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Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!
Join groups! Browse for groups for your PIR date, your sailor's occupational specialty, "A" school, assigned ship, homeport city, your own city or state, and a myriad of other interests. Jump in and introduce yourself! Start making friends that can last a lifetime.
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.
Format Downloads:
- Graduation Info
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- JPG – 3.4 MB
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Navy Speak
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Navy.com Para Familias
Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com
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This site is for ETs & FTs & STS who are in the submarine field. My son is an ET/COMM
Members: 259
Latest Activity: Oct 22, 2021
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Started by Sailormom01. Last reply by Sailormom01 Sep 17, 2019. 2 Replies 0 Likes
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Comment by Kevsmom93 on July 12, 2013 at 12:56am
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Lol!!! It's like a game of Where is Waldo???
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Comment by mrsb on July 11, 2013 at 10:36am
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Kevsmom tag, you're it!!!
Jeffsmom that's great news for you and your submariner! Congratulations!!
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Hi Jeffsmom1380- A belated but very BIG CONGRATULATIONS to your Sailor!! My son is at BESS, a long road ahead of him before he receives his Dolphin's :-)
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Comment by Rhonda8881 on July 9, 2013 at 12:29pm
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Congrats! Jeffsmom1380! Awesome that he got both at the same time. He should have more time to contact you now. Not that he won't be busy, just not quite as much now that he is a full fledged Submariner!!!
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Comment by Jeffsmom1380 on June 29, 2013 at 10:34pm
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My submariner just got his dolphins while on sea trials SSN 783. He is an ETNAV! He also made E4!
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Hello Sub Moms!!! I haven't been on in a while and thought I would check in. My submariner has just transitioned to his 3 year shore duty rotation after over 5 years on his boat.
He is staying on the island of Oahu to be an instructor at NAST Pac.
He received his 4th NAM while on his last deployment and is engaged to a girl from the island so we will be visiting next year sometime for the wedding. (What a horrible place to have to visit! LOL!!!!!!!)
I will stay in this group and check in every now and then just to keep up on what is happening on the subs as he will be back on sea duty rotation in a few years.
Have a great weekend!
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Comment by HMJ Mom on April 3, 2013 at 10:11am
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Henry M. Jackson ( SSBN 730 )
now has a group on Navy for Moms
Click Here to visit the HMJ ( SSBN 730 ) Group on NFM
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Comment by ETC on March 22, 2013 at 11:49pm
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Comment by KLSchisler on March 13, 2013 at 9:18pm
(My husband just got assigned to the USS Nebraska in Bangor and he just found out they are on their last deployment then the boat will be 'Dry-Docked for a year or two. Can anyone give me information about what dry-docking is and what my husbands schedule will be like? How will getting his dolphins be affected by this? any answers will be more than helpful! )
I was searching the internet and stumbled across this question and thought i could provide some answers.
About me: I am the Navigation ET Chief of the USS Nebraska Gold and will remain the Chief when the two crews combine to make (green).
First question: The "Dry Docking" is a shipyard yard environment at PSNS otherwise known as bremerton. Normal work hours with 3 or 4 section duty IE he will spend the night on those days.
Second Question: As far as getting his dolphins in the shipyard the time it takes is directly related to effort its not easy and he will probably go and be temporarily assigned to other submarines to work on his qualifications.
As for a lot of the other stuff the nebraska has a really good Family Readiness Group and ombudsmen. who will be able to assist with your transition to the greater kitsap area and answer questions while your husband is on deployment.
If you have more specific questions i will do my best to answer
ETC
USS Nebraska Gold
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Comment by NF Mom on March 18, 2013 at 3:59am
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KLSchisler wrote: " the USS Nebraska in Bangor and he just found out they are on their last deployment then the boat will be 'Dry-Docked for a year or two."
One has to wonder if what happened to the "USS Abraham Lincoln" could also start happening to SSBNs and attack subs going in for the mid-life refueling.
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Comment by Nana Donna (nanaTo2Saliors) on March 14, 2013 at 10:39am
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My grandson was assigned to the USS Miami while it was in dry-dock. They still worked everyday mostly cleaning and standing watch but he also worked on his Dolphins and get them so it can be done. He had a great COB (chief of the boat) that really helped him in getting his cards signed off on and he completed them in less than a year and was just awarded them while he was out as a "rider: on a different sub.
Right now we are not sure how things will go for him as one of the budget cuts is the they will stop the repair on the USS Miami so when he returns after his ghost ride we are not sure where he will be stationed.
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