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Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!

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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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CherylJ.W.-Ship USS ROSS
  • 67, Female
  • Conyers, GA
  • United States

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USS Ross

Started this discussion. Last reply by lemonelephant Jan 31, 2016. 2 Replies

Any Mom with a Sailor on the USS Ross? Continue

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A little about me:
Proud mother of 4 amazing children, 3 grown, 1 still at home. From St. Simons Island, Georgia. Currently living in Atlanta, GA area. I am a Registered Nurse practicing in Pediatrics.
I am here to support my
Son/Daughter
Stage of (Sailor’s) Navy career?
Enlisted
When I heard “Navy,” I...
Was concerned or afraid
The Navy offers opportunities that...
I grew up a Navy child so this is not unfamiliar to me. I have watched my son take this from a passing thought to seeing it through and now as he prepares to leave for Bootcamp in 1 month I feel overwhelming pride. He has worked really hard and has dedicated himself to being fully prepared for the experience so I now know in my heart that this is good! ( but I still cry sometimes) :-)
Our Navy experience so far...
It was positive and maturing. Our relationship has grown stronger.

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At 1:18am on January 31, 2016, lemonelephant said…

cherylj....w..t, I see you have changed your Username so that it no longer contains your last name; you also need to change the URL to this page. Make change 2 at the bottom of OPSEC and PERSEC (Making Changes to Your Profile) (clickable link) to take care of that. (If you are using a Smart phone, you will need to switch to Desktop View to make this change.)

Also make change 3 while you are there so that this page is no longer open to EVERYONE (Anyone) with access to the web.

There may be other changes you need to make as well, so read and consider each of the changes.

Another change that I recommend that is mentioned in change 1 is to change the ZIP Code to one that is not easily associated with your Sailor.

At 1:17am on January 31, 2016, lemonelephant said…

Check out USS Ross, Destroyer Moms (DDG) and Rota Spain. What is your Sailor's rating (job/specialty)? There may be a group for that as well.

At 9:27am on April 29, 2011, HeatherKy said…
Just wondering if you have received any mail past the form letter. Just getting anxious I'm sure. LOL
At 1:42pm on April 26, 2011, Pam said…
Hey Cheryl!  Hanging in there?  I see you have the Ship and Division Number now and will be able to send letters.  He will appreciate it so much.  The next thing to look forward to is the first real letter from him.  Then usually around 21 days in they will be able to make a quick ten/fifteen minute call home to let you know they are on track.  All I can say is, keep that cell phone close!!  If you need any help with the site, let me know.  Been at it for a year now.  It looks like your PIR group has a good amount of people already!  That's great to follow other's that are on the same track as your son.  My PIR group only had about 60 members, but we became a close group.  I have several on my Facebook now and it's great to follow all of their careers.
At 12:36pm on March 2, 2011, Navy for Moms Admin said…

Welcome to Navy For Moms!

You will find this site very helpful and full of members who are eager to answer your questions.  Browse around the site and check out the forums, groups, blogs, photos, videos, and even the other member profiles!  

If you haven’t already, please make sure that you review our Community Guidelines to learn the “Do’s and Don’ts” of the community. Also, check out this Internet OPSEC Safety Video.


Enjoy your time here! I look forward (along with the community) to reading more about you! :) 

-Colleen

 
 
 

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