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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:
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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Permalink Reply by Jessica on
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Oh goodness do I know how you feel! I had never been away from my husband for more than a few days before, and it has killed me then even. We have a 1 year old daughter together who asks for her daddy quite often, and he has a 6 year old daughter whome he had before we were together. So here I am living the life that we once had together with two little girls who miss their daddy. I not only have to be strong for him, but strong for these little angels as well! Talk about the hardest thing I have done in my life! We all want them to come home, but as SentryMom has said, just try to keep yourself busy! I'm not sure if you have kids of your own, but if so they will surely keep you busy. If not take the time each day to learn new Military words, write encouraging and uplifting letters to the man who is working VERY hard to make your life together better, and pick up a hobby! Think about it as this. Your husband is going through some serious life changes right now, all for the better. So next time you see him, you want to show him that you have picked up a few nice tricks while he was gone too. Sounds weird, but my husband loves his smoothies with whey protein in the mornings for breakfast, so while I was out shopping for groceries a couple of days ago I seen this cute little recipe book for summer drinks, and smoothies at the checkout counter. So I got that, and every day I practice making these drinks so that when we are together again I will be able to make some yummy new drinks for him to enjoy for breakfast :0) I have also (in between screams from the children) been trying to slowly get the house organized and ready for the big move to where he is going to be stationed for A School. It gives me something to do and it makes me feel like I am preparing to live with my husband again. If you have anywhere to do so gardening is a WONDERFUL way to relieve stress and anxiety. Unfortunately I have nowhere to do so, as I am in a 3rd story apartment. I may get a few pots and plant flowers for my back balcony though. As hard as it is, just tell yourself to use the time wisely and work on improving things around you, and yourself too. You officially have the time to do so. Good luck, and best wishes!
---Jessica D.
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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Just a small detail: not every A school is long enough for a dependent move. Do you know the rate he signed up for? We could help you figure out where he'll be training, and if you will be eligible for a paid Navy move there, or if you'll be waiting for his orders to a permanent duty station.
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Permalink Reply by tkloveherddy on
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Thanks for the advice Jessica , my husband left march 13 and our daughter is only month, it was bad where i ddnt eat and hardly slept, but I'm glad I'm not the only one that feels this way
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Permalink Reply by CMD on
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I sent my 20yo son to boot camp on March 14 as well. I also am the wife of an active duty Army officer. It is the second marriage for both, and we have four nearly grown children between us. Being a military spouse can be hard but wonderful all at once. You will move a lot, but that can be exciting. You will travel all over the states and the world! I recommend living on base when you can - you will meet lots of other military wives that way. There are so many activities and benefits to take advantage of as well - the Navy keeps their best men and women by being sure the family is happy as well as the sailor. I am sure this very early phase is terribly hard, but keep busy and it will pass, and soon it will be time to go meet him at PIR and then on to your new life!:)
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There are groups here for wives and GFS, you'll find lots of support there too.
Here is one:
http://www.navyformoms.com/group/girlfriendsfianceswivesofsailors
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