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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:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

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RTC Graduation

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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PACT Moms

Let's chat about our wonderful sons and daughters who have chosen the PACT program.

Members: 222
Latest Activity: Jul 17, 2022

Hello

It has been a long time since I have posted and I am sorry. I hope everyone has been able to connect with others in the PACT program. My son is now 3 and a half years in and it has been a great experience. He thought he wanted to be an AM. When he got on the ship, he was put with the AO’s. Now he is an AD3. It was best for him to start PACT because we didn’t know much about the Navy and he wasn’t sure what he wanted to do. This has been a good route for him. 

Discussion Forum

S-PACT

Started by Maya2021. Last reply by Valtameri Apr 21, 2022. 1 Reply

Hello, I am newbie here, My son has signed 3 yr contract for S-PACT and will be leaving for BC next month 01/27. After which we were told he will attend another 3-4 week training and then will be…Continue

PACT Airman

Started by Angella. Last reply by shellyh Jan 7, 2019. 14 Replies

My son just left yesterday for BC, and I am wondering about his A-PACT program. The Chief Petty Officer at his recruiter's office told him that he came in under the PACT program and it was really the…Continue

Im Freaking out a little!

Started by tracemc. Last reply by shellyh Jan 7, 2019. 14 Replies

Really, I can't help but freak out a bit here. I am literally up at night thinking about my daughter signing up in DEP as a S-PACT. I found out when I arrived at MEPS to watch her swear in. I am ex…Continue

New and Improved Navy A PACT Program

Started by Barbara. Last reply by shellyh Dec 20, 2018. 13 Replies

Hi all!Relatively new to all this.... my daughter left for BC June 27th.  She signed up under the new and "improved" PACT program.  She was told she would be able to designate after 12 months at her…Continue

Tags: A-PACT, Program, PACT, New

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Comment by brynne21 on June 8, 2017 at 8:27pm
Comment by Genca on June 8, 2017 at 8:03pm

My son graduates June 30, and he is in a S-Pact, I think.  I'm still trying to learn all of this.  He said he filled out his wish list and asked to be on the West Coast. I still do not understand what his job is going to be or where he will go to A-School.  I think in Great Lakes, but he hasn't written much or answered any of the questions that I have.  Sometimes I think I have learned more about what is going on than he has!  Just because I spend most of my free time on N4M and on the Facebook pages for Navy loved ones... 

Comment by misisu on May 14, 2017 at 9:48pm

Popeye, my son is Ship 4, DIV 180 and his PIR is 6/9. Are you getting excited that your's PIR is coming up quick?

Comment by Michael on May 13, 2017 at 11:30pm
There are different PACT programs they put your sailor in the program that cordinates with your sailors ASVAB score as some programs lead to such jobs like NUKE. FN-PACT can get you into the NUKE program like it did with my husband as he scored a 98 and he's a fireman in the engineering area. If you google it it will give you anin depth discerption of what you want to know that's how I found out
Comment by Coolwater on May 13, 2017 at 9:47pm
My daughter is also in SN-PACT she is in ship 12 div 174 and her PIR will be on June 2, 2017. I didn't understand what is all about. I ask the recruiter and he told me only what is SN- PACT (stands for Seaman Program Apprenticeship Career Track). Nothing more about. I saw other recruit its diff from my daughter. Others are A- PACT etc. How the SR being categorize by the recruiter bfore they will go to bootcamp. Any help is highly appreciated. Thank you.
Comment by cjtizzy55 on May 13, 2017 at 8:16pm

TieranyC,  our son received his orders while in BC.  He is S-PACT.  He received them about the week before PIR. 

Comment by Michael on May 13, 2017 at 1:46pm
Pact won't find out about deployment anymore sooner then someone that has a rate. My husband is a pact and strikes in two weeks. Whatever ship you are assigned to you will find out your deployment, and that's anyone that's assigned to a that specific ship. If your ship is out on deployment when your graduate and donyour A school they will fly you out to meet your ship no matter how long they were out. My husbands best friends ship was out on deployment and only had two weeks left on deployment and they flew him out to Italy to meet up with his ship and was out for two weeks and his ship came back home.
Comment by cjtizzy55 on May 13, 2017 at 10:13am

misisu,  Sounds like my Sailor!  Graduated boot camp 5-5, and went to Great Lakes A school.  Was told 10 days.  Pushed back a week because of overflow.  Our Sailor was very fortunate, that he got his first choice on his "wish list".  Location and ship are just what he asked for...and yes Pact will find out early what their deployment will be.  In the right place at the right time for his choices.   

Comment by Michael on May 12, 2017 at 11:47am
I think Dream sheets are just that dream as when my husband graduated not one person he knew got any of there first 3 choices. He think they do that on purpose to get used to the lifestyle of not getting what you want as the Last 2 vacations we had planed and paid for were canceled as the navy canceled vacation he had as well as others on his ship
Comment by Popeye on May 12, 2017 at 11:34am
Misisu my son also said the exact same thing as your son and we were very surprised. My son said he will be at Great Lakes also for about 10 days of training so we asked his recruiter and he was also surprised that it's only 10 days he thought it would be about eight to nine weeks of training. Does your son also graduate on June 2 and what ship and division is he in
 
 
 

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