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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:

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:

RTC Graduation

**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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USS Antietam (formerly USS Cowpens)

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USS Antietam (formerly USS Cowpens)

Members: 25
Latest Activity: Nov 14, 2019

Discussion Forum

Moms with Antietam Sailors

Started by barefootie Dec 31, 2018. 0 Replies

hello. Any moms out there with Antietam sailors?:)Continue

son will be station in japan

Started by Gina Jun 10, 2014. 0 Replies

Hi there my son will be leaving for Japan next week.other than being away to bc 3 mos ago this will be the very first time for him to be away from home. I'm pretty sure that he'll be ok. But I would…Continue

SEPARATION

Started by Sw33tTee826. Last reply by Elane Apr 26, 2014. 3 Replies

HELLO EVERYONEMY HUSBAND IS ON HIS WAY TO JAPAN NOW WITHOUT HIS FAMILY. THEY TOLD HIM BECUZ HE IS AN E3, THAT HIS FAMILY WAS NOT ALLOWED TO JOIN HIM WHICH IS DEPRESSING TO ME AND OUR FAMILY.I WANT TO…Continue

Way to Go USS COWPENS!

Started by R&BCook Jul 14, 2011. 0 Replies

USS George Washington, USS Cowpens Aid Vessel in Distress    By Lt. Cmdr. Dave Hecht, USS George Washington Public Affairs Officer …Continue

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Comment by Cheryl-TedsMom on August 17, 2014 at 8:53pm

So after too short a leave my sailor will be reporting for duty on the Antietam in September. As a back up plan we were thinking of getting an airline credit card for emergencies. Any suggestions on which one might be best during his time with the Antietam ?

Comment by davesmom on January 18, 2014 at 6:31pm
Yes, Jenismer, Japan is amazing!! And we loved the people! We rode the bullet train to Kyoto and stayed there a couple of days, spent a day in Tokyo, saw Kamakura, and saw some other sites nearby Yokosuka. One of the highlights was when our sailor took us on the ship. And we had a beautiful view of Mt. Fuji from the deck of the ship! It was a wonderful trip!
Comment by jenismer on January 12, 2014 at 10:51pm

Christmas IN Japan?????  Nice!!!!!!!!  Isn't it an amazing country?  I wish I could go back.  What did you see?  

Comment by davesmom on January 9, 2014 at 11:10pm
Hi Jenismer! I'm here. So glad you had your sailor home!! We enjoyed a wonderful week in Japan visiting our sailor!! It was a real blessing to be with him for Christmas, and we LOVED Japan!! Happy New Year!!
Comment by jenismer on January 9, 2014 at 10:50pm

Hey friends!!!!  Anyone still here?  I had the best present this Christmas.  My sailor was home for 2 weeks.  It was beyond wonderful.  Hope everyone is doing well.  Hope 2014 treats you right!!!!!  =) 

Comment by Elane on August 29, 2013 at 11:00am

been awful quiet on here lately.   I know I'm guilty too, I mostly watch the ship's site on fb and spend more time there.   IF anyone here is on the NavyforMom's fb site and we're not friends on fb,  look me up  Elane Lacroix.   I'm always looking for communication with other LO's of my son's shipmates.   I don't hear from him enough.   Thank you.

Comment by Stephanie (S-PACT/Yokosuka,JP) on July 16, 2013 at 6:28pm

Elane, thanks for the google alerts pic. I have signed up for google alerts but haven't gotten anything yet.

Comment by Elane on July 16, 2013 at 5:30pm

I don't seen mine is this group. have caught him in some of the other all hands on deck photos, tho.  

Comment by jenismer on July 15, 2013 at 9:42pm

Hey  Mike's Mom (S-PACT/Yokosuka,JP)  - I think both our sailors are in this picture.  Mine happens to be the tall one at the end that usually eludes the camera.  ;)  

Comment by davesmom on July 15, 2013 at 9:05pm

great pics! Thanks, Elane!!

 

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