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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.
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."
**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).
**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 isno 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.
Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)
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Checking in . . . were your sailor's injuries from January fully healed? Have you been reslotted for PIR? I've been trying to keep up on so many fronts and wanted to circle back with you.
Joyb - you asked a question in chat before I joined re:900; that's the division that has special drill during PIR. They usually ask for people who have had either band or sports in the past.
Hi there, I just saw on the chat page that you got a call today from your daughter. I got a call today too, maybe our girls are together. What division is she in?
I do have the facebook page and I had a typo in my last comment. My son is going as a AECF he won't know if he is ET or FC until sometime during bootcamp. None of us will know the PIR until they class up. It will be an anxious time for us waiting for the mail to come. I will keep in touch I think this will be our safety net. Take care.
Hello, My son is going as a ACEF and we are from California. He leaves two weeks from today. Yikes time is flying by. I am not sure about how this works. I haven't left a comment on someones page before.
I'm anxious for graduation too, I just want to get the plane tickets and hotel taken care of now. I'm not a person who likes to wait. I'm get it done as soon as you can kinda person. :)
We are in WA. He got Corpsman which is what he really wanted, he loves that medical stuff. How about your daughter?
At 8:30pm on November 15, 2011, Okie Cowgirl said…
This is a hoot. Mari also went to the recruiter hoping for Mass Comm, but when we found out about the linguistics stuff she went straight for that.
The MEPs station is really close to our house, and so is the hotel where she will stay the night before. We will be staying at home after we drop her off and then going to see her swear in the next morning. Her recruiter told me last week that they are done by about 9:30 in the morning and then we have to tell her goodbye. He was not encouraging about going to the airport to see her off. I will probably drive over there anyway and try it. My husband can get us to the gate because of his job, so hopefully we can hang around with her. We will see- I don't want it to be awkward for her b/c she is the only one with parents around.
It is funny- we have a lot in common. My husband was Air Force too, but we really encouraged her to go Navy b/c they had what she wanted for a job, plus she really just wanted to be able to travel a lot. I think she will get more of an opportunity to do that with the Navy.
The waiting is hard, but it is coming up pretty quickly.
At 12:37am on November 15, 2011, Okie Cowgirl said…
Joyb- It looks like Mari is right behind your sailor by a week. She leaves Dec 14th. We are in Oklahoma. She is going in as a CTI (interpreter). She is nervous, excited, etc. How about your daughter?
At 11:44pm on October 22, 2011, Okie Cowgirl said…
Joy- Just found this Dec ship out group. Reading all the old posts and saw that you had asked if there were other girls leaving in Dec. My daughter is scheduled to ship out Dec 14th.
Thank you for adding me as a Friend. I hope that we can support each other. If there is ever anything I can help with, just ask. Blessings to you and yours.
We are happy to have you on the Navy for Moms site. You are invited to join either the Illinois or Missouri family page as listed below. It is a great way to find families in your area and even help plan meet and greets. We also have some packing parties for our troops overseas getting together.
Looking forward to hearing from you in one of our groups!
Be sure and let me know if you have any questions!
PS. Feel free to cruise my page and see if there are any other groups that interest you. One of my passions is supporting our deployed troops. Check out http://www.navyformoms.com/group/mollysadoptasailorproject and see if it is a group you may like to join.
You will find this site very helpful and full of members who are eager to answer your questions. Browse around the site and check out the forums, groups, blogs, photos, videos, and even the other member profiles!
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This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.
FIRST TIME HERE?
FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:
Choose your Username. For the privacy and safety of you and/or your sailor, NO LAST NAMES ARE ALLOWED, even if your last name differs from that of your sailor (please make sure your URL address does not include your last name either). Also, please do not include your email address in your user name. Go to "Settings" above to set your Username. While there, complete your Profile so you can post and share photos and videos of your Sailor and share stories with other moms!
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:
OPSEC GUIDELINES
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**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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Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)
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Shirts, caps, mugs and more can be found at CafePress.
Please note: Profits generated in the production of this merchandise are not being awarded to the Navy or any of its suppliers. Any profit made is retained by CafePress.
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Checking in . . . were your sailor's injuries from January fully healed? Have you been reslotted for PIR? I've been trying to keep up on so many fronts and wanted to circle back with you.
Yikes - so sorry to hear about your SR's injury. Have you had any updates on healing / progress?
How horrible - I hope that she is ok!
Joyb - you asked a question in chat before I joined re:900; that's the division that has special drill during PIR. They usually ask for people who have had either band or sports in the past.
Hi there, I just saw on the chat page that you got a call today from your daughter. I got a call today too, maybe our girls are together. What division is she in?
No, how do I get on the facebook page?
Yes, it seems very cool, but a bit over my head. lol... Aschool is in Monteray, where is your child's Aschool?
CTI is Cryptologic Technician -Interperative.
We are going through the same thing now... such a hard time, but proud time too. My daughter is going to be in the CTI program.
I do have the facebook page and I had a typo in my last comment. My son is going as a AECF he won't know if he is ET or FC until sometime during bootcamp. None of us will know the PIR until they class up. It will be an anxious time for us waiting for the mail to come. I will keep in touch I think this will be our safety net. Take care.
Hello, My son is going as a ACEF and we are from California. He leaves two weeks from today. Yikes time is flying by. I am not sure about how this works. I haven't left a comment on someones page before.
I'm anxious for graduation too, I just want to get the plane tickets and hotel taken care of now. I'm not a person who likes to wait. I'm get it done as soon as you can kinda person. :)
We are in WA. He got Corpsman which is what he really wanted, he loves that medical stuff. How about your daughter?
This is a hoot. Mari also went to the recruiter hoping for Mass Comm, but when we found out about the linguistics stuff she went straight for that.
The MEPs station is really close to our house, and so is the hotel where she will stay the night before. We will be staying at home after we drop her off and then going to see her swear in the next morning. Her recruiter told me last week that they are done by about 9:30 in the morning and then we have to tell her goodbye. He was not encouraging about going to the airport to see her off. I will probably drive over there anyway and try it. My husband can get us to the gate because of his job, so hopefully we can hang around with her. We will see- I don't want it to be awkward for her b/c she is the only one with parents around.
It is funny- we have a lot in common. My husband was Air Force too, but we really encouraged her to go Navy b/c they had what she wanted for a job, plus she really just wanted to be able to travel a lot. I think she will get more of an opportunity to do that with the Navy.
The waiting is hard, but it is coming up pretty quickly.
Joyb- It looks like Mari is right behind your sailor by a week. She leaves Dec 14th. We are in Oklahoma. She is going in as a CTI (interpreter). She is nervous, excited, etc. How about your daughter?
Thank you for adding me as a Friend. I hope that we can support each other. If there is ever anything I can help with, just ask. Blessings to you and yours.
Hi and Welcome.
We are happy to have you on the Navy for Moms site. You are invited to join either the Illinois or Missouri family page as listed below. It is a great way to find families in your area and even help plan meet and greets. We also have some packing parties for our troops overseas getting together.
Looking forward to hearing from you in one of our groups!
http://www.navyformoms.com/group/illinoisn4m
http://www.navyformoms.com/group/missourinavymoms
Be sure and let me know if you have any questions!
PS. Feel free to cruise my page and see if there are any other groups that interest you. One of my passions is supporting our deployed troops. Check out http://www.navyformoms.com/group/mollysadoptasailorproject and see if it is a group you may like to join.
Carol
Welcome to Navy For Moms!
You will find this site very helpful and full of members who are eager to answer your questions. Browse around the site and check out the forums, groups, blogs, photos, videos, and even the other member profiles!
If you haven’t already, please make sure that you review our Community Guidelines to learn the “Do’s and Don’ts” of the community. Also, check out this Internet OPSEC Safety Video.
Enjoy your time here! I look forward (along with the community) to reading more about you! :)
-Colleen