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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
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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:
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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- Graduation Info
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Comment by T-Lynn on March 31, 2015 at 11:16am
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Dad said Easter Bunnies are made of chocolate. Your feel more like Grandpa's beard, soft and furry
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I'm giving Kisses for Cuddles.
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At least you did not get broken! when I read - broken - my thoughts went wild Blondie. Don't do the shoveling - by the way - where is that in your job description to do that!
Thanks Cheryl.
I have this week off and i will be springerizing my scout stuff. Oh Anti M came up with Springerizing. Today, clean teh kitchen! Next - I have not thought of next yet.
need to split - hugs all
OH forgot - sailor is buying a house! Share more details when I get them. I bet I get a photo of his feet in the house , but not the house.
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Comment by Cheryl-TedsMom on March 27, 2015 at 6:13pm
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T-Lynn angels come in all shapes. Even Navy Moms. Bless you for being there.
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Keep jumping the water Anti M - loves the stories. ANd what a nice way to end doc/dentist appointments - with a massage!
At lest your getting his face in the pictures. Mine send pics of his feet, with message of " here I am in ..." Or just the pic of the beer. If I am lucky, I get a pic of the beer and his feet.
Oh, yes, the beer. my sailor too talked about teh Japanese beer and all the flavors. Has your sailor shared about teh candies and gum? WHAT flavors they have!!! KitKat candy bars - soy sauce flavor or green tea. Then there are the candy like our starburst BUT the flavors are better. IF your sailor goes to Disney Japan - try the popcorns. Those too are wild flavors.
Hey, I have a story to share. Not dealing with our sailors.
Yesterday on the way home, a van turn wildly in front of. I was going slow too - in a school zone adn Blessed Guardian Angels - no car coming after the van. A little girl of about 3 - OPENED the van side door and fell out!!! She rolled adn her mom luckily turn away so not to run over the child. And the little girl's brother jumped out to save his sister. The mom finally got her van off teh road. I thought she was going to go through an apartment though. Teh brother had gotten teh crying sister to the side, I jumped out of my car and the little one ran to me. NOT HURT !!!! Mom ok - shaken up ,but stayed calm for the little one. The mom told me she was glad I stopped, usually no one stops to help any more. I told her son - the brother - how brave he was to save his little sister. I got home and wanted a rum and coke. I settled for a chocolate muffin. I never in my life thought I would see that. That is only on youTube or the news - NOT real life.
All I can say - blessed the Guardian Angels!
Wish all a great day - off to play with scouts hugs
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Comment by Anti M on March 27, 2015 at 11:07am
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LOL, sorry, my story streak got going!
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Chu Hi (or chu-hai) is a cocktail ... traditionally made with shochu, but sometimes vodka. Shochu (show-chew) is distilled from almost anything, barley, sweet potatoes, and so on. Not as strong as vodka, but kinda like that. And yes, you can get it in cans in vending machines!
Sake (sa-kay) is delicious rice wine, but can be very strong. I did like it, but rarely drank it outside of festivals or restaurants. Americans tend to pronounce it "sa-ki" which is incorrect, but often understood. It is actually brewed, not fermented, so not really wine. But yummy anyway.
Blondie is right, the cultural is excellent and worth exploring. I loved Kamakura, but I am a huge culture and history buff, so loved all the temples and shrines there. And the shopping!
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Josnhmom my sailor also provides food updates. Last month he posted a pic on his FB that looked like something from the Flintstones. Just order a familiar word on the menu [effort to go "native". My sister responded that it looked like a BBQ'd cat (No offense KittyMoms) Of course he ate it. It good, it be TUNA, ugh. He has tried fermented Tofu - ONCE and yes he won the bet. Also found a great French bakery, in town, with WiFi. Talks to his Dad & Bro. about the beer.
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Comment by MaggieMay on March 26, 2015 at 12:36pm
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Anti M - My son is adventurous so he is quick to try new cuisine and beer! Before his first deployment I asked him to send me a post card from each port he visited, we now joke that I should have asked for a beer can!! He did bring home a couple of Chu Hi's (sp?) this time and he claims Hong Kong has the best beer LOL I guess he's become a beer connoisseur!
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LOL, Joshmom, Japanese beer is very good!
Yesterday was appointment day. HUbby had his phlebotomy, we both had our teeth cleaned, then I had a doc appointment, then we had a couples massage. The monthly massage is a treat for us both. Oh, and breakfast at Denny's. Not fancy, but the one near our house is clean and friendly. Nice folks.
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