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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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No we havent recieved the form letter yet. CTI stands for cryptologic techhnican interperative. He'll be a linguist. His a school will be pretty long and intense from what we know and just depending on the language he will get to learn will decide how long he will be in a school. A girl I work with said her ex boyfriend was in the navy and earned a couple of phone calls he made to her. I had no idea they could do that! That'd be awesome if you got to hear from him!
I know i have found a few of them i havent read yet just for those days im wishing i had a letter and i dont! Well thats exciting and April 15 will be here before you know it! Jeff is CTI and wont find out the language he learns until later on. I havent heard for sure when his PIR is going to be though it will either be May 6th or 13th. Has he called you while he's been there?
sorry I havent been on in a couple of days. but congrats on your letter im so excited for you! i told you it would come when you least expect it! Im sure it did make your day im so excited for my first letter haha i still have a long way to go but my boyfriend had wrote letters and hid them in my room for me to find which makes my day when i find one! when is PIR for your boyfriend and what is his job? congrats again about your letter!!
Oh I'm so glad you got your letters too!!! It totally makes your day, I feel like I can breathe again this week, until next Thursday when I will be looking for another letter!! I am hoping sometime between now and Thurs they will be able to call us...that would be awesome!! So glad you are feeling better! And my mouth is all healed up from the wisdom tooth pull already...its nice because it was an easy one to come out, thank God, so it healed up real quick. Hope your aunt is doing OK! I am really glad we can talk to each other, it really helps me out knowing that your Chris (it was Chris, right?) is in the same div as my Max. So excited for PIR, it will be a great day for all of us!
Hey girl, just got my letters today, was so thankful! I got 2 from Max, a total of 5 pages. I cried so hard when I got them, and then reading them I couldn't stop crying. I miss him so much and love him so much, and I'm sure you are feeling the same way too. I can't wait till this is over. I am praying for your aunt, I hope that everything turns out alright, its so hard to deal with issues when your man is away....this is a much smaller issue, but I just had a wisdom tooth out, and started crying because I was sad that Max wasn't there to comfort me. But they are there, and they miss us just as much as we miss them! Max said one of the hardest things about it was missing me. He will find out more about his job in a few weeks it sounds, sounds like its up in the air for now. I hope you get a letter soon!
Yah, I am having a hard time right now because we are waiting on their letters this week. Once I know what day their letters will arrive it will be easier, then we can expect them on the same day every week. I am just praying that Max wrote me! I know I just have to stay positive, but sometimes its really hard. I cry a lot too. I don't think I have ever cried this hard for this long about anything before! That's awesome that your guy got into the nuke program! Wow super cool...Max is undesignated for now, and will be able to do what he really wants once he gets out of bootcamp (he gets his citizenship after bootcamp), and you can only sign up for a few jobs if you arent a citizen yet.
This is the longest Max and I have gone without talking as well...its so hard with him gone! I hope it will get easier, but as soon as we get to "the next step" (like getting the form letter), then I'm worried about getting the next one (like real letters). I have been praying all weekend that I will get a letter this next week, I hope we all do! We have been together for 5 years, and married for 2. In fact, our anniversary is Apr 2! The countdown clock does help, and every day we are a little closer to seeing them. I just miss being a part of his everyday life right now...but I know this is the hardest part. What does your guy want to specialize in?
OMG, I feel exactly the same way!! Max and I are really close as well, before he left we spent every day together, and we tell each other everything too...without him here it seems so empty, and everything during the day makes me think of him! I will see a jar of nutella and it makes me miss him so much! (he loves nutella) or something small like that! I have tried to not center around the mail coming in so much, but I tend to do the same thing, just waiting for any scrap of news...I know it will get better!! I keep telling myself that 8 weeks isn't that long! It seems like forever right now, but as soon as we start getting mail it will be better!
Hey Cheergirl! I am doing OK, I thought I would be over the crying stage already, but it comes and goes...seems like I have good days and bad days...what about yourself? It helps a lot to write Max and let him know about my day....I am praying we will get letters from them this coming week...I think the time will start to pass faster now that 2 weeks are already over!!
You sort of get used to it. haha. That doesn't make it easier, but you just sort of create a new life. Not a life without him, just one where you communicate through phone, computer, and mail, and seeing him becomes a holiday in itself.
KEEP BUSY. Start a journal for him that he can read after boot camp or A school or whenever. Write lots of letters. :) Take pictures to send to him... They say no suggestive pictures, but that's just a chance you take. haha. Pick up extra hours at work, take an extra class or two if you're in college. Take an extra tumbling class (Based on your name... I love cheer!!). Work out more. Do anything to keep from sitting on the couch thinking about him.. That's just torture! haha
Hey! It's not too bad. It's completely different from any other part of the Navy. And their school is long and stressful--you'll really be is support system. But if you have the money, there's lots of opportunities to visit him. :)
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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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:
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**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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No we havent recieved the form letter yet. CTI stands for cryptologic techhnican interperative. He'll be a linguist. His a school will be pretty long and intense from what we know and just depending on the language he will get to learn will decide how long he will be in a school. A girl I work with said her ex boyfriend was in the navy and earned a couple of phone calls he made to her. I had no idea they could do that! That'd be awesome if you got to hear from him!
I know i have found a few of them i havent read yet just for those days im wishing i had a letter and i dont! Well thats exciting and April 15 will be here before you know it! Jeff is CTI and wont find out the language he learns until later on. I havent heard for sure when his PIR is going to be though it will either be May 6th or 13th. Has he called you while he's been there?
You sort of get used to it. haha. That doesn't make it easier, but you just sort of create a new life. Not a life without him, just one where you communicate through phone, computer, and mail, and seeing him becomes a holiday in itself.
KEEP BUSY. Start a journal for him that he can read after boot camp or A school or whenever. Write lots of letters. :) Take pictures to send to him... They say no suggestive pictures, but that's just a chance you take. haha. Pick up extra hours at work, take an extra class or two if you're in college. Take an extra tumbling class (Based on your name... I love cheer!!). Work out more. Do anything to keep from sitting on the couch thinking about him.. That's just torture! haha
Hey! It's not too bad. It's completely different from any other part of the Navy. And their school is long and stressful--you'll really be is support system. But if you have the money, there's lots of opportunities to visit him. :)
Welcome to the Nuke journey :)
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