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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

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OPSEC - Navy Operations Security

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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).  

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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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Questions for Active Duty Spouses

Hey all you wonderful and supportive Navy Wives! I am in need of some answers as far as the life of an active duty military spouse! My husband is a PO3 and is wanting to go from Reserves to Active. I'm scared and need some support! I'm open to hear anything and everything about what goes on...the good and the bad!

Thank you!

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Comment by sailorwifenmom on February 2, 2013 at 10:30pm

A lot will depend on what rate he is, where you get stationed, and what you choose to make of it.  But I've been a Navy spouse for 20 years now and overall, I've loved it.  We have also raised 2 kids in this lifestyle, and they've enjoyed it, too.  In fact, one even enlisted himself.  

What, specifically, are you concerned about?  I'll try to answer :-)

Comment by Sweet*Southern*Lady on February 2, 2013 at 10:42pm

I think you need to ask specific question. It is what you make of it. If your sad and depressed all the time about being away from family and your best high school and college friends you'll be miserable. If  you look at like an adventure and learn the new culture of your duty station. Collecting new traditions along the way you'll have a blast!

Comment by Beth on February 2, 2013 at 11:22pm

Basically I want to know about the housing, what it's like to live on a military base...how you coped with being a small fish in a big pond...that kind of stuff!

My husband is an E-4, we have no children, but are wanting to start a family in the next 2 years. He hasn't put his orders in as of yet, but he is wanting something in Texas or California. I know that's vague...he's not going to just put any orders in as of yet until he can find a place that he and I both would love to go to. That's one thing I'm thankful for, because if he went right into active duty from A-School, he probably wouldn't have that option.

As of right now, I'm not so worried about being away from family and friends, I'm just worried about adjusting to a different life style. I'm up for the adventure and meeting new people, especially people who are in the same situation I am!

Comment by sailorwifenmom on February 3, 2013 at 12:08am

For the most part I've not minded housing.  The first time we were stationed at Ft Meade (and Army base with  lot of Sailors there), the housing was bad, and it was pretty bad in Newfoundland (also not on a Navy base) but other than that, it's been either ok, or really nice when we've lived in it.  Plus, unless you go overseas, where there are more restrictions, if you don't like the housing, you can always choose to rent off base in a place you choose.  (You will get a housing allowance based on his duty station and rank.)  Some people say they've had drama in housing, but first of all, you have to deal with neighbors everywhere, and second of all, usually the people who find drama are the ones looking for or creating it....  You'll "find what you look for / put out there".....  

As far as orders go, yes, the Navy has the final say, and needs of the Navy comes first, but you do get to fill out dream sheets based on where Sailors in your rate go, listing your top 3 choices.  Also, after your first duty station, when it comes time to pcs, they update what duty stations are available every month, and you get up to 3 months of looking at it before you have to pick something or the detailor just assigns you to something.

As far as little fish/ big pond....  I don't think that applies any more or less than it would anywhere else in the civilian rld...  You start out towards the bottom professionally and work your way up, and at the end of the day (or deployment) you go home to your family and friends...  If you live  shop on base, it could be like living in a small town

Comment by Beth on February 4, 2013 at 9:06pm
The question was for when it happens...it doesn't matter if its going to happen 1 month from now, or 1 year from now, I still am curious about what it's like! And yes his rate is highly overmanned on the reserves side.
Comment by Beth on February 4, 2013 at 9:06pm
Thank you sailorwifenmom for your info! :)

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