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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
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Follow this link for 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).
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**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.
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USS Bataan LHD-5
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Group for family members of Sailors who are on the USS Bataan (LHD-5)
Members: 144
Latest Activity: Aug 25, 2019
Granted, we may be a bit limited to what we can discuss openly online, but if nothing else, may be a good way to connect and network off-line as well.
Make sure to not disclose advance ship movements or other OPSEC issues.
My son is an FC2 on this ship.
Discussion Forum
Looking for Moms and Family Members who have Sailors on the USS Bataan
Started by Navy for Moms Admin. Last reply by mamabear Jul 13, 2017. 55 Replies 7 Likes
Possible Deployment, USS Bataan 2014
Started by GoNavy. Last reply by Yasminie5 Dec 20, 2014. 17 Replies 4 Likes
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Comment by Forever proud on January 27, 2015 at 7:52pm
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Welcome lawdgo247! The ship is probably stale because my son and some other "crankers" forgot to clean the pulper when they got back from deployment in Oct LOL! as they have now gone to drydock, they will have an opportunity to settle in to life in Norfolk. He is just now getting a group to hang with and finding places to go for entertainment. It will take a few months. If your sailor is sociable, tell him to keep up with the Norfolk FB page as they post outings all the time like movie nights, bowling, ski trips, car shows etc.we're here for you any time!
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Comment by lawdgo247 ship13 div 226 on January 25, 2015 at 10:51pm
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Hello everyone my sailor just arrived at the USS Bataan last Friday. His rank is IT and so far all I can get is he is super cold up there and the air is stale on the ship lol. I'm happy to be a part of this new group and look forward to experiencing this with all of you.
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Hi Yasminie5! A few of us lurk around here, but i'm guessing there won't be a whole lot of activity right now with deployment done and the holidays and all.
My son is now home for leave and the house is a complete disaster. It feels wonderful!
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Comment by Yasminie5 on December 20, 2014 at 10:37am
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So happy to have found this group.
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Mikesmom tell him to keep going to the office. The squeaky wheel gets the grease, you know. If he hasn't done so yet, tell him to look into PPV. The one my son got is quite near the base (actually within 3 minutes) and is like a ginormous apartment building surrounded by smaller 6 unit buildings. His complex is all male single sailors. As sailors deploy I think they have to give up their housing, so when your son gets wind of a big ship deploying, that would be a good time to make a nuisance of himself!
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Comment by mikesmom on December 6, 2014 at 8:36pm
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forever proud, i guess just barracks. Somehow his paper work got lost and they told him it would be a 6-9 month wait an dthat he has to live on the barge. I told him just to go into the housing office everyday and bug them till they give him something. He is thinking that he might get an aparttment off base, but that me be costly. He just doesnt want to live on that barge for 6-9 months
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Mikesmom my son was living on the ship when they returned from deployment. He had put in for PPV while they were at sea, but wasn't very hopeful since he was so new to the crew (he joined the deployment in June right out of A school). But he said he just made himself a PITA going into the housing office like every other day and finally got something about two weeks ago. What type of housing is your sailor hoping for?
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Anyone else's sailor on a waiting list for barracks and has to live on those berthing barges, just curious.
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Comment by NewBeginnings on September 25, 2014 at 2:50pm
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@BocaMom - Tiger Cruises are a chance for family and friends to get a first hand experience with Navy life. I can't paste the information currently, but do a search for "Navy Tiger Cruise" on this site. There is an FAQ for the Carl Vinson from 2012 that will give you a general idea of the rules and events.
If your sailor doesn't know, he needs to ask people.
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Ladies, Please don't post specific dates for any movements associated with the ship per OPSEC rules. Ombudsmen with the ship say all information for the Tiger cruise is supposed to come through sailors directly to their Tigers.
If you need more information, please ask your people on the ship. OPSEC rules for reference: http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=3342
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