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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
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:
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**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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Anyone with a loved one aboard the USS Denver
Website: http://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/lpd9/Pages/default.aspx
Members: 23
Latest Activity: May 24, 2014
Discussion Forum
Phones
Started by jvillenavymom. Last reply by jvillenavymom Dec 9, 2013. 2 Replies 0 Likes
My son has orders to join the USS Denver in Feb. 2014. I am so new to all of this. Does he need to buy a phone when he gets to Sasebo or does he take his phone from hear. Also, can he take a Ipad…Continue
Phones
Started by jvillenavymom. Last reply by cameronleigh Dec 7, 2013. 1 Reply 0 Likes
My son has orders to join the USS Denver in Feb. 2014. I am so new to all of this. Does he need to buy a phone when he gets to Sasebo or does he take his phone from hear. Also, can he take a Ipad…Continue
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Comment by Mandie on May 17, 2012 at 8:53pm
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I have no idea when we will see our son next. But it's not too bad since we spent some time with him mid March. Thanks for everyone's responses about the sleeping/ship arrangement Q.
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Sailorgf- I'd your boyfriend Sleeping on the ship or does he have a spot in the barracks? My son is having a heck of a time trying to get that class finished in order to have that piece of paper signed off by a couple of people and then there is this 90 day waiting period. Shesh
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Comment by BlueHawaii on May 8, 2012 at 1:08pm
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Thanks Sailorgf, he is there for his entire enlistment which is 4yrs!! I guess the only way he may get out of that is if they decommission that ship, but then they might just send him to another one..yes, you are right-much more communiciation from Sasabo..so glad this is not 1950-appreciating technology right now...lol
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Btw, what site are you ladies going to, to look for photo's? The one on fb?
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Hi ladies,
Yay! my son was able to call a few hours ago. So good to hear from him. He said he got the package about a week ago. Really lifted his spirits. JD's mom- I loved that story about when your son came home for Christmas time! So touching.
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I have not heard from my son yet:(
Probably has been on duty since he docked in Sasebo...lol...poor guy..
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They arrive in Sasebo at monday 2:00, japan time/date. I was thinking, wouldn't our sailors be shocked if we were there when they arrived????? Lol...my son would be stunned...hopefully, i will get to do it once during his 4yr tour..
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Hi there,
I am pretty new to this site as well. I sent a package April 13th priority mail and as of the 29th he still didn't get it yet. Haven't heard if he has received it or not. I'm beginning to wonder if I have the right address!
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We finally got a quick call last night, yay! He said he needs to set up his ship email and is working on it. He didn't get our package yet, but thought next time they fueled up, they would get mail.
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Comment by lovesmytiger on April 21, 2012 at 5:38pm
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Yeah, I haven't heard from my sailor in about a week... but there were about 2 weeks straight that he wrote every day. Poor guy's on 6-on-6-off shifts right now, so hopefully he's just getting some sleep. :-)
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