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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.
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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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USNS Comfort Family & Friends
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For people with loved ones attached to the USNS Comfort.
Location: Where ever medical help is needed.
Members: 22
Latest Activity: Jun 15, 2019
Discussion Forum
USNS Comfort return.
Started by CDMom. Last reply by daymeadow15 Sep 19, 2015. 2 Replies 0 Likes
My son is on the comfort and their due in end of September. Anyone know exact time, date and port? We are coming to VA to meet the ship when it comes in.
Care packages?
Started by mamagris. Last reply by mayomom4 Apr 3, 2015. 5 Replies 0 Likes
Is there a support system in getting care packages to our Sailor?
U.S. Navy home page for USNS Comfort
Started by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom Feb 12, 2013. 0 Replies 1 Like
Link: USNS Comfort at navy.milStarting on JAN 28, 2013 the USNS COMFORT will no longer be scheduling any…Continue
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Comment by canesgirl on April 5, 2015 at 8:06pm
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Hello all! Our daughter FaceTimed us today. Her BF drove down from Jax to spend the weekend with her. She told me they are leaving tomorrow. She hates the traffic there. I laughed and reminded here I grew up there and learned to drive there...haha! Here's hoping for smooth sailing and safe adventures for them!
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Comment by CDMom on April 4, 2015 at 5:06pm
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Hi, I heard from my sailor today and he said they are in FL. Do you know if they ever get to leave the ship and see the sights, while on deployment?
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Comment by CG2USN on April 4, 2015 at 1:34pm
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Hi all,
I have not talked to my son, but the ship is in Miami today, Saturday. I only know because my niece lives there and she is picking up my son, for a visit. Not sure how long they'll be there. 1st port call. I hope they all have fun. Miami is my hometown, but I live in VA.
Hope everyone is good.
Holly
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Ladies, what is the difference between comments and discussions. I'm not sure if I'm responding to anyone. And then there's email. Confusing. I guess check both.
We made it 2 days so far! Haha
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Comment by mayomom4 on April 2, 2015 at 5:12pm
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Hi, I am glad to have found some other moms who have sailors on the Comfort. :)
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Hi, I'm new to the group. My son went on his first ship duty 4-1-15 as a corpsman. He too is a little apprehensive.
Thank you Holly for sharing you got to see them pull way. I hope to be able to see them come in Sept 29.
He had to get ready at the last minute, because he already had leave scheduled. So glad we got to see him before he left.
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Hi, I'm new to the Comfort scene. What an amazing ship and mission. My son left this morning, 1 Apr 2015. Great to watch her being pulled out to sea so smoothly by the Moran tugs. This is my sons first deployment. He is a bit apprehensive; young, only 2 years in the Navy. Sounds very cool to me. We are a Coast Guard family ( well, of course, except our son). Navy is new to me and our boats are much smaller. Haha
Look forward to chatting, and getting word from anyone on schedule, news, etc.
Praying for a wonderful experience for all on board, and those less fortunate, awaiting our sailors.
Holly
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Comment by Brookieakorsie on February 21, 2013 at 4:39pm
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Is the deployment still on? I heard they Might cancel it.
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Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on February 12, 2013 at 4:09pm
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Thank you for starting this group, Kalena! Here's a tribute to the difference our Navy makes in the world (and USNS Comfort is there!) -
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Comment by Jasmine<3 on January 17, 2013 at 12:09am
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my boyfriend is volunteering and leaving in the end of march.
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