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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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A group for moms of sailors on VBSS teams.
Members: 11
Latest Activity: Jan 15, 2018
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Comment by cjtizzy55 on January 15, 2018 at 8:42am
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I notice that this page is not very active...that said, there is experience here. Our son will be attending VBSS training. What can we expect. Is this a big deal? Will he be able to come home or us visit while he is in school? It has been almost a year since we've seen him, and his schooling drivable for us for a short visit.
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Comment by MissMySailor on July 27, 2013 at 5:32pm
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Hello to the new moms here!!! We are all proud mama's here and I will try and be more active hopefully get more moms here too take care
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Comment by TenaciousDee on July 4, 2013 at 11:28pm
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Hello everyone! My son recently finished VBSS training and arrived yesterday in Bahrain. I just wanted to say hello to everyone!
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Comment by Hawkeye Mom on February 25, 2012 at 1:19pm
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Matt's Mom, have a wonderful time with him. Give him hugs from all of us! I started a digital book of pictures of his ship & of him. I plan on having it printed and giving it to him for Christmas next year.
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Vans mom, thank you! I have been thinking about him so much. The rest of the family gathered last weekend for my sisters daughters wedding & it hit me hard not to have him there. It was the first wedding in the family. I am over it & very proud of him.
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Comment by vansmom on February 25, 2012 at 9:43am
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Welcome Hawkeye Mom! He will be very busy in school, but you will hear from him soon.......you can see videos on youtube about what they do in school. He'll be excited to tell you when he's done! My son LOVED it and had a great time in school and is just coming home from a deployment where they used the training so much! He had a great time! I am so proud of him! :) So, don't worry, you will hear from him! Welcome!
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I am new to the group & my sailor is in VBSS training right now. I have not heard from him so I know that he must be very busy.
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OK, I see now...hard to keep track any more with all those that happened in that one week! They come in at the same time though! Yes, he is on the MOB and did the one that freed the Iranian hostages with them that day worked with yours I think though a few times. They probably know each other....they must have a good looking test for VBSS because mine is too! LOL hahahhaha! I can't wait to see them come home!!!!! So proud of them all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Hi Paula, Hope your son will enjoy it as much as mine did too....he is also just finishing up a 7 month deployment....those pics are of them out there! He LOVED it, had a GREAT time! He just got orders for an IA to Afghanistan, so he'll come home and then head out again soon, but he really loved being on the ship's VBSS team.......said it was a fantastic experience! Good luck to your son!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Helen, your son must know mine! They are probably on the same team, same ship???????? You must recognize that pic I posted huh?! LOL I have done the samething with all the pics and links.....can't even keep up with all the stuff now! 27th can't come soon enough! So proud of our boys!
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Hi all, I am very new to this, my son just told me he leaves for training Monday. He has been in the Navy for 2.5 yrs now and has been wanting to be on this team. He currently drives the RIB boat so he knows everyone well. It was so nice for me to hear the excitement in his voice he has worked so hard and he has wanted this for a long time. Just wanted to say Hello! Paula
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