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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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**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).
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**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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For all the significant others, family members, and friends of sailors serving aboard the USS Mobile Bay
Members: 14
Latest Activity: Oct 8, 2018
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Comment by chris'smom ship 14 div 200 on November 8, 2011 at 10:14am
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Yes, Point Loma is in the San Diego area. I was hoping a newbie at the post office made a mistake. I'm going there today to ask them if there was some mistake, or if they know how I should address it. Let me know what your son tells you! Chris's birthday is at the end of November and now I'm concerned he won't get his box in time. And here we both thought we were doing so good in mailing the boxes in plenty of time!
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Thank you, Sandy. The address you listed is the address I used. They sent it back with "Not Point Loma" written on the package. What's up with that???
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hi, everybody. i've got a problem here. i sent a box to my son a couple weeks ago and it came back today! i thought i had the correct address (got it off the navy website) but i'm wondering if it's really right or not. could someone please tell me the right address, and also, exactly how to write it? thanks!
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Comment by vansmom on November 3, 2011 at 8:15pm
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Yes, I forgot to say that and you can go online to the USPS.com and order the boxes and they will even deliver them to your house for free too! :) YOu don't even need to leave the house!Thanks for telling about Hickory Farms, I didn't know that!
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Comment by Offtrack on November 3, 2011 at 5:50pm
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This helps a bunch. Thanks so much!
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I use the priority large flat rate box and they will give you a discount for military. I usually put my son's favorites in there like rice krispie treats and oreoes, movies and I sent him oreo cakesters. I think anything is okay as long as it won't melt too much.....I think they sit on pallets for a while......and they have been taking a month to get there. I also send gourmet coffee because I know they have a coffee maker in his work area. He works at night and also is on the vbss team....so he I think he probably drinks plenty of it! Hope this helps! :)
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Hello All, My son's on the USS MB and he provided the mailing address but it's his 1st tour and I'm not sure what the best shipping method is, what size of items or boxes are recomended and if you all have any suggested items that are well received you could share with me. Thanks in advance for your help.
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I know! Mail seems so slow......he's probably sick of me sending him stuff! LOL
I just send stuff to share with everyone, so they all can have some treats! He's been doing other stuff too off the ship, so he probably had them waiting for them....or his buddies attacked them while he was gone! LOL
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Boxes have been taking about 4 weeks right now because of where they are. Very slow....and thats in the 2 day priority large flat rate box. I send about a box a week....and I am getting my Christmas ones ready now!!!! They got all the halloween ones I sent just in time and I sent them a month in advance!
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HI, I am Van's Mom, what does your son do? I'm sure my son knows him, they all know each other!
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