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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.
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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Hello Terri. Just got a call from my Sailor Son Brenden. He now has a new room mate.
He said that he took a financial class. He said that he is on hold to start "A School, and does not know when he will start.
Hi Justin's mom, wanted to welcome you to the AECF group and congratulations on having a NEW sailor in the house! Is he going to be an ET or FC when he graduates from A school? Both are great rates with lots of schooling on the front end. My hubby was an FC for over 10 years and now our son is an FC and is stationed in Hawaii. You will find our group to be a busy one, stop by often and welcome!
Good Morning Teri. I have not heard back from my son. I am going nuts worrying about him. I have been reading some of the posts left by others in division ship 12, Div 268. Only one of the recruits got to call home, and it was for security purposes. My husband keeps telling me that no news is good news. I will just have to keep praying for my son and his division.
Still no call. Just his letters that he is doing well on his tests and keep sending letters. We are staying at the springhill suites on Waukegan as they had a nice suite to accomondate kevins girlfriend. Very sweet girl and misses him dearly. I hope we make it to meet and greet pending Chicago traffic.
Yes, 4 boys, including Garrett. Thankfully, he took the approach during his high school days, (he is only 18; July 30th -19) not to be tied down to one specific girl. So, I tend to get my letters answered weekly. I am not sure how you can stand it and know it must be terribly hard for you. Since we live in Texas, driving is so not an option. My oldest son is a helicopter pilot, but he is in contract with an oil and gas company here and stays on call. Although the other 2 boys would want to come, it may come down to them staying with my brother and me attending alone. Practicing that senario with them lately. Jaws hanging open over that one.
As I was reading your wall, I see you are going thru health issues, and pray you are keeping your strength upthat you will be cured and back to good health soon.
Chris
Hi Terry, your wall is great, my son is also in the same ship and div 12/264....It is nice to see all the support here. I too find myself getting teary eyed just walking past Garretts room. Time has passed quickly and I can't wait to see him. I just learned in his letter today, he does not get liberty as long as I thought. If I don't attend PIR, Thanksgiving would be the next time I see him. Just ain't gonna work! But, the price of tickets for the other 3 boys and my self, would mean, as you say, there goes Christmas.
Thank again for opening up your wall.....hope to stay in touch. Chris
Sorry it's been a few days. My husband has been out of town so much so we tried to catch up as much as we could on the weekend and the 4th of July gave us an extra day. Did you have a nice 4th?
I'm so glad you got to talk to your son. As far as crying after the call, that's ok. We're moms and we miss them. I just tear up out of the blue at times. It is getting better now that Aug. 6th is only a month away. The first month went by so fast now looking back.
I understand about saving for PIR. We still haven't bought our plane tickets yet. My husband wants to see if the airfare comes down some. Right now it's around $400 a person. We need to buy 3 tickets. There goes Christmas. I don't see it happening with it being summer but am keeping my fingers crossed....
Hi Terri,
Sounds like you are busy lady in WV. How fun it is to work with kids. I worked for the YMCA as a counselor a few years during and after HS. It was good times and gave me lots of training for when I decided to start raising a family.
I had my phone interview early this morning, they called from NY-my time 8am. It was a preliminary interview with Prudential. The job is out my way, it's for an assoc. mgr position in their pension administration dept. They have their HR do initial telephone interviews before you sit down with with an actual hiring manager. Hopefully I passed the phone interview part...Check this out, the gal interviewing me, come to find out was in the Marines, well that started a whole talk about military, so the call went longer than normal. But she had a lot of great things to say about military life. She was fun to talk with.
Hopefully that gave me an in for the next phase.
My hubby is out of town until Friday and my younger son is always out and about, so I know the feeling with the house so quiet
Well, I've got to get started on some chores I've been putting off and I want to get card I bought sent off to Oren. Three weeks tomorrow that they've been gone. I still get sad and miss the boy, but after I send off a letter, I cheer up. Have a great day! I'll probably be back on the site later on today. Take care, Lisa
If it ends up with me not being able to go then I will make sure he know. I ask him in his letter if he knew a justin so we will see what he sends back. His letter said that it was kinds of crazy still and he really had made friends yet. Thank you
Hi Terri, I was beginning to think the same for you since I hadn't heard from you.
No new calls lately. Oh I hope you get to talk to your son soon. I think I read somewhere that they get to call on their 3rd week, but don't quote me. Did you get a letter yet?
It's been very quiet for me lately. I'm trying to get used to everyone being gone. Been busy with stuff around the house and looking for a new job. I was laid off in January. I was very upset at first, but began to look at it as a positive because it allowed me to be home as much as I could until Oren started boot camp. Not that he hung out with me that much, but I got to see him more than if I had been working. Now I'm ready to head back to the workforce. I have a phone interview tomorrow morning, so wish me luck.
I hope you're enjoying your summer. I envy you that you have younger children still at home. They keep you busy I'm sure. My younger son just graduated HS and is off enjoying his summer. At that age, they don't want to do things with Mom and Dad.
Good to hear from you. Let me know what's new with you these days.-Lisa
Hi Teri, my name is Pricila and my son is Kevin Gran. We are from Cincinnati area. Yes we plan on driving up in Aug. Haven't made reservations yet but will soon. How about you?
I have not heard from my son either. I just read somewhere that you can order to copy of the cermony if you can not go. A friend has offered to drive but I am not sure I can afford that after losing my job this year soooo... we will see about graduation.
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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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He said that he took a financial class. He said that he is on hold to start "A School, and does not know when he will start.
As I was reading your wall, I see you are going thru health issues, and pray you are keeping your strength upthat you will be cured and back to good health soon.
Chris
Thank again for opening up your wall.....hope to stay in touch. Chris
I'm so glad you got to talk to your son. As far as crying after the call, that's ok. We're moms and we miss them. I just tear up out of the blue at times. It is getting better now that Aug. 6th is only a month away. The first month went by so fast now looking back.
I understand about saving for PIR. We still haven't bought our plane tickets yet. My husband wants to see if the airfare comes down some. Right now it's around $400 a person. We need to buy 3 tickets. There goes Christmas. I don't see it happening with it being summer but am keeping my fingers crossed....
Sounds like you are busy lady in WV. How fun it is to work with kids. I worked for the YMCA as a counselor a few years during and after HS. It was good times and gave me lots of training for when I decided to start raising a family.
I had my phone interview early this morning, they called from NY-my time 8am. It was a preliminary interview with Prudential. The job is out my way, it's for an assoc. mgr position in their pension administration dept. They have their HR do initial telephone interviews before you sit down with with an actual hiring manager. Hopefully I passed the phone interview part...Check this out, the gal interviewing me, come to find out was in the Marines, well that started a whole talk about military, so the call went longer than normal. But she had a lot of great things to say about military life. She was fun to talk with.
Hopefully that gave me an in for the next phase.
My hubby is out of town until Friday and my younger son is always out and about, so I know the feeling with the house so quiet
Well, I've got to get started on some chores I've been putting off and I want to get card I bought sent off to Oren. Three weeks tomorrow that they've been gone. I still get sad and miss the boy, but after I send off a letter, I cheer up. Have a great day! I'll probably be back on the site later on today. Take care, Lisa
No new calls lately. Oh I hope you get to talk to your son soon. I think I read somewhere that they get to call on their 3rd week, but don't quote me. Did you get a letter yet?
It's been very quiet for me lately. I'm trying to get used to everyone being gone. Been busy with stuff around the house and looking for a new job. I was laid off in January. I was very upset at first, but began to look at it as a positive because it allowed me to be home as much as I could until Oren started boot camp. Not that he hung out with me that much, but I got to see him more than if I had been working. Now I'm ready to head back to the workforce. I have a phone interview tomorrow morning, so wish me luck.
I hope you're enjoying your summer. I envy you that you have younger children still at home. They keep you busy I'm sure. My younger son just graduated HS and is off enjoying his summer. At that age, they don't want to do things with Mom and Dad.
Good to hear from you. Let me know what's new with you these days.-Lisa