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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:
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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.
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mothers and family members of sailors stationed on USS GERMANTOWN.
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Latest Activity: Feb 3, 2019
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Comment by ladybug1961 on September 2, 2011 at 9:42pm
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my grandson was on the germantown and is now on harper ferry. stationed in San Diego. He was in Japan..sasebo..It sometimes took 2 to 3 weeks for mail..and I had sent him a phone card that did not work too...I was told that they need to buy a card in japan, so it will be sure to work..he needs to ask someone in Sasebo the routing numbers to use to call home with the card he has.
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Comment by nicksmum on September 2, 2011 at 9:25pm
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hi all, my son just called and said that his stuff still hasn't made it to the ship and that has been at least 2 weeks already. he only kept one outfit with him so now he is walking around with the same clothes on. so he wants me to send his stuff to him that we have here but I am worried it won't get to him in time if the ship leaves port. how long does it take to send things to japan? also he said the prepaid phone he bought isn't working, boy it is hard to be this far away. any advice would be helpful, thanks angela
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Comment by Hawkeye Mom on August 25, 2011 at 12:05pm
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Nicksmum,
My son called at 3 a.m. this morning & it totall made my night. It took a while for my heart to stop racing. But so worth it. I did ask him if he had ment your son. Not as of yet.
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my son called from japan last night and I just happened to have my cell phone at work, it totally made my night!
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Comment by battlebuddy on August 24, 2011 at 11:29pm
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Ready for the Germantown to get back to Sasebo myself, my son is on the ship and it's been underway....Can't wait to actually be able to Skype with him and see his face!
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My sailor emailed that the base is nice, and it has all the comforts of America.
Downtown Sasebo is pretty awesome. Great news!
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Comment by Debbie on August 22, 2011 at 1:00pm
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nicksmum,
Thank you! My sailor arrived in Tokyo during the night & is on his way to Sasebo. I hope that he meets up with your sailor. Mine is a IT rate. It is wonderful having all of you to chat with through this journey.
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hawkeye mom, I am sure he will meet up with my son Nick, he has been waiting for the germantown to come back to port since the 9th. my son is a DC rate, hopefully they will meet up.
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Just left my sailor at the airport. He is on his way to join the USS Germantown.
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