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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

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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BoxinatorMom Ship11 Div331's Blog (10)

PIR on October 12, 2012- The 237 Birthday of the United States Navy

I had the honor of attending my son's Pass In Review on the 237th birthday of the Navy in the company of about four thousand fellow spectators. On this graduation day, one fully appreciates the magnitude of committment our sons and daughters have made. You feel the power of the United States Navy and the glory of our country. As I heard 1100 voices loudly and proudly recite the Sailors Creed and sing Anchors Away, my eyes repeatedly welled.  I believe the Navy's newest sailors  also felt the…

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Added by BoxinatorMom Ship11 Div331 on October 16, 2012 at 10:00am — 2 Comments

Mind Blogging and Mind Boggling

I find myself flipping back forth between "What I can write about on this blog?" and wrapping my head around the events in the world, "What the heck is going on?"  I have little mini-blogs in my head as I  wander around the shampoo aisle in Target. And later, as I sip my coffee and watch virtual chaos on the news, I am wondering why is this all happening  NOW? Am I just increasingly aware since we have a son in the Navy?

I thought about blogging about the  466 Navy acronyms…

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Added by BoxinatorMom Ship11 Div331 on September 17, 2012 at 3:30pm — 1 Comment

NOW READ THIS!

I'm not asking you to read this blog! Although I do appreciate being read by you.

I'm suggesting a couple of books that you, your SR's parents or siblings might enjoy reading. I found out about these books by reading a blog by another Navy Mom written ages ago. My husband has been enjoying reading these and I think they provide us with a little comfort in learning what our SR is learning. And seeing a little into boot camp life  is never a bad thing, as we're all pretty much out of…

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Added by BoxinatorMom Ship11 Div331 on September 10, 2012 at 9:30am — 3 Comments

It's on the milk carton!!

Good Morning,

Opening a new carton of milk,  I notice it's right there!! No, not my son's face silly,  the date for his PIR! The date on the milk EXP: Oct 12. Well, who would have thought that it would already be stamped on a milk carton? As I stood there pouring the milk into the bowl, I was transported to a big open space in Great Lakes Illinois and imagined hundreds and hundreds of blue (they will be blue by then, right?) uniforms parading in with flags…

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Added by BoxinatorMom Ship11 Div331 on September 7, 2012 at 9:19am — 1 Comment

The CHIXPox SR will soon rejoin his division! <fingers crossed>

Hello everyone!

I don't have any new things to tell you because our SR has been in isolation. Not fun for him, but he has been able to contact us and keep us updated on his health. And we have squeezed a few stories out of him. 

If your son is in his Division (ship 11 Div 331) , he really likes all his fellow SR's. He says the group gets along well. He can't see himself moving because there is such commeraderie amoung his fellow SR's. I think that's a great sign and I hope you…

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Added by BoxinatorMom Ship11 Div331 on September 3, 2012 at 4:30pm — 2 Comments

Boxinator vs. Chickenpoxinator, that is the question!!

For those who aren't in my son's Division, I got a call today that my SR has the Chicken Pox -AGAIN.

He had a mild case when his older siblings had it. He was 2. I guess it was so mild he didn't get antibododies....so now he's in quarentine in the VA hospital. There is a break out of CP in another soon to graduate division... so my SR caught their virus. He's fine, but itchy. And rather annoyed at being removed from his group. He is hoping only for a short while and that his PIR won't…

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Added by BoxinatorMom Ship11 Div331 on August 30, 2012 at 2:57pm — 1 Comment

My bologna has a middle name....

Saturday I went to buy my mother-in-law a birthday card. I ended up spending ages in the card section of the Hallmark store sifting through cards.... 

Our SR  has ALWAYS been the comedian in the family. We all think we're  pretty funny, but our SR has great delivery! He can "comedy speak" any language! Is he really speaking German, Hindi, Chinese and Arabic? NOPE! But you'd not know it if you too didn't speak it.  He can imitate any accent speaking English too. It's pretty…

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Added by BoxinatorMom Ship11 Div331 on August 28, 2012 at 5:37pm — 5 Comments

I have become my own worst nightmare!

I may have become the woman I used to avoid! YIKES!

Let me explain. Read on, as this does have SOMETHING to do with N4M's!!

I was the woman who appreciated every point of view. I always had very strong personal beliefs, but I kept my opinions to myself. Strong faith ( I do believe in God and that there is a plan), strong family ties (Like being nice to certain family members when I don' t really like them!) a strong moral compass ("Do unto others" stuff...), perhaps generous to a… Continue

Added by BoxinatorMom Ship11 Div331 on August 23, 2012 at 10:55am — 6 Comments

PIR date/letter is MIA

I was just emailing a friend  (found here) that I should be sitting at the mailbox every day at 2 PM singing"Mr. Postman". It is encouraging to see that "JordonsMom" got a letter and her son left the same day as mine... so, I know everyone gets processed differently and our letters should be on their way soon. I was happy to see her date as 10/5... for some reason I was told more than likely,  10/12.... we'll see!!

I am very happy to hear from so many wonderful women who are…

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Added by BoxinatorMom Ship11 Div331 on August 21, 2012 at 2:38pm — 3 Comments

Gone to Boot Camp one week ago today!

The hardest thing I have ever done is walk away from my son,  leaving him with his recruiter. I would not wish that heart wrenching experience on my worst enemy! We were lucky in that our son was able to have his cell phone and call us from a hotel he stayed in the first night. 

I am waiting for a letter and his address. In the meantime, the box of his stuff arrived home. (How weird is that experience?) I have cleaned and organized his room. It's an odd feeling to have another person…

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Added by BoxinatorMom Ship11 Div331 on August 20, 2012 at 11:00am — 1 Comment

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