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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.
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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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Moms with Sailors in Sicily, Italy
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Do you have a sailor currently stationed at Sicily, Italy. Let's get acquainted.
Members: 41
Latest Activity: Oct 24, 2018
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Comment by J/J Mom on August 21, 2015 at 5:48pm
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Well, she's there! Finished checking in today & explored Catania a bit. Looks beautiful from the pics she sent.
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Comment by AJ (Katie's Mom) on April 23, 2015 at 6:03pm
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Exciting! Pack light, save room for purchases.
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Comment by PaMom on April 23, 2015 at 5:14pm
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just got my ticket going to see my son in the fall can't wait
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Wishing her the best, a great place to be!
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She got her orders!!! Yay, she's Sigonella bound.
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Jboysmom, enjoy your visit! I noticed when our daughter was there she had a lot of photos on her camera/ computer/fb but she didn't have any printed. We went to Italy 2 times, the first to Rome and Florence so she could join us and the second to Venice and then down to Sicily again she was with us. I took a ton of pictures and when we came home had them printed and put into books for her. She has been in VA since last November and I can't tell you how many times she has thanked me for creating a photo memory for her. When we go down to VA it's nice to re-visit the places we traveled together.
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Comment by jboysmom on July 28, 2014 at 10:12am
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My son moved to Sigonella a year and half ago. He's there with his wife and our 2 granddaughters. I lurk on this group every now and then. Wish I had more time to be more active on the group, but my job keeps me away from being able to be on the NavyMoms site. I was on the site 24/7 during the time when he was in boot camp, but that was 6 years ago. He spent 3 years on the Wasp and is now in Italy for 3 years. I'm excited to say that he and his family will be visiting us here in a few days. I can't wait! My husband and I plan to take a trip to visit them in Italy next summer. We've been saving up for over a year now and hope to have enough to spend a month over there when we visit. Since Italy is only about the size of Arkansas, we should be able to do a lot of traveling and get to see lots of sites while there. I'll try to be better about getting on this group so that we can all support each other.
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Good morning ladies,
My sailor left Sig last October and is now on the Ford. Please look back through the wall and you will find a lot of useful hints and suggestions as well as a plethora of information on many subjects and questions you might have.
Our sailors in Sig don't say too much about activities, I believe they are cautioned not to because of the sensitivity of the area and I understood that. So hang in there, every once in a while you will get a photo of them having fun!
The other thing I would like to say is: make plans to visit, don't put it off, you will be so glad you did.
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Comment by belovedbyHim on June 3, 2014 at 1:41pm
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Colleen- I agree there are a few who lurk like me but don't post often. My son is over there too but he's not the best fount on info. stuff takes about 3 weeks to get to Sig. but it can take longer. He's the youngest (found that out at the Bee ball) and seems to get the "boring" jobs. He's been standing watch a lot lately and he'll get to work a desk job too. He's not happy about that and I agree- He does better when he is physically working and working HARD!! You can also PM me if you want.
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Comment by AaronsMom (Ship 04, Div 811) on June 3, 2014 at 9:17am
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Colleen, My son is still in Sigonella, but he just got his orders to come home! We will be so happy to have him back in the US. He doesn't leave until August. It is easier for me to read the messages through my email, and I don't get on the website much anymore unless I have a new question or am searching for information. You could private message me, and I could give you my email address if you'd like.
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