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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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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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Permalink Reply by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on
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Good times Anti M - we lived out on Sagami Bay - the final bus stop on the line...Miskigucci. (okay I forget the spelling!!) Old western house in a fishing village. Mostly all local folks but FCC was our neighbor and then we had some of those wild Blue Ridge boys down the street. We used to host chill cookoffs on the beach each year, had t-shirts printed for each event and hmmmmmm...the chill dishes that the japanese would make - a tad different than ours! We had a sushi chef in the neighborhood and we would have sushi lessons and the Easter egg hunts that we introduced them to were a blast. We really blended both cultures and everyone enjoyed. There was a year waiting list to move into base house and when they finally told us - they had space, we said forget it ...we love living out here! I miss the presentos!!!
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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I remember Sagami ... a friend of a friend had a big beach house out there and we cooked Thanksgiving dinner. I know, most Japanese houses don't have real kitchens, but this one did. My first turkey ever and it turned out perfectly.
We tuned down base housing too, we had cats and a great house-owner (no house agent) and taught/turtored English to lots of the neighbor kids. I actually can teach, so tutoring English was fun and made lots of pocket change for us. My husband tutored too, the boys preferred learning from a guy. Sunday classes with one family turned into weekly potlucks. Hubby can cook, and the Japanese husband made fun of him. Larry said "All great chefs are men, aren't they?" Next week, the husband had made a very fancy green-tea sponge cake. LOL. Good memories of Japan! -
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You could have been in our house Anti M - it was a big beach house on Sagami Bay and it had a kitchen. You hear about all of the small Japanese houses but this one although very old was really very good size. No heat or air conditioning but we used kerosene heaters for heat...it was the best way to heat up your sake' !!!
We used to have all the holiday meals at our house for my husband's division...as well as our Japanese neighbors. We learned so much from each other. I know our house is still standing so hoping sailor son will get orders there and we can take him back to his birthplace, etc.
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Permalink Reply by CCR on
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WOW, what a small world, Anti M. I would have loved to been there with all that sushi Mary! Our son has been exposed to such a wide range of culture too, I think thats what attracted him to the Navy as opposed to other branches.
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And he is SO going to get to see it CCR.!
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Permalink Reply by Karmen on
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Hello, my name is Karmen. My son Andrew graduated from bc 10/10. He is 19 years old and was in the DEP program since Jan. Andrew is in his first week of SCC, he moved there 3 days ago. He originally went in the Navy to be a CTR but was disqualified for top secret clearance. He was reclassified to the EC/CF field. I believe this was Gods work because he gets really excited when he talks to other ET"s . He is a little bored right now waiting for A school to start.
I live in Hampton, Va. I am from Wisconsin and moved here in the 80's. I have been around many military personnel and was not surprised when Andrew decided to join the navy. My brother was a nuke and retired after 20 years then moved back to WI. As I talk to Andrew ,he talks of making the Navy a career and getting his college degree in electronics. I am glad to have found this site to talk to other moms and get great information. It helps to ease the mind. Thank you. -
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I'm Kelly and we are from Hinesville, Georgia near Savannah. I have 3 children with my oldest in the Navy. My son, Trevor, has been in for over 2 years and is stationed aboard the USS Enterprise in Norfolk. He is an ET, currently PO3. He has been on one deployment so far. Currently, the Enterprise is in dry dock and doesn't expect to deploy again until 2010. He is trained on the navigation and radar systems. Before joining the navy, Trevor gained an industrial mechanics diploma while in high school from the local tech college. He worked as an auto electronics installer at a local store. I believe he plans on doing at least 2 enlistments but could possibly do more if things work out to his satisfaction. The Navy has been both a challenge and a blessing to him so far. It seems to have matured him very quickly. He's still a mama's boy tho since I talk to him almost every day.
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Well I'm not a Navy mom but I had to join to thank you all for the great information.
I'm a prior service Marine, did my four years in and got out a little over three years ago. After working with recruiters for years I finally got approved to get into the Navy. I was approved by the FC enlisted community manager and will be shipping out in February 2009 at the latest.
It's great that you all have this site to share information. Getting anything out of my recruiter is like pulling teeth and this is the only place I could find 'real' information about the school process. I'm really excited to get back in and start serving my country again. -
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Mike - did we tell you that the recruiters come to US for information?!! LOL
Seriously we have every level FC possible on this site, start with those in DEP to Fleet Sailors. So there is a well armed group of moms, girlfriends and wives here to answer any questions that you might have. Our son went to boot camp last February as well and is in his final weeks of A school at GL. Although we do not expect to see C school orders until January due to the holidays. So he's on the newer side of FCs, my husband was an FC for 10 years and any questions that we can help you with - don't hesitate to ask. -
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My Name is Annette My son is Joshua He PIR'd 01/07 He just graduated from ET school last friday I made it there. Josh was on the USS Wisconsin in Great lakes. Joshua has not got any orders yet to where C school will be. I live in Louisville Ky. I'm not that good about getting around navy mom's sight yet.
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