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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 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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For all Parents, etc that has a Sailor that has or is Currently serving on the Flag Ship of the 7th Fleet. A place where we can connect, discuss concerns & share stories about our Sailors on this ship. I look forward to hearing from all of you...
Members: 55
Latest Activity: Jan 13, 2019
Discussion Forum
Blue Ridge
Started by Myangels. Last reply by Rhonda Nov 29, 2018. 1 Reply 1 Like
What does your sailor do?
Started by CCR. Last reply by ldk Jan 17, 2013. 28 Replies 1 Like
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Comment by KTSNavymom Kathy on September 17, 2009 at 12:43pm
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Kathleen Jonis is a shellback already?? If he is ask him to take some good pics of our Sailors going threw this for us moms OK TY
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Comment by CCR on September 15, 2009 at 10:19pm
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Thank you for the information. I went to forums and searched for wogs to find out more. Its hilarious. I knew the basics, but not the details.... Poor kids.
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I can't wait to see the pics of what all they have to do!!
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So Katie won't be the only one becoming a shellback LOL that's good. I'll have to ask Katie when she takes her test.
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Kathy, I saw a comment on FB about the Southern Swing. Is that what she'll be performing when she joins them?
PS Since there are only 5 of us, would you all respond to the discussion "what does your sailor do?" Thanks. I have a very very short memory attention span.
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Do any of you have Sailors becoming a Shellback?? I think that's how you say it.
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Yes, you probably already found them but on FB its USS Blue Ridge group, the 7th Fleet Group, and on the yokosukabase.com, it also has the pictures.
If they don't have their passport, they will help them on the ship. there are all kinds of people that will do that. Patrick had two- one American and one Brazilian. The Brazilian one expired and good thing too.
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Yes it's amazing all of the technology that is out there now. I think we all look for our Sailors in the pics and video's guess that is part of our Navy life now LOL
The 1 video I saw this morning was really neat showing all of the things they do while in port, from sports to community service projects.
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I found it on FB but there is like 5 different groups for the BR I think I joined the right one LOL I found a slide show of there trip to Korea that was cool to watch.
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no CCR the pics are on FB ? where at on there?
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