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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

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:

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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).  

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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Moms of Daughters 2

A place to come to for support, guidance, to ask questions and share stories. We are all proud of our Navy Daughters.

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Latest Activity: Mar 18

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Care packages for new graduates (a school)

Started by Cali's mama. Last reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) Mar 19, 2021. 3 Replies

Looking for current information for my daughter on what's allowed for care packages..idk if it matters that she is in the great lakes location or not..ship 7 div 136...lonely mom with confused tears lol

Bootcamp arrival Sept 8, 2020??

Started by Stephanie0725. Last reply by Shoosh Oct 5, 2020. 4 Replies

Hello! Got the call that my daughter made it to bootcamp quarantine last night 09/08/2020.  Looking for other moms out there on the same timeline. Sadie is my baby, only daughter, and only child in the military.  I think I am going to need lots of…Continue

PIR DATE: December 13, 2019

Started by Donita. Last reply by Donita Nov 5, 2019. 5 Replies

Anyone else’s recruit have a PIR date ofDecember 13, 2019?Continue

Arrived at boot camp October 2nd

Started by Donita. Last reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) Nov 5, 2019. 26 Replies

Hey everyone- my daughter left for boot camp October 2nd. I missed a call from her last Friday telling me that her graduation is December 13th. I feel like the worst mom in the world for missing her call. Really didn’t expect her to call so soon but…Continue

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Comment by Oleander on October 21, 2019 at 9:06pm

Sorry if this is being sent multiple times but for some reason it doesn't appear this is going  through ---

Yes Anna! Definitely after May 2nd - that would be great! Plus I don't want you rushing in that big rig of yours! : )

Comment by Anna on October 21, 2019 at 8:55pm

Oleander,

So would after May 2nd be better for you?? Otherwise hubby and I have to rush from OK to NV to get there mid April. How about everyone else - - - - - 

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on October 17, 2019 at 12:24pm

I'm up for Vegas too!  We have B's wedding in July (7/19/20) but other than that I should be open to most dates ;-D

Comment by Oleander on October 17, 2019 at 9:23am

Sounds good Anna! the only conflict for me is the end of April - May 2nd. Otherwise..... Bring.It.On! 

Comment by Anna on October 16, 2019 at 9:56pm

JayDee,

I will certainly let you and Oleander know just as soon as I can pin down a date.  The weather is the biggest issue - making sure that we can drive from Florida to Oklahoma and then on to Vegas without encountering winter!!!!!

Comment by JayDee659 on October 16, 2019 at 10:30am

I'm in.  BUT I need a heads up as early as possible as to the date so that I can get a decent priced ticket!  Anna, as soon as you nail down your date, let us know.  SW has spring tickets on sale now....

Comment by Oleander on October 16, 2019 at 9:35am

Way to go potterycat, stay busy!!! That's a great way to get through the boot camp blues! Believe it or not in a few months you'll look back on this and think Wow that went by in a blink!

YES YES YES Anna! I'd LOVE to have a big get together here! C'mon ladies - let's make a plan! 

Comment by potterycat on October 16, 2019 at 7:48am

You all are very reassuring and I appreciate your kind words of experience.  

I love the decorations.  I typically go all out decorating but this year has been so busy and no the month is already 1/2 over.  Maybe next year.  I am throwing a costume dance party for our local mountain bike state championship so that should fulfil the need for halloween.  :)


Comment by Anna on October 15, 2019 at 10:57pm

Oleander, 

Those decorations are wicked!!!  Would love to see your neighborhood during Halloween (and Christmas for that matter!) Hubby and I are still planning our visit to your neck of the woods next spring!!  We are spending November in South Carolina with the oldest son and his family, then we go to Pensacola to spend Dec and Jan with officer daughter.  Making sure we are far south for the winter.  As soon as it gets nice in Oklahoma we are going there to visit with Catherine before the tornado season starts.  Then we head to Fallon to visit with the Chief and his family!!  But on our way to Fallon we'll be coming your way.  I will give you some better dates when we get to OK!!!  Hoping we will get to have that big get together - JayDee?  Spyder? B's Nuke Mom?

Potterycat,

Oh I remember those days and that pit in your stomach you get when you just don't hear from them.  When my daughter was in boot camp they could only write on Sundays and a couple weekends she just had too much going on to get a letter written.  My mind went to all kinds of dark places until I finally heard from her and she explained why she hadn't written!!!!! I was sweating bullets!!!! Hang in there Momma, you will hear from her!!!  Just not as often as we want!!!!!

Comment by Oleander on October 15, 2019 at 3:47pm

Whoa JayDee, crazy dream! So the moral of the story is, when in doubt go to the bathroom?! hahaha.  Love the purple butterflies. As you know, for us it's hummingbirds : )  And you're coming for Halloween next year!!!???!!! I'm so excited!!! 

Hi Blondie, good to hear from you. I swear you must be living 3 lives at once! Congratulations to your sailor and his promotion! Sending prayers he receives all of his items safely and on time!

My sailor has re-enlisted. She'll be on shore duty and has chosen recruiting. Next July or August my oldest daughter, sailor and I are planning a road trip to FL where she'll go to school. Though she doesn't have hard orders yet she knows she'll be in the NJ/NY area which is what she requested. Though she's never lived in winter (eeeks) she and her sister are very excited because they'll be living within an hour of each other! And bonus, we travel there several times during the year for my husband's work so we'll be able to visit both at the same time! Quite honestly I think we'll see our sailor more in the east than we have while she's been in San Diego.

Here are a few pics from our weekend of ship building. We start with 30+ wood pallets and have been known as the Pirate ship house for years, but this year we're morphing into Game of Thrones - hence the White Walker skeletons (yes their eyes light up blue)

 

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