though? Sure, not deploying is a good thing. For the Truman. But I know how ticked the Ike sailors have to be right now. Seeing their shipmates sit on their butts even though they're ready to deploy. And if all these budget cuts do happen (which the Navy seems to be taking this all pretty seriously) then what happens to those ships that aren't ready to deploy and aren't going to get training. It's just going to have to put more pressure on those few (what there's like 3 carriers in total right now that can deploy/are deployed right now) carriers that can deploy in terms of longer, more frequent (as if they weren't already longer and more frequent right now) and less maintenance. It's just going to kill what little fleet we do have available because those ships can only go without the maintenance for so long... That all seems pretty negative to me.
(P.S. This is calm me. Fuming me cooled off a few hours ago, but I'm still preparing myself for a later homecoming date than what we have right now just in case).
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Alright Mark. You're the first person I thought about when I saw the word sequestration pop up in these articles about the Truman today. So... Sequestration isn't going to affect our sailors? Because it seems it already is. :/
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Comment by Mark on February 6, 2013 at 4:13pm
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Thanks William - I'll look for that...
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Comment by William in Nashua on February 6, 2013 at 3:11pm
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I read a biography of Rickover and believe it was mentioned there about him wanting nuke to be warrant officers early in the program. I have the book somewhere at home. They went to propay instead.
How hard or easy power school is I guess has to do with how smart you are and what college preparation you may have taken beforehand as well as your level of commitment. My son was on voluntary study hours practically the whole time. He did not think power school was hard he thought the material was kind of easy but there was a lot of memorization. One of the other ETs in his section has eidetic memory and barely studied the whole time, he was class honorman too. There were plenty of college graduates in the program who did not finish. All I know is my son made it all the way through and is a now reactor operator on a Virginia class attack submarine.
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MN Mom- I know the Ike is headed out again (public info). Let me know if you need any deployment help. :)
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Comment by MN Mom of MM on February 6, 2013 at 12:17am
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Well if some of you remember the delay my sailor had with a paper in BS, which delayed his orders, then ice sliding off roof of apt onto his truck, which changed orders again. It is all behind him now. He left BS last Thursday, and was to report to his carrier the USS Eisenhower, today. The adventure continues. I have been enjoying the thread of conversation, and just need to add the the link that J gave us of photos, speaks loudly. I thank God for all the men and women who have made the committment to serve our great country. And the Corinthians 12 reference, YES all members of 1 body, each contributes their part.
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Comment by kfguay on February 5, 2013 at 11:20pm
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MOMofDREW- yes, when an EM finishes A School and is an E3, if he passes comp and final PFA, we will be promoted to E4- Petty Officer.
Pages (21)
- *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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