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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 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.

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Moms of IS (Intelligence Specialist) sailors.

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My son has found the perfect job for a teenager! When I ask him, "What are you doing?", he honestly tells me, "Sorry, Mom, I can't tell you."

Members: 194
Latest Activity: May 17, 2023

IN MEMORY OF OUR FALLEN MILITARY. THANK YOU.

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Comment by Anna on February 1, 2015 at 11:24pm: JM,

I so understand your comments. My daughter had bad experiences in the Navy and is out on disability. My son has learned how to make it work for him and even wanted to help his sister but in the end she decided to get out and go to college.

Comment by sh04div812adammom on February 1, 2015 at 10:48am: I think our grown children can get into a lot of trouble if to much is shared and the worse is if others outside us can see locations and times. It's more of a safety issue.My son tells me less and less and that's O.K. because all I really want to know is if he is happy with his choices and the future potential.

Comment by JM-ISmomx2 on February 1, 2015 at 4:32am: Hi Anna. My son is now out. He had a hard time of it, he was an IS also and was given an Honorable discharge after 3 years. Ladies, I'm here to tell you, this isn't an easy rate. We've experience what good the military life can do for you and what is can do to you. It has been good to our daughter but not so good for our son. It isn't for everyone. My best to your children, ladies; I hope they're blessed as my daughter.

Comment by Gingerman on January 31, 2015 at 10:37pm: Talking in generalities is fine. Bragging rights are attractive. Specific information is not good. My sailor had been working for several years, and is getting less willing to have anything Said.

Comment by Anna on January 31, 2015 at 10:25pm: JM,

So cool to "see" you still!!!! Congratulations to your daughter!!!!! My first Navy daughter got out and is going to college, but now her twin sister is an officer!!! IS son is still in!!!! How is your son????

Comment by JM-ISmomx2 on January 31, 2015 at 4:00pm: My daughter has been an IS for 5 years. Has preformed in more then one specialty but was trained in one. She has re-upped and will cross train in a new specialty for her new orders.

Comment by Mary (Chris' mom) on January 31, 2015 at 12:31pm: I will tell you that my son was first stationed in South Korea and is now finishing his time in Japan. I will tell you this fall where he is going next. Many of those places have several bases (some are Navy, some are joint commands, some are intel based for all branches and/or several nations) so I have learned after a while to not be too specific anymore about the actual base he is at. There are several bases in Japan so saying he is there is no biggie really. Once he and his family are safe at their next assignment I can post more about that one.

Laura, Chris had to wait a few months before he finally got his written orders this time. I tend to think that when they work with squadrons, things that require paperwork takes much longer than average to process. Best of luck to him (I know Chris would still be jealous if he knew there had been an opening soon after for Italy).

I can tell you some of the places he has done 2-5 day port of call visits..Brisbane, Australia, Guam, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Dubai, Monte Carlo, Hong Kong and others I can't remember. He has also taken vacations to Cambodia and Vietnam.

The C schools are also at Dam Neck and if I'm not mistaken they are in the same building as the A school. There might be some training times that are not in the building, but that's where the Intel schools are all based.

Comment by Gingerman on January 31, 2015 at 12:16pm: @dogdoc: đon't. The less said the better. They work with computers, somewhere.

Comment by dogdoc on January 31, 2015 at 11:09am: Are you allowed to share where they will be stationed & what their C school "specialty" was?

Comment by sh04div812adammom on January 31, 2015 at 10:08am: My son is in C school. He only has a couple months left. He has also received his orders and is very happy with them which really helped with the stress. A school taught him how to study in the most efficient way. I think C school has been less stressful in that he knows what he will be doing. He is very excited about graduating and starting his career.