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Join groups!  Browse for groups for your PIR date, your sailor's occupational specialty, "A" school, assigned ship, homeport city, your own city or state, and a myriad of other interests. Jump in and introduce yourself!  Start making friends that can last a lifetime.

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

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**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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OCS Graduate Moms

For those who have graduated from Officer Candidate School in Newport, RI or who are currently attending there.

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OCS in November

Started by J71792. Last reply by barbrag Oct 12, 2023. 4 Replies

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Comment by M's mom on November 25, 2014 at 11:45pm

pbmcdaniel: Glad to help.  I found lots of help here when my son was a Navy newbie, so just trying to pay it forward.  The group's name here is actually "Naval Aviation" not Aviators, but you probably found it anyway.   After your son reports, he will then be on active duty and not burning leave anymore, even if he is "stashed" for a while.  "Getting paid for doing nothing--I could get used to this," my son said!  The Navy is very much HURRY UP AND WAIT.   They have to hurry up and report, and then wait around until the class/job starts, or the ship departs, etc.    Some of the future nuclear officers in my son's OCS class were not going to class up for several MONTHS, so the Navy sent them home to work in their local recruiting office until their class started!!!

Comment by pbmcdaniel on November 25, 2014 at 11:10pm

Thanks, M's mom!  Will definitely check out the Moms of Officers group and the Naval Aviators group. We appreciate the advice!!

Comment by M's mom on November 25, 2014 at 11:01pm

pbmcdaniel: Congrats on your son's graduation!  Now you can join the "Moms of Officers" group here on N4M's.  There have been some recent exchanges in that group about newcomers taking over apt leases for someone who was being deployed, so the roommates didn't get stuck with having to make up the rest of the rent money. I think those guys found a roomie on Facebook, so have your son search FB for "Pensacola Naval Aviators" or similar.   I'm sure there are always NFO's coming and going from P'cola so somebody's always looking for a roomie. There has also been good advice about moving on the "Moms Of Officers" group and a link to a discussion on having the Navy pay for the moving service.   Also, join the "Naval Aviators" group here.--Most of those Moms' LO's have been through P'cola at one time or another, and they could help with apt advice, etc. I know there are some areas of P'cola that are of questionable safety, and they suggest that sailors steer clear of there.  As far as reporting, your son might as well report sooner rather than later, because if the next class doesn't start for a week or even several weeks sometimes, he will just be put on "stash" duty until his class starts, and he will have plenty of time to look for an apt.   My son had to report to Virginia Beach for Intel School after OCS, but his class didn't start for three weeks.  After he reported, he was put on "stash" and literally could "phone it in" by just calling his CO every morning to report, and then he had plenty of time to apt hunt and get settled.  Once your son reports, he will be told when he will "class up," and hopefully will then have stash time to get settled.  Good Luck to your son!

Comment by pbmcdaniel on November 25, 2014 at 10:07pm

Sylas,

Have thought of you this week with your LO having one week under his belt. Hope you are doing okay.  Hang in there....the phone calls WILL come later on!!

Comment by pbmcdaniel on November 25, 2014 at 10:05pm

HELP!!!  Our recent OCS graduate must report to Pensacola by Dec. 5.  He would like to report on Dec. 1 in order to save some leave.  We are looking for the best house hunting/moving/reporting advice.  Those of you who have been through this, please advise.  Should he take an extra leave day to find a place to live while staying at the Navy Lodge BEFORE he reports OR should he report and request house hunting leave before looking for a place?  He is feeling unprepared for this whole process.

Comment by Anna on November 21, 2014 at 3:02pm

Sylvas,

You are so welcome, I'm glad I could help!!!!

Comment by JediGrey on November 21, 2014 at 9:49am
Anna - Walgreen's had it. We went to every big box store in the area and even the the AT&T store. Every one of them has gone to the rechargeable cell phones. I never would have thought of Walgreen's without your comment. Thank you so much.
Comment by JediGrey on November 21, 2014 at 5:19am
Hi jkcmom, I would love the link to our class! Thank you! I've been searching but haven't been able to find it.
Comment by jkcmom on November 21, 2014 at 5:14am

Hi Sylvas,

My daughter also leaves Saturday for OCS.  We've been waiting for so long, can't believe it's finally time!  Let me know if you want the link to join the OCS 07-15 Family and Friends Facebook page.

Comment by M's mom on November 19, 2014 at 11:06pm

I think we got my son's pre-paid phone card(s) two years ago at Walmart .  Make sure you send a card with lots of minutes.  Those pay phones charge 10-15 minutes just to connect the call!!!!   You can send him additional phone cards in the mail to OCS, because they are allowed to have those.

 

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