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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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That's exciting that you are getting to go down and see the graduation, it's nothing like boot camp graduation because there wasn't many people who came to see it. But I thought it was more personal. After my husband is done in Pendleton our duty station is Maryland. We were others hoping to get to stay in Pendleton or at least somewhere with good weather but as much as we've been apart I'll take what I can get! Are you guys still going to be at Pendleton after your husband finishes FMF?
hey ! I actually didn't drive. I flew out here. My husband was already out here, he just transfered over from Point Loma base ! But they flight was good.
hey dd, what's your and your husband last name I told autumn her chips paint, and she asked wad he an undes, and I told heer trees and she said she may have already met him..heer last name is ROBERTSON, AKA LIL ROB, hoper your weekend is a nice one looks like you have great weather there..im coming out friday to look dorr work...
oh, yeah it's like.. 9 months? It's a long one.. but you still have plenty of time till Feb to spend with your husband =)
my bf is assigned to a ship USNS Mercy, and it deployes on May 1sh for Pacific Partnerchip 2010.. And will return in September.. but i hope that my bf won't ship out with it, he is in A-school till June and then will come home for 2 weeks.. but who knows, they can still fly him there..
no, we are not married, and i don't know if i will move down with him.. he wants to though.. but we've been together for less than 6 months, 4.5 of which were BC and Aschool.. so .. we'll see =)
he is going back to cali!! He will be stationed in SDas well, and i'm so happy, coz it's only 1.5 hours from me!! Much closer than IL lol
Well, i'm trying not to think about it but .. i still do lol i'm just getting busy with my classes (i go to college), and that's about it.. killing time with friends... he left for BC in Dec 15th, and he will be done with school in the mid of June... so we're almost there!!
What about you? Is your husband currently deployed? You just moved to cali right? I hope time will fly for you until ur sailor returns=) And i hope it will fly for me too.. =)
Hello! My oldest son was undesignated for 2 years. At first he was freaked thinking he'd be treated very poorly. He wasn't. He was assigned to the Enterprise those 2 years and he worked most of the time in the boatswains mate dept. And EVERYONE chips paint on the ships.....not just undesignated so don't let the horror stories upset you guys. My son was very happy during that time. After 2 years, he was able to chose another rate and just started corpsman school this week. So tell hubby to hang in there. He's getting a paycheck, good benefits, housing and will get another opportunity to chose another rate.
i told eric when he left for "a" school that i didnt care where we ended up, but if he got to choose, to pick somewhere where it snows!! lol. like i said, i've always lived in southern ca so snow is like the coolest thing to me! have you joined the so cal moms group? i know there are several people on this site that are stationed down by you guys. my husband is an MA master at arms, basically a navy cop from what i hear. what does your husband do?
haha i bet! i had never been to IL before erics grad, i loved it out there! you wont see much snow in ca : ( change of scenery is always nice. how long have you guys been in mission valley?
i loooved coronado! it's a great place to grow up. very safe, tons of parks, nice schools, and the bases are really nice and there was always stuff to do. my husband and i are getting ready to go to our first duty station and i'm really excited to meet new people. none of my friends are married, and i'd just lik to meet more people that are like me and my husband. mission valley is very nice! loove the mission valley mall!
Hi! I read that you're new to the San Diego area, how are you liking it so far? I grew up in Coronado, my dad served 24 years in the navy. I live a little further north now, near Temecula CA.
Well thanks for the advice.. When he got his orders to San Diego, how long did it take until you found a place out there? And are yall going to be stationed out there now that he's no longer in buds? How does that work ?
Hey, thanks for the add! I'm wanting to find a place to stay ( short term ) while my husband is in pre-buds. Do you think that would even be worth it? Is your husband in buds now ?
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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.
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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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my bf is assigned to a ship USNS Mercy, and it deployes on May 1sh for Pacific Partnerchip 2010.. And will return in September.. but i hope that my bf won't ship out with it, he is in A-school till June and then will come home for 2 weeks.. but who knows, they can still fly him there..
no, we are not married, and i don't know if i will move down with him.. he wants to though.. but we've been together for less than 6 months, 4.5 of which were BC and Aschool.. so .. we'll see =)
Well, i'm trying not to think about it but .. i still do lol i'm just getting busy with my classes (i go to college), and that's about it.. killing time with friends... he left for BC in Dec 15th, and he will be done with school in the mid of June... so we're almost there!!
What about you? Is your husband currently deployed? You just moved to cali right? I hope time will fly for you until ur sailor returns=) And i hope it will fly for me too.. =)
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.
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