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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:

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:

RTC Graduation

**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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ALUMNI OF PIR 04/11/2014 TG 22 - 9 Divisions (135-142, and 922)

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ALUMNI OF PIR 04/11/2014 TG 22 - 9 Divisions (135-142, and 922)

This group is for those who have loved ones that graduated from boot camp on April 11, 2014. A place to keep in touch with each other as the sailors continue their Navy journey.

Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 87
Latest Activity: Mar 28, 2018

WELCOME to PIR 04/11/2014! PLEASE See the PAGES section for Informational Posts about BC and PIR. PAGES is underneath the Members Photos. PLEASE scroll down this page here to find the Comment Box to post a reply to the PIR GROUP.

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OPSEC.

~OPSEC OPerational SECurity, is always of the utmost importance.

~N4M’s also has Community Guidelines just like any other social media.

~Please take the time to read the OPSEC and N4M’s Community Guidelines.

~A quick note here, from the N4M’s CG’s:

• Don’t Jeopardize the Safety of Our Sailors: Remember OPSEC (Operational Security) (Don’t Sink Ships With Loose Lips) This site and all content posted on it are viewable to everyone on the Internet. This doesn’t mean you can’t share things about your Sailor – but too many details can put Sailors in harm’s way. The following are examples of red flags and should not be shared within this community either by posting or sending via a Group message:

• Sailors’ last names. This includes your username if you share the same last name as your son or daughter.

Some Suggestions:

~If your last name is different from your Recruits it is still not recommended for you to use in your username for your own personal security. This is your option. It is also not a good idea to use an email address as your username for personal security reasons.

~First Names and pictures of your Recruit are allowed but remember, everyone can see it and someone can easily match them up with their "mom". So you might want to consider changing your profile picture to not include your Recruit at least for the duration of BC. Again, your option

~It is also a good idea to make your settings for your Profile Page "viewable only to your friends"

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Discussion Forum

Basket Raffle at Sarges Meet and Greet for PIR 04/11

Started by StacyLHR (14/136). Last reply by ARD0605 Apr 16, 2014. 64 Replies

Ship 02 (USS Reuben James) Division 922

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PERTINENT PIR TIPS!

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^^^^BATTLESTATIONS: THEIR FINAL TEST ! ^^^^

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Ship 02 USS Reuben James Div 922

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Any calls this weekend?

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Comment by ellen0502 on April 16, 2014 at 8:19pm

It depends on what your Sailors rate/rating is Canalzone. I am assuming since you had asked about ET and FC at one time, he is an ET and rate is E-3? If my assumption is correct then SN is perfect!!!

Comment by canalzone6 on April 16, 2014 at 7:38pm
While confusion for me is quite normal, even this hurts my head.

So i would address my son in A school as 'SN {lastname}, {firstname}, and his barracks address on the lines below as usual?
Comment by Kimba on April 16, 2014 at 7:28pm
Oh my achin head! I have to go take to my bed...
Comment by CryptoDad on April 16, 2014 at 6:07pm

Coming out of boot camp everyone is some  rate of Seaman, Airman, Fireman or Constructionman. When they complete A school they pick up a rating (job) to prefix their rate(rank). Except Corpman, who  come out of boot camp as Seaman and flip to Hospital Corpsman after A school. Why? Beats me, but thats what I was told.

Seaman and Hospital Corpsman both wear white stripes on their dress blues.

Comment by ellen0502 on April 16, 2014 at 5:29pm

While they are in A School it is their rate/rating. You can find their rate and the description on ratings used. Here is the link to what they would be.

Rate/Rating abbreviations

Once they have completed A School their "title" will change.

Example: ET in A School with an E-1 rate is still a SR (yes they can still be an SR). An ET in A School with and E-2 rate is a SA, and an E-3 would be a SN. It would be the same for someone in aviation, but it would be an AR, AA, AN.

Once they have graduated A School it would become ETSN for Electronics Technician Seaman, etc. until they reach the PO rate or E-4.

Again, If in doubt a name will work just fine.

CryptoDad, While it is true the Sailors take pride in their titles, it is just a title, and has nothing to do with being a Sailor.

They are all there to be sailors, defend this country and do what they have been trained to do, and be a proud United States Sailor. They really don't care once in the fleet if they are a PO or ET. Besides, just about everybody on the ship is/can be a PO, but they do call the Chiefs, Chief.

I too share in the pride that I have a US Sailor, my pride (and his), doesn't come from his title. If people ask me I tell them he is a Sailor, not he is an ET3(OPS/OE). If anyone asks what he does for the Navy I tell them he is an ET, and if they ask his rate I tell them he is a PO.

Mom of a United States Sailor, and I wear just that proudly!!!

Comment by CryptoDad on April 16, 2014 at 4:24pm

Some kids take a great deal of pride in their titles. By using it I share in that pride.

Comment by ellen0502 on April 16, 2014 at 4:16pm

A title is a title when addressing an envelope, and as my son says "When in doubt just put my name on it. I will receive it and nobody will care." :)

Comment by CryptoDad on April 16, 2014 at 3:45pm

christophersMom,

There's a catch with Corpsman: While in A school he remains a Seaman (SR,SA,SN) and upon graduation he becomes a Hospitalman (HR,HA,HN). He has to earn the title by completing school.

Comment by CryptoDad on April 16, 2014 at 1:25pm

Ok ellen, pretty comprehensive.

However, after finishing A school, but before reaching PO, a Sailor's title is RatingRate. Examples: An E-2 Yeoman is a YNSA, an E-1 Hull Maintenance Technicians is a HTFR and an E-3 Aviation Electrician's Mate is a AEAN.

Now, who's confused?

Comment by ellen0502 on April 16, 2014 at 12:59pm

Once they have finished A School and reached PO it would be their rating, so an ET who is an E-4 would be ET3, or PO3. An ET who is E-5 would be ET2, or PO2 etc. Then it becomes CPO, SCPO etc.

When addressing an envelope or package while in School it would be SN, FN. AA etc, unless they are PO.

When address to them in the fleet their warfare specialty becomes their "division".

While they are in school you can just use their name, Last name, first name.

Have we confused you yet?

 
 
 

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