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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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Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com

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NukeMom
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Welcome, NukeMom!

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A little about me:
My name is Beth, I am a wife and mother of two amazing young men. My oldest son left Sept, 2011 for Basic..after PIR will head to Charleston, SC for A school in Nuclear Engineering, my youngest son is in the tenth grade this year... We are all new to the NAVY family... but are very excited and honored to be here!
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Stage of (Sailor’s) Navy career?
Enlisted
When I heard “Navy,” I...
Was proud and encouraged it
The Navy offers opportunities that...
I was shocked when my son came to me and told me that he is considered the Nuclear field..as he always wanted to be a surgeon. When he passed the Nuke test we were overjoyed at the opportunities available to him thru the NAVY. So now to make a long story short. We are supporting him and is decision to go NUKE!!! GO NAVY!!!
Our Navy experience so far...
It was positive and maturing. Our relationship has grown stronger.

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At 1:35pm on September 30, 2011, diannep said…
Accepted your friend request.
At 7:53pm on September 27, 2011, BunkerQB said…

Subs is a hard life. But small community - more camaraderie.

At 7:51pm on September 27, 2011, BunkerQB said…
Sometimes a week other times longer really unpredictable. Hurry up and wait - motto for Navy. I know a young man who enlisted a 18 as a nuke. Got his degree in Electrical Engineering (I think he did the STA 21 program), then became an officer. He reup and will stay in for 20 years. During his last shore duty, he got his MBA from a very prestigious univ out here in the West Coast. Anything is possible.
At 12:23pm on September 27, 2011, BunkerQB said…

I see your sailor is on his way to Nuke School. The Navy isn't going to allow him to switch to something in the medical field any time soon but he should still explore it anyway. You son should investigate into applying to the Naval Academy. If he has the brains to do nuke, he can become a surgeon - just a matter of opportunity. The Naval Academy reserves a number of slots every year for enlisted personnel.

Good luck.

At 10:25am on September 25, 2011, Mary, Proud Mom of Nick said…
PS - In case you have not found them yet, there are groups for boot camp, one for your PIR date (once you know his graduation/PIR) and for the Nuke program.  Lots of good information and experience to pull from.
At 10:24am on September 25, 2011, Mary, Proud Mom of Nick said…
:-)  He left for Basic aka Boot Camp.  Then he will be heading to Charleston, which is commonly referred to as Nuke school.  Which means he signed a six year commitment and the first two years are typically spent in school before reporting to the fleet.  Because he is going to be a Nuke, he will have two choices of ships...either a sub or an aircraft carrier (biggest ships we have)  I don't know when he has to make that commitment but it will be one or the other.
At 2:52pm on September 23, 2011, NukeMom said…

today was a good day...I am thinking alot about Cameron. I know he is fine...just wish I could speak to him...hear his voice...

At 11:11am on September 21, 2011, Emily said…
I just saw your comment about your son leaving. How are you holding up today?
At 10:18am on September 12, 2011, NukeMom said…

Gray, Ga is between Macon and Milledgeville....not very big just a small country town.

 

At 12:21am on August 17, 2011, Emily said…
Oh and rate means job- from your previous comment- and I am with Mary...where is Gray?? I lived in Savannah for a while and loved it!

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Latest from RTC Ship 11 DIV 001

Posted on October 21, 2011 at 1:37pm 2 Comments

Received letter yesterday from my son div 001 ship 11 said that their division flagged for passing first written test! They get another flag to carry around at graduation to "show off"  I thought that was cool..also, they got fitted for their dress blues and whites...he said they are really sharp!  Today is their PFA (Physical Fitness Assessment)  The first one was a practice assessment.  This one today will count.  Wish our boys luck!   =)

Thank you JESUS!!! I got my first phone call last night!!!

Posted on October 10, 2011 at 3:25pm 6 Comments

It was bittersweet to say the least.. I answered the phone and my baby was on the other end..."Hello Mama"  My heart just sank... a huge knot swelled up in my throat and I could hardly speak.  He sounded exhausted and rightly so..said that he just came off watch and they don't get but about five hours of sleep a night.. he said he was doing well...passing all of the tests and inspections with perfect scores... I heard his voice crack and then he started to cry under his breath...I then asked…

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RECEIVED THE FORM LETTER TODAY....

Posted on September 30, 2011 at 10:13am 4 Comments

I am doing the happy dance!!!!  Glad to finally have a little info to go on....Looking forward to the PIR in Great Lakes, IL.

Hurry up & wait seems to be the new normal....

Posted on September 28, 2011 at 12:40pm 2 Comments

Still waiting for the famous form letter to come.. needless to say, I am not a very patient person.  I find myself speeding home just to get to the mailbox to see if it is there.... like if it is it would go away somehow.. silly, I know.

 

I realize that I am not the first, only or last mother to be in these shoes....still, it doesn't make the waiting any better.

I know that when it finally does come...it will be like Christmas!  Just to know a little something...…

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