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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:
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
Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)
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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 RAMAGE (DDG 61) FAMILIES
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Families who have Sailors aboard the USS Ramage (DDG 61). The Ramage is stationed out of Norfolk, VA.
Location: Norfolk, VA
Members: 36
Latest Activity: Aug 25, 2019
Links, pictures, and other stuff....
Here's the link for the USS Ramage website:
http://www.ramage.navy.mil/default.aspx
Naomi L Wetterstrom
Command Family Ombudsman
United Through Reading Homefront Coordinator
USS Ramage (DDG 61)
757-513-2391/757-304-9078
www.ramage.navy.mil/b>
FRG President: Ramagefrg@yahoo.com
OPSEC Points :
Don’t discuss current or future destinations/ ports of call/deployment bases .
Don’t discuss current or future operations or missions.
Don’t discuss current or future dates and times of exercises or missions.
Don’t discuss readiness issues and numbers.
Don’t discuss specific training equipment.
Don’t discuss people’s names and operations.
Don’t speculate about current or future operations.
Discussion Forum
New sailor joining the rammage crew after graduating A school GM Vls in San Diego
Started by oregonmom. Last reply by Tina -- James' mom Dec 3, 2012. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Welcome to the USS Ramage Families Group!
Started by Melissa (Tucson). Last reply by ChrisyDVM(Chris'sMom) Jun 2, 2011. 4 Replies 0 Likes
Homecoming - April 2009
Started by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick. Last reply by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick Apr 6, 2009. 1 Reply 0 Likes
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Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on January 2, 2009 at 4:07pm
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081224-N-XXXXM-136 PERSIAN GULF (Dec. 24, 2008) Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Reserve Affairs The Honorable H.C. "Barney" Barnum Jr. addresses the crew of the guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61) on the ship's 1MC internal communication system. Ramage is deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Cmdr. John McCracken/Released)
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081130-N-4557K-062 PERSIAN GULF (Nov. 30, 2008) An SA-330 Puma helicopter conducts a vertical replenishment with the guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61). Ramage is deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Lieutenant Commander Jack Killman/Released)
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Hi Carrie:
I must be one of the Ramage mom's that lives the furthest from Norfolk! I know we get a 72 hour notice of the ship's homecoming and I'm wondering if I can make it in 3 days. I have a brother in Nashville that I could stay with and my favorite neice in High Point, NC, 4 hours from Norfolk. But I so appreciate your offer! I have asthma and my biggest concern is being arounds dogs and cats. Both my brother and my neice have dogs and cats, so I don't know what will happen!
Sorry to hear you're working 12 hour days! And going to school at the same time? Yep, you're right, crazy....lol :)
I don't have the energy to keep THAT busy! We're babysitting our 1 yr old great granddaughter while her single mom works full time and goes to school full time. Amya takes up most of my energy! I'm determined to clean out all the closets in this house and get rid of anything we no longer need (or can fit into)! I've got one more closet to clean out but hubby seems to be filling them as soon as I empty them! We have a four bedroom house and he's starting to spread all over it....lol
I'm been talking to Matt quite a bit and he emails 2 or 3 times a week. He sounds good. Said they lost some of their priviledges. I mailed his Christmas packages on the 5th and I'm waiting to hear when he receives them.
Everyone will be here for Christmas except Matt. My youngest daughter flys in on the 19th, and my oldest daughter and her two kids and the great grandbaby all live here in Tucson. Even with everyone else here, it won't be the same without Matt. He loves the holidays! But I guess I better get used to it now. I have a feeling we may have a few Christmas' without them....
I ordered the banner for Matt this summer. He hates to stand out, but with a name like Matt, he probably won't mind. No one will know which Matt the banner is for!!! lol
I will keep your offer in mind. And again, thanks so much for extending it. I hope you get caught up at work and can take some down time and enjoy the holidays!
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Hi Carrie:
We have another Ramage family member on this site, Zak. Hope he decides to join us.
I'm doing okay. Thanksgiving was awful this year. I had the stomach flu. But I guess the good part was I didn't gain any weight and since none of the kids were here, I didn't cook! Hubby went to eat with friends.
California daughter will fly in Dec 19th for 10 days so I'm looking forward to Christmas. One is better than none!!!!
Matt sounds like he's doing good on the ship. He enjoyed being in port. Bought a laptop and iPod. He's happy to have some new toys. I got Matt's Christmas packages in the mail on Friday. Wasn't sure how much to send since space is limited....but I think he'll enjoy his gifts.
He said the deep fried turkey on Thanksgiving wasn't all that good. But he didn't think he was going to be very good before he tasted it!! Kids......
How are you doing? Are you all planning on attending the homecoming?? I'm really going to try and make it.
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Hi Ramage Families!
Did you all get your Newsletter from the Ramage on Friday??? My son (Matt) was in 3 of the pictures. What a nice surprise. Couldn't have come at a better time. Matt's been calling about every week and emailing twice a week. He's still learning about ship life so I don't think he'll even start his Sonar job for a while. How's everyone doing and how was YOUR Thanksgiving without your sailor?
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OPSEC Points :
Don’t discuss current or future destinations/ ports of call/deployment bases .
Don’t discuss current or future operations or missions.
Don’t discuss current or future dates and times of exercises or missions.
Don’t discuss readiness issues and numbers.
Don’t discuss specific training equipment.
Don’t discuss people’s names and operations.
Don’t speculate about current or future operations.
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