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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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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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Parents whose Sailors are stationed at FT. Meade
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Site for parents who might have sailors stationed on Ft. Meade
Members: 60
Latest Activity: Jul 9, 2020
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Comment by MomAnt on March 22, 2012 at 11:20pm
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Thank you both Susan R and BonnieRN... You made me laugh about the space. It sounds like there will be plenty. I wonder if they use the same dorms... students and stationed sailors. I'm looking forward to visiting the area at some point!
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Comment by BonnieRN on March 22, 2012 at 10:40pm
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Hey MomAnt, my daughter just left FtMeade after 6 months in MC school. She lived in barracks and said space very limited but she was just home on leave between assignments, bringing everything with her and let me tell ya...if she had room for all that stuff then there is more room then they think. She had 1-2 roomies at any given time. She has fallen in love with the Baltimore /DC area for some reason. Lots to see and do.
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Awesome! I really appreciate it clockard. Fingers crossed I won't cause too much sleep deprivation for you all. My son is a young one, we have no military experience, and it seems something new happens daily that sends Mom into a panic! LOL. How long has everyone here been part of the Navy family and/or at Ft. Meade? Any "tips" regarding Ft. Meade and life there would be welcome. :) Do all sailors stay in the same barracks? Are they mixed in with the Army? Do they have enough room for personal extras? Again... I can't thank you enough! Thanks to Susan R for the link!!
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Wow... I can't thank you enough for the rapid response! I will get the info to my son and his buddies and cross my fingers. :) Thanks a ton for your help!!!
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Thank you so much!
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Hi... new here. My son will be reporting to Ft Meade in May with a small group of HMs. They haven't had any luck making contact with a sponsor from there. I was hoping someone in this group might be able to point us in the right direction. Much thanks! :)
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Comment by Kerry on January 19, 2012 at 5:07pm
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Does frocking mean when they complete the MC program? Sorry to sound so uninformed.
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Comment by Angie (Dan's Mom) on January 19, 2012 at 3:59pm
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Thanks Susan....my baby is in those frocking photos and I hadnt seen them! You made my day
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We may be down there at the end of April for MC graduation, not exactly sure when yet. I think that might be blossom time. I'd like to go into DC, haven't been there in years.
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Comment by CTmomof3 on January 11, 2012 at 7:55am
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Ahh, Kerry that makes sense. Thanks Susan I'll check that out. Yes Angie somewhat better. Going for a bunch of xrays today. Sill afraid to eat solid so my mush diet continues. My new favorite...mashed potatoes mixed in ckn noodle soup. Pathetic right. Lol. Is anyone thinking about going to dc for cherry blossom time? I'm seriously considering it would love to meet anyone.
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