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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:
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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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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Discussion Forum
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 22, 2012 at 7:31am
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Kyann - Glad you were able to get the Navy Lodge. We liked being right on base.
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Comment by hunter's mom kyann HOOYAH on May 22, 2012 at 7:27am
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yay, heard from hunter! he made our reservations at the Navy lodge in sasebo! chalk 1 up for that boy! :) and i didn't even have to go public. ha ha
will let you all know more about plans soon, um, haven't made any yet...
have a great day!
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Comment by cathyo Ship 11 Div 063 on May 21, 2012 at 2:03pm
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hi Sharon - Josh too is waiting but sounds like he just "sent his chit up" about a week ago. I hope it doesn't take too long to be approved. He's trying for mid to end july. Hope we all hear soon! That's great that the "early out" is with full benefits.
Good luck Kyann with all your plans!
Take care all.
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Comment by Kim on May 21, 2012 at 11:51am
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There is a bus, but it only runs three times and (I think) military first. The train is the easiest. Your sailor will know all about that. Here is the website for the base: http://www.cnic.navy.mil/Sasebo/index.htm
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also, i would like to know the best way to travel from sasebo to fukuoka, i guess that is the major airport to get to tokyo?
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thanks, kim! so, when i fly from fuk to tokyo, and i see my flight leaves from tokyo at, say, 5:40pm, it's japan time, and i need to make sure the flight from fuk says i arrive in tokyo before then, correct? i will talk to hunter about doing that for me. :)
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I forgot..My daughter in law had to fly from FUK to Tokyo twice for her immigration. She used the place on base to make her arrangements. (There is a name for it).
Ask your sailor to look into a one way flight for you. My daughter in law used All Nippon. They might be able to get you a better price.
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The time is the city that you arrive/depart.
I flew from Tokyo to Newark and arrived before I left. Flight time was 12 hours and time difference was 14 hours (13 hrs during daylight savings). Flying time is up to 2 hours longer going to Japan.
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so, on the times and dates on the web sites for the flights, am i to assume those are ohio times? or when it says leaving june 20, arriving june 21, is that japan dates and times?
thanks again!
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sharon, i didn't say i was going to learn japanese--haha there is just a class at church offered. i thought about getting his perspective on travel plans, etc... please, i'm not that ambitious. :) that is good advise, however, to know some emergency phrases. we do plan to fly on tues, wed, and thurs, so hopefully, that will help on the cost. we do plan to go only a day or 2 earlier than when the cruise leaves and stay a night or 2 after. will keep you all posted. :D
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