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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
...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
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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:
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:
**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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- Graduation Info
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- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
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Roll Call: Name your sailor's sub!
Submarine moms are special:
--- All of us have boys, "SAILORS!"
--- Who serve on "boats,"
--- With whereabouts unknown, and
--- We only get sporadic, short emails while they're out!
Tell us where your sailor serves...
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Permalink Reply by Lee Maye on
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Lisa, I finally realized that my son is doing what he loves to do. HOW AWESOME IS THAT. Yes, he left me today for about 2 years. Darlin, I am a cryer. I slobber because I am happy. But I realized this time when he was home he is awesome and he is doing what his heart has called him to do. My Sailor did not "settle for some burger flippin job" (no offense to anyone). For the first time he left without me clinging to his neck and crying. They hate that. I felt AWESOME. I AM A SAILORS MOTHER AND PROUD. Sniff sniff. OK , I am back now. Those of us that have Sailors that we love find a PEACE that is the knowledge that we are so loved by our Sailors that they are willing to leave us so they can defend us.
I think I have rambled enough. But I hope what I said will help a family member out there.
Sailors Rule!
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My son, Doug, is a Machinist Mate on the USS Albuquerque. Is there anyone else out there?
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Permalink Reply by Rose on
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Deb from MI, it's been quite a while after your post, but in case your son is still on the USS Albuquerque, please pass along thanks to the crew for any help extended to the ROTC midshipmen who recently sailed for about twelve days in August 2010 with them. My MIDN 2/C son enjoyed the opportunity to ask questions and explore life onboard a submarine. --Rose
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oh lee, that is an awesome surprise!!!!! i know how over joyed you are. lots of TLC and have a great time!
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Our son, Michael is just recently assigned to the USS Buffalo after shore duty in Japan. He's glad to be back on board a boat. His first boat was the USS Los Angeles.
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My son, Couri is a ET on the USS Ohio/Blue, out of Bangor, WA. He will be on his 3 rotation, leaving again in May for about 6 months, then home for sometime to welcome a new baby. We are praying he makes E-6 this Sept.
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My son wil be on the USS Memphis in Groton Ct.Joining May 1, 2009 Navigation/Sonar
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Permalink Reply by Kaye S. on
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Wow, Terrie, I just now saw this post! (You probably thought I was being "snooty!")
Yes, there is more than one Chief. Remember that "Chief" is one rank on the way to becoming a "Master Chief" (of which there are ALSO more than one on a boat). So, there's a Chief over the missile techs, another over the sonar techs, another over the mechanics, etc., etc.
HOWEVER, there is only one CHIEF OF THE BOAT (the famous/infamous "COB!") He is the top ENLISTED man on the boat. Basically, the Captain/Commander has two men through whom he issues orders: (1) the "XO" or the Executive Officer, who ranks over the other officers on the boat and (2) the COB, who ranks over the enlisted men. -
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My son just graduated sub school and has been assigned to the USS Dallas. He is a CS.
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Does anyone have a son on the USS Greensville??
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