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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

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:

RTC Graduation

**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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USS Vella Gulf

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Latest Activity: Aug 26, 2018

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Homecoming party

Started by gnewell Aug 8, 2012. 0 Replies

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Comment by kim ann on February 26, 2009 at 1:29am
I know I like to stay informed, see what my boys are in for and/or doing, but the reality just gives me shivers. And PRIDE...! They are so very much AWESOME!
Comment by kim ann on February 22, 2009 at 4:38am
Ladies, your sailors make me so thrilled for them! They do awesome work alright! They make all of us SOooooo proud! Congrats! They had strong and loving moms, and it shows! :0}
Comment by kim ann on February 17, 2009 at 9:33pm
Ewwww! I know this is still a bit premature for me, gives me goosebumps! How amazing it is at what people will do, and what our sailors have learned! And how grand our military is! Thanks for the info Julie, in keeping me informed! Your such a dear!
Comment by kim ann on February 13, 2009 at 10:28pm
I hope nothing seriously going on? The ways of the world is bad enough...Hope, once more for a wonderful day tomorrow. Smile, feel the love! Wishing you all well... :0}
Comment by kim ann on February 13, 2009 at 12:30am
Ladies, I hope your sailors treat you well for Valentines, with them at least getting in touch with you to say how they Love You! Seems the time is sure moving along quickly, now that 'cupid' is out and about again! Happy Valentines Day!
Comment by kim ann on January 14, 2009 at 11:59pm
Thanks for the welcome! May be a bit premature for me to join, as one of my sailors is not here just yet. Thought may be beneficial for my to gather as much info as possible, before he deploys!
 

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