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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
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OPSEC - Navy Operations Security
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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.
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.
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USS Bonhomme Richard(LHD6)
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This group is for moms as well as others with a loved one aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard.
Members: 84
Latest Activity: Dec 18, 2019
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Hello From a Newbie
Started by lieu2010. Last reply by Harly Sep 7, 2013. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Hello All - I'm new to this page and to this group and thought I should tell you all a bit about myself. I have 3 kids. My oldest son, a Marine. My middle child (another boy) is my Sailor. He's an…Continue
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Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on May 15, 2013 at 12:53pm
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Katie was in the hangar bay in the 'repair locker' during the take off of the unmanned aircraft, in case of any damage control. She hasn't seen the pics or the video yet of the event.
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The Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) is a United States Navy organization whose purpose is to inspect and assess material condition of U.S. Navy vessels.
The Board performs its tasks by sending out teams at intervals not to exceed 60 months per Naval Ship. These teams evaluate a ship's readiness to conduct combat operations at sea, through an extensive system of checks on installed equipment.
The Secretary of the Navy and the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) have designated the President, Board of Inspection and Survey (PRESINSURV) as their agent to perform the following statutory, regulatory and contractual requirements:
- Develop and establish CNO policy and procedures for trials, material inspections, and surveys of ships and service craft consistent with law, regulations, and the terms of contract.
- Examine Naval vessels periodically by a board of Naval officers to determine fitness for further service.
- Conduct material inspections and surveys of ships and service craft and provide assessment of the material readiness of these vessels.
- Provide independent verification of a newly constructed ship’s readiness for acceptance/delivery; and to determine if builder responsible equipment is operating satisfactorily during the guarantee period following acceptance.
- Based on observations during Board of Inspection and Survey assessments, provide timely, candid, and accurate findings to Fleet Commanders, Type Commanders, NAVSEA, and appropriate OPNAV offices together with recommended actions where appropriate.
- Conduct environmental protection and NAVOSH oversight inspection of Naval ships to include equipment, program compliance, and training. A combined NAVOSH/EP assessment will be conducted during non-MI Fleet Readiness Periods (FRPs), not to exceed 36 months.
- Compile statistical information and analysis on material deficiencies, providing the CNO, FLEETs, NAVSEA, and other higher authorities such information as they may require.
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Comment by hunter's mom kyann HOOYAH on May 14, 2013 at 10:23pm
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exactly what is INSURV? thank you! :)
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Can't believe it is time for INSURV again, but the last one was in 2010 for the ship/crew.
Seems like the Bush goes out on sea trails to certify and recertify different aspects of the ship. A lot of flight deck, airplanes, squadrons, flight crews. They have also had some upgrades and new things done to the ship, so it needs to be tested. And, of course, this time part of it was to do the unmanned aircraft catapult.
Katie said she had to be in the 'repair locker', whatever that meant, for the trials today.
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about the letter, hunter said he was told that because of this INSURV thing, that this paperwork was not a priority, so i guess i will snail mail it. thanks for all the advise and info.
cathyo, love the pic!!! i feel the same.
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Comment by cathyo Ship 11 Div 063 on May 14, 2013 at 1:57pm
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Thought of all of you when I saw this....
![This was made by a wonderful Navy Mom friend @[1607168937:2048:Angelica Salazar] :) She just ROCKS!!!!!!](https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s480x480/401810_602491959764054_1905416996_n.jpg)
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Comment by danagagirl on May 14, 2013 at 1:32pm
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my son mentioned the INSURV as well.. I will only do that once... He said its all good.. but not on the mommy side!!
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Hi Everyone! Yeah, danagagirl, I did that ONCE too!
I got FB message from Josh too late Saturday night (our time). Last we face-timed, he said INSURV was starting in the wee hours of Monday morning - their time. I think they were really really busy. I bet they will be glad when this is over. I guess it lasts all week.
Not sure Kyann about letters getting there any faster. I've had to pdf documents and email them to Josh if I needed something fast. Good luck!
Can't wait to hear about the grandbaby Tina!
What are sea trials Marianne?
Take care!!!
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oh, danagirl, sorry about that. people wonder why my phone is attached to me, i tell them, i have a son in japan, and i don't ever want to miss a call. he didn't call on mother's day, but put something on fb. oh well, better than nothing. he's not much of a talker, so i was happy with that.
does anyone know if a letter gets to the ship any faster than a package, if they are out or not? trying to help him take care of this student loan thing. UGH!!!
hope you all had a great mother's day! mine was great! got to see or talk to or fb from all kids. LOL technology!
have a great day, all!
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Hi everyone.. Hope everyone had a blessed Mother's Day.. I was so hoping for a phone call.. it's been 9 long months since I heard from my baby.. well of course a 2 am phone call comes and I was half asleep..didn't recognize the number so didn't answer.. emailed my daily correspondence with my son and lo and behold it was his phone call.. I felt so bad!! from now on I don't care how tired or what number pops up.. I am answering! Have a wonderful week!!
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