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FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:
Choose your Username. For the privacy and safety of you and/or your sailor, NO LAST NAMES ARE ALLOWED, even if your last name differs from that of your sailor (please make sure your URL address does not include your last name either). Also, please do not include your email address in your user name. Go to "Settings" above to set your Username. While there, complete your Profile so you can post and share photos and videos of your Sailor and share stories with other moms!
Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!
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:
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:
**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.
Format Downloads:
- Graduation Info
- PDF – 2.7 MB
- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
Navy Speak
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Navy.com Para Familias
Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com
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USS O'Kane (DDG 77) Ohana
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"Ohana" is Hawaiian for "family" and anyone connected to a sailor on the USS O'Kane (DDG 77) is part of our ohana. Aloha e komo mai.
Members: 24
Latest Activity: Apr 12, 2019
Discussion Forum
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Comment by Ryan's Mom on May 1, 2014 at 9:49am
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Good Morning, Having a son to deploy is a first time experience for me and I could really use some help from other moms and dads. He will be reporting to the USS O'Kane on June 3rd. Any and all information would be helpful to me. Thank You!
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Comment by LI mom on June 27, 2013 at 10:25am
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Does anyone know how to address a letter if they are damage control. Iv asked my son to send me the address but hasn't done it yet and i would love to send him a box. I know the address is on the site but i don't know how to address his name
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Kathy i agree i like the Facebook ones too. I'll go check the page thank you and Im sure those sailors appreciated and had loads of fun too. I hope my son connects with some great families too. :)
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Trekkiedad thank you for starting it that's my thought when i came on here. Maybe we can get some new members back on cause i sure would like to connect with some other moms.
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Kathy does your son like it there? Haven't heard much from my son lately
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Its not this one ? That might be where everyone is lol. I know after bootcamp we went on facebook more to stay in touch. Could you direct me to that one please
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No Kathy im finding that out lol. I don't know where everyones at. My son is a DC and has only been there for a week and a half. I hope you son likes his visit to the islands. Try the Hawaii site theres more feed back
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Hi just thought id give a shout out to anyone on here. My son will soon join this ship and i would like to get to know some family on here that could direct this newbie on getting to know my way around and make some new friends. My son just graduated A school as a DC and im very proud of him and his accomplishments. I hope he makes some lifelong friends while in Hawaii.
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Comment by ashypea on December 22, 2011 at 3:01pm
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@NWDucky There are two leave periods, one for Christmas, and one for New Years. They break it up by division so about half and half, but I know in my husband's work center there are only like 2 or 3 guys left out of about 8-10, so I think it just depends on what leave period they choose.
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Comment by NWDucky on August 3, 2011 at 10:57pm
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Does anyone know of the odds of our sailors being able to come home for Christmas? My sons always hope to make it home--but this is my O'Kane's son's first ship assignment after A and C schools. I was wondering if this was like every other place of business in the world--seniority gets preference on vacation choices.
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