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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

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

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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PLEASE READ ARTICLES IN THE "PAGES" AREA (20)

in the right-hand column, under the members (hit "view all") ----->

BEFORE YOU ASK QUESTIONS !!

These articles are the "reference library" for moms, ready to answer FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) 24x7 (twenty-four hours, seven days a week).  You may not have to post a question after all!  

"There is lots to learn before coming to NNPTC." This link will give you much needed info:

https://www.navsea.navy.mil/Home/NNPTC/

NNPTC OMBUDSMAN CONTACT INFO:

(843) 296-9426

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RED CROSS CONTACT INFO:

In the event of an emergency within the sailor’s family, where you feel the sailor must be notified and considered for Emergency Leave, you must notify the American Red Cross through the national headquarters in Washington, DC (1-877-272-7337) or via their website www.redcross.org.

The time frame for each of the schools is listed under "Your Sailor's Schedule Upon Arrival to GC" to the right ------->

Here's a "Welcome New Members" link from BunkerQB with some good info: Welcome New Members

The NF Rating Information Card can be found at NF Rating Information Card.  (If you get the security warning, it is safe to go there.)  https://www.thebalancecareers.com/navy-enlisted-rating-descriptions-nuclear-field-3345847 has some good info for you.


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Comment by ProudOfK on January 29, 2020 at 9:33am

The Hammer - since you mentioned French toast and your son is in Washington now I must tell you there is a cafe in Silverdale, the Oak Table cafe that is just awesome. Our son is a French toast fan and he says it’s the best he’s ever had. I don’t know if he ever made it to the French cafe in Charleston so can’t tell you how it compares with that. Sometimes there can be a long wait to get seated but when you do it’s worth the wait. And if the weather is nice it’s quite pleasant to sit and wait outside. I don’t remember if you’re son is in the Bremerton or Everett area but if he’s in the Bremerton area and you come out to visit him I strongly suggest that you check out the Oak Table cafe. 

Comment by The Hammer on January 29, 2020 at 6:39am

I already miss SC!

Now that my son is home and will be heading to Washington, I am remembering all of my trips to SC and the great places we ate at. There is a french cafe in Charleston that has the best french toast ever! It's always the food that gets me!

Comment by Canuka on January 29, 2020 at 3:11am

To all: thank you for the great advice and thoughts.

We are being very flexible having gotten very little information from our boy; mostly when I ask because of postings from you. He isn't sure when or how much time he will have; he thinks he will have Friday and maybe Monday since they aren't getting extended leave.

We are also waiting for him to tell us when & where to meet on Friday morning. Last I heard, he thinks he will have to escort us on to the school site.

Thank you for the information regarding traffic & timing. That makes sense with PS graduation too (we have the early, very early, one). 

We are taking the red-eye arriving Thursday a.m. I was very surprised at the limited Southwest options (only through Chicago Midway); I prefer not to fly north to go east and especially in winter. The scarcity of flights was a surprise as we had many more choices when we flew back in early December (after our cross-country drive). There were many flights out of Charleston to many different places. The difference may have been their recent flight sales and the fact that we were looking only about 3 weeks out.

Hotel-wise, the more we go to GC, the more we get familiar with the area. Over Thanksgiving, we stayed downtown, our sailor's choice. This time we are staying closer to the base but only have one night's definite reservation.

Sunflower - I will mention Red's Ice House to our son. He is very much into the Charleston food scene, especially downtown. 

Shipofdoodles - another option is the Foster Creek Villas/RV area that is the military lodge for the base. My son didn't know anything about it until I mentioned it. This has been mentioned in other discussions on this site.

Looking forward to the end of round 1.

Comment by ProudOfK on January 28, 2020 at 11:12pm

Sunflower- Red’s Ice House was one of our favorites. We went there on a couple different trips. We actually stayed in a two bedroom condo on Isle of Palms that we rented through VRBO when we were there for Power School grad. It was only about a 30 to 45 minute drive to base and our condo was a very short walk from the ocean. 

Comment by NonnaB on January 28, 2020 at 10:43pm

Hi all.If you are going to SC for graduation, check out hotels in the surrounding areas, like MoncksCorner, Summerville, Larsen.the are about 30-45 minutes from the base and may be more affordable.

Comment by ShipOfDoodles on January 28, 2020 at 9:02pm

Hi all! Thanks so much for all the input on the A-School grad experience. So helpful!

@JayDee659: Thanks for the tip about Allegiant. This might be a good option for my son flying at some point. I prefer driving if at all possible, ha ha (such a fear of flying), and am lucky I can get there in under 12 hours. (Not a sound argument, I know.)

Good advice @sunflower--thank you! I think a lot of the hotels require a 48 hour cancellation now, but perhaps there is an exception for military families--I have not yet asked. I was astounded at the hotel rates in April (even with discounts!!), so I found an Airbnb to share with my mom which allows cancellation if made more than 24 hours in advance. If you have more than one person available to share lodging expenses, this is a good option and a lot more space than a hotel room. I do remain prepared to hear of delays in grad dates and am planning accordingly (one benefit of driving and a having a flexible dog-sitter!) 

So, only nine weeks to go...and its only round one! My son seems happy, and enjoys his classmates. I feel so fortunate and hope the experience continues (for the most part, ha ha) to be a positive one. 

A good evening to all!

Comment by sunflower on January 28, 2020 at 8:04pm

To everyone planning future trips to GC  be sure to get hotel rooms that can be cancelled or changed without extra fees. We were glad we did because our son's September 2019 A-School grad was moved back a week due to the hurricane evacuation.  Most hotel chains give members no fee changes as long as you cancel at least 24 hours  before your stay and it was booked through their website.  Bonvoy (Sheraton, Marriott, Westin) even lets you use your other discounts like Military, AAA, AARP, etc and still earn their points.  IHG (Holiday Inn) usually matches some, but not all discounts.

My son's SLPO told everyone to meet their families at the Mini Nex and drive through the gate together. Our nuke was in uniform and he put his military ID on top of our drivers licenses and we went right through. I guess his SLPO didn't want people calling him.

We got into town on Thursday and picked our nuke up at the Mini Nex and took him out to dinner.

We had good meals at Community Pizza House by the outlet mall and Red's Ice House in Mt. Pleasant. Red's isn't very impressive from the parking lot compared to the restaurants it shares the parking space with, but the food was good and fairly reasonably priced for seafood.

Comment by JayDee659 on January 28, 2020 at 2:29pm

SparkJags, what is the football team doing on the marching band field?  We're a marching band family as well, never could rest in the fall until my daughter joined the Navy.

Keep in mind that fall is hurricane season.  That can change a lot of things so if you buy any airline tickets, make sure you can change them.

ShipofDoodles, I did notice that Allegiant is flying direct to Charleston.  It's a seasonal schedule but may come in handy for you.  They don't show on travel sites, you have to go directly to their website.  I'm flying them this weekend, and really like the airline.

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on January 28, 2020 at 1:03pm

Hi all - Happy Tuesday!

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Socalmomto3 - I work in Perris - just a few miles from March Air Reserve Base - we hear the planes fly over every day.  Love the sound - especially when the jets are flying!

Comment by SparkJags on January 28, 2020 at 12:37pm

Canuka - My son is graduating A-School on Friday as well. He said the last couple of weeks were rough! It is show choir season for our HS senior, so we won't go to this graduation. Our sailor is fine with that. He said the A-School graduation will be a brief ceremony because there will be a power school graduation that day as well. Since power school will start in March, we are now trying to figure out how to get to that graduation during HS football season (actually, marching band season at our house). 

 
 
 

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