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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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Japan Moms

For all the Moms(and Dads) with a Sailor in Japan

Members: 686
Latest Activity: Mar 13

Please, if you no longer want to be a part of N4M's consider NOT deleting your profile as everything you have ever posted will disappear when you delete it .  You can leave a group but don't permanently delete your profile!

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Comment by blm on April 18, 2014 at 9:20am

Sorry I have not been posting much, but I read daily and care about all of you

My son is in for Easter-he was recently blind sited by a breakup with his GF and I have been waiting for a hugs. He will be here till Monday. We all going for taste testing for wedding on Monday-we got choice from Daughter and finance on what to try-they are trusting our opinions. Picked out some invitations for her to pick from and that went well-she and finance have been very easy to please so far LOL

Her schooling in SD has been cancelled so not sure when she will be stateside again.

Happy and Blessed Easter everyone.

MyKid-what a frustrating situation-hope all gets worked out soon

Comment by Huskies on April 18, 2014 at 2:03am
What is with "long johns". Is it very cold in Japan? Also, does he really need "zen"? About how much would he need? He leaves Sunday. Where did these last two weeks go? I wish I could make it stop...
Comment by MyKidIsInNavy on April 18, 2014 at 12:30am

OK, so older Son made it through surgery today after 9.5 hours, we are home...Sailor Son in the meantime got new verbals, but waiting new hard orders.  Looks like he will be sent back to San Diego and will be serving on a LPD there, so he was told.  He is not very happy about not being able to go to Japan, but in my heart and with my older Son losing his vision, I am happy inside he is staying stateside for now personally.  I thank you all for your support and understanding and I am sure every now and then things get really messed up like they did for my Sailor.  I would love to stay a part of this group, I joined when my Son had gotten his orders before being sent to his 2 C schools, knowing Sasebo was where he was headed.  You all have been amazing support and so supportive to my older Son and my family.  Thank you ALL

Comment by Kim on April 17, 2014 at 11:09pm

Opps, I  think I assumed he was not detached from his command and was just home visiting before he detached.  I just re-read AntiM, and I THINK she answered as if he is between commands.  Sorry if I made it confusing.

Comment by Kim on April 17, 2014 at 10:59pm

Thanks AntiM for popping in to help.  I was hoping for a miracle way for him to stay home.  I know, wishful thinking.

My Kid, I will pass on my son's experience.  He was 2 years boot, A, C school, 3 years Japan, 2 years San Diego, next navy recruiter.  He had to wait for his next school but his ship was being deployed, so he had to detach. 

They assigned him to a ship that was still being built, so his command was an office on base.  The majority of the sailors at his temporary command were sailors just out of their first school.  Your sailor will always be assigned somewhere that he must muster in to.  

Please do not leave us.  I have been praying for your son.  Maybe God has decided that your sailor needs to be closer.

Comment by Anti M on April 17, 2014 at 1:34pm

MyKid... wow, frustrating and unusual situation, but not unheard of.  He will need to report somewhere... he should be on the phone to the detailer and to his potential ship in Japan.  The detailer especially.  He should talk to his sponsor, let them know his hard copy orders have been cancelled, so they won't be standing at the airport to pick him up (some sponsors do that).  He should check with the travel office, see if his seat on the overseas flight has been cancelled. 

He won't be UA as long as they all know where he is.  He probably will attach to the TPU (temporary holding unit) at San Diego, and "work" at the C school until the detailer comes up with new orders.  Hang onto the yen and phone, he may still get orders to Japan.  Document where he is and who he talks to ... who he speaks to by name and title.  

He will not be UA, as long as he tries to get to a base and report in.  They might not know what to do with him, but he will be on record as being somewhere! Report back to C school! He should not stay at home unless directed to do so, in writing.

An email from the detailer he can print out would be VERY USEFUL as documentation.

I hope your older son does well in surgery, and heals quickly and fully.

You belong in this group as long as you need, wish and want to be here.

(The Navy uses UA, Unauthorized Absence, not AWOL, that's an Army term).

Sorry I haven't been on, I pinched my upper spine and have numbness and stinging pain and aches in my right arm, hand and neck and face.  Taking meds, and resting.  

Comment by Rhonda-S12D347 on April 17, 2014 at 12:24pm

MyKidIsInNavy - I'm certainly thinking of you and your family.  It can be difficult enough knowing where and when, but LIMBO is not fun.  Hopefully, everything gets straightened out VERY soon.

Comment by Kim on April 17, 2014 at 11:09am

MyKids, all I know is that he is currently attached to a command.  They have to release him before he goes anywhere.  I think he will stay at his C school.  We need AntiM to jump in.

Comment by MyKidIsInNavy on April 17, 2014 at 10:44am

All he knows is his CPC called him and told him his hard orders in hand to head to Japan are being changed, and his leave expires tomorrow, but he has nowhere to go right now..:(  Supposedly his CPC from San Diego is trying to get the school side to authorize him to report in there and wait further instructions???  But we are just really confused and there is so much else going on this is NUTS.  I am assuming since his hard orders he has say he is to report into Japan, he better show up there or he will be awol??  what a MESS

Comment by Kim on April 17, 2014 at 9:22am

MyKid, I assume he will be on hold at his C school.  Don't leave.  Wait for AntiM to respond.  She may have some information for him.  I wish he could stay with you and his brother until this is resolved.

 

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