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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.
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.
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- Graduation Info
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- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
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Comment by tnuss85 on January 25, 2012 at 1:45pm
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Crystal, did you ever hear from Nick? They are leaving Romania today and will be in the Ukraine later today, for a few days. Joe sounded good, and he can't wait until they get to the Ukraine.
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Crystal, I heard from Joe today, he does know Nick, Joe was his assigned mentor/sponsor when Nick first came on board. They are in Romania now for a few days, it is very cold and it was snowing heavily yesterday
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Crystal, have you heard from Nick yet?
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@Tina, Joe was born Jan 1992, his dad was on the Kennedy during that conflict, Joe was baptized on the Kennedy as well, he is an honorary crew member.
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I just got a call from Joe, they are in Romania for a few days and it is snowing very heavily.
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Hi Crystal, Joe is in Ops too, deck division
He is working on trying to change his apprenticeship to aviation, he should hear something in March on his packet he submitted
Please wish Nick a happy birthday, how old is he? Joe turned 20 on the 7th
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Comment by Sher7 on January 21, 2012 at 10:26pm
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Hello, my son is on the Vella too and I received an email from him yesterday telling me of his experience in Spain. He said it was great and they are moving on now. I'm sure your son will be in touch with you soon.
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@We love our Sailor Nick, what is your name? I would love to talk to you more, my name is Tammy. Hope to hear from you and we can get through this deployment together. My husband is a Desert Shield/Desert Storm vet, in fact, my son Joe is a baby boomer from that era, He was one of the first wave of babies after the Kennedy returned from that conflict
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My son Joe is on his first deployment as well, he is in deck division if Gage would like to make a friend, his name is Joe Nussbaum, or as they call him on board "Big Nuss" I am a navy wife also, but he didn't retire. He is a contractor for the navy now at NAS Meridian, Mississippi
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I heard from my son yesterday, he said Spain is awesome, he is really enjoying it there. @Nick's mom, what division is he in? I will ask Joe about him, what is his last name?
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