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Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!
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.
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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 0 Likes
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 0 Likes
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 1 Like
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 1 Like
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
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Comment by splash on May 14, 2015 at 9:21pm
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Hello Moms. How is everyone?
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Comment by Vickie360 on May 12, 2015 at 9:33pm
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Welcome!!!
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DepthCharge4...Congratulations!
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Comment by DepthCharge4 on May 12, 2015 at 6:01pm
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Ladies! I have a PACT sailor! Headed to A school at Great Lakes, home for leave, then on to the Seabees at Coronado!
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The mother that let me send my sons "GoPro" to her house said she was PACT and it helped her become an E6 quickly. (Not sure what quickly is to her)
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Happy Mother's Day to all of you!
Jessie- if he doesn't want Boatswain Mate then this should be a good way for him to get the job he wants. My son is APACT and looking into AM on his ship.
Kim - I was able to talk to him for an hour tonight and asked him about the Northstar stuff. He tried to explain it to me but- to make a long story short- even though he isn't an E4, he can use it to study for the test for his rate. I'm not sure I understand it all. He asked a chief about it and he said "yes" it is a good idea. You might have yours ask a chief for clarification.
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Comment by Jessie on May 10, 2015 at 9:10pm
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Thanks Michael's mom, I'm not familiar with that story but Wow!! After reading a bit about the ship and what it does I am convinced this would be great for him, and from reading the information lemonelephant sent me it looks like two years of service and then almost a guaranteed job in the rating of his choice assuming he's qualified and it's available. Can't get any better than that! Fingers and toes crossed for him:-)
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Thanks splash! It's not in my hands but I think this would be an honor and a wonderful opportunity, now the waiting comes! It's so hard not being able to just call or text and ask how it went today!!
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Happy Mother's day to everyone! it is hard to be without our Sailor's. And at the same time we are all so proud of them!
The post my daughter put on FB for me today made my cry so hard. Man I love that girl and miss her so much! Now I have to try and stop the tear so I can go to church.
Have a great day Mommas!
Jessie...I do not know anything about contracts and guarantees. But I can say that so far the PACT program has been good for my daughter. I like that they are not locked into a rate and can research their options.
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Happy Mother's Day all!!
My son graduates BC on June 5 with a contract as Boatswain Mate but he is a final candidate (final screening today I believe) to serve Undesignated for one year on the USS Constitution in Boston. If selected he wants to go A-PACT. He doesn't want to be locked into BM rating...sounds like a good opportunity, does anybody have experience with that option? RDC says he will be guaranteed a rating after serving his year on the Constitution. It sounds like an honor but I'm afraid of him giving up his contract. I would appreciate any opinions...next time I hear from him he will know if he was selected and if he was, he will have accepted if so, as he was super-excited about the possibility when he called yesterday:-)
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