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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.
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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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was just on facebook looking for the uss germantown and came upon their fb page, there is a discussion page which doesn't make the germantown sound so great. Many comments about low morale, my son Nick leaves aug 9th and I wish I hadn't read all these negative comments. Please tell me some positive stuff that your sailors have let you know about the ship. I know my son is really excited to get to his duty station and I don't want him to be disappointed, I also know the saying that it is what you make it, but I am a mom and want only the best for him. thanks, angela
Hi all The omsbudsman for the Germantown's e-mail is:
gerantown_ombudsman_lsd42@yahoo.com (I think this is right) it may be germantown_ombudsman_lsd42@yahoo.com. if the first one doesn't work. Hope everyone has wonderful visits with their sailors before they head over to Sasebo. My next vacation will also be to Japan to see my son!
hi howarki, my son finished his A school today 7/19. he is coming home tomorrow and then he will leave for the USS germantown in august.
nice to meet you
Hi....just wanted to share this....It's my Sailor!!!!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/compacflt/5892858981/in/set-7215762699...
Nicksmum
I am not sure how long they will be in Australia, but I am thinking he will probably just stay at base in Sasebo till they return. I have not heard a peep out of my son now for 4 weeks, but when they are "out" that is not unusual I have learned. I think he will like it there, my son sure does. He had never been away from home other than boot camp and now he has traveled more in 6 months than most people do in their lifetime!
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