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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
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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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What's an Ombudsman and FRG and how to contact them
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So what are an Ombudsman and a Family Readiness Group, and how do I find mine? Scroll down and read. The websites offered in this group at the official Navy FFSC info and much more. FInding out the Ombudsman info is just one of many things Navy families need to know. Read on!
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Discussion Forum
How to locate your sailor's Ombudsman and your Family Readiness Group (FRG)
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Comment by NevadaSierra on February 28, 2009 at 10:51am
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Hi Everybody: I spoke with Linda Moore for the Washington group. I know that I am getting this wrong - I know so little - and I left my note at work! Gads I am a dork. Anyway, I have invited her to be here. So hopefully we will have that link to share as well. God and his angels' blessings to all of you~s
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Comment by Rebecca on February 27, 2009 at 3:08pm
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Awwww, thanks Meg! Just making sure our families are taken care of!
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Ann,
Welcome to the Navy family. The OMBUDSMANS information is as follows:ombudsmanddg93@yahoo.com
She can also put you in touch with the FRG (family readyness group,if they have one on board). Both the OMBUDSMAN and the FRG'S will keep you in formed on ship life and activites.
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Karen,
Here is the number to the Fleet and Family Service Center in Great Lakes
(847) 688-3603 x100
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Karen,
I am not sure if they have them in boot camp, fellow OMBUDSMANS, do you know? We can get you a number to the Fleet and Family Service Center and they would be able to tell you or at least who to talk with.
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The role of the OMBUDSMAN is that we are a direct link and liason to the chain of command for the families. We are source for resources for families to tap into. We help out not only when you are in emergency situations, but it just in need of some guidance and support. We are not problem solvers, but we help point you in the right direction of where you need to go to help solve that problem. We are able to speak directly with the commanding officer executive office and also the command master chief on the families behalf and the sailors if need be.
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Martha,
CO's usually don't send out letters directly to the families that I am aware of, although it does depend on the Chain of Command. Usually they will send out information through their OMBUDSMAN'S, to be put either in their newsletters or the FRG's newsletters. FRG= Family Readyness Groups
Yes you need to be put on their lists for contacts especially the FRG's list, for they cannot contact you withour your permission. I would get in touch with the commands OMBUDSMAN, so you can be kept in the loop of the ongoings of the ship and if the CO does do letters, she will be able to get you on that list as well.
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Very happy to hear the good news Annmarie!
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That's good! :D
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Was he able to speak with the Chaplain? I am just so glad that he's turned his outlook around!
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