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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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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:

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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).  

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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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Navy Reserve Moms

For anyone who has a Sailor in the Reserves. Lets talk...

Location: United States
Members: 366
Latest Activity: Feb 1

Discussion Forum

An Update

Started by slapout52 May 18, 2019. 0 Replies

A school to reserve transition

Started by lm243. Last reply by Huggybear Mar 20, 2016. 5 Replies

Reservists attending two week drill

Started by Menzvibe. Last reply by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW Dec 19, 2015. 5 Replies

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Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on August 31, 2015 at 8:58pm

flgirltwo - Thank you for sharing details about trying to switch from Reserve to Active. Great additions as far as " even if you could" would you want too? Some would, but they have to weigh the pros and cons even if it was an easy thing to do.

I know of a Coastie who just went from Reserve status to Active duty(It had to be available and approved) and he did lose his rating. Had to "start all over" as far as a new A school and then of course he will be Active Duty so I am guessing a new home base...or vessel :-) 

Sidebar - CG is different from the other branches in that during peacetime they are under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security rather than the DoD. They can be switched to the US Dept of Navy by the US President at any time and US Congress during war time.

Comment by flgirltwo on August 28, 2015 at 10:08am

Thanks FTLW!  That's a great explanation of the differences.  My sailor who is SELRES is/was having trouble with his employer about deployments (they can volunteer for short 4-6 week deployments in his rate)  He has to keep up his flying hours monthly also (not included on duty weekends)  I asked about him just switching to FTS or Active Duty.  He said there is no active duty complonent to switch to - it would mean a change in rate.  If he tried to go FTS, it would mean he would probably lose his base he's at and have to move to another.  So it's truly not an easy thing and is a huge decision either way.  He's content to stay SELRES and do what he needs to do.  He may even quit his current job and open up his schedule to take more deployments and flying time!  We will see what the future brings us!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on August 12, 2015 at 3:52am

Reserves, Guard and Active Duty components are all different. 

Reservists and Active Duty are not the same entity. When you enlist you have filled an opening and have made a commitment to it. I wish all recruiters would make this very clear. (Ours did, but my hubby was a reservist so we were aware already)

You (for the most part-there are some very small exceptions) cannot just transfer from one to the other. If you are a reservist you have to be released from your Reserve commitment and get an approved discharge and then separately process for enlistment for active duty service.

Like was stated this is difficult, it is not simple. The conditions have to be right (really the only time I have read info about this being this "easy" was in times of high demand for Active duty personnel...namely, war.) you have to get all kinds of approval, paperwork has to cross desks and be approved.

Their is something called a "conditional release" but I am not even gong to go into that (you can do a search for it), it is a whole 'nother animal.

Basically, in a nutshell what I am reading is that it looks like you have been able to do the transfer and the new component would like to get you now and so you can put in to be released early from your old component...it doesn't have to be approved though.

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on August 12, 2015 at 2:51am

FTS - Full Time Support (formerly TAR = Training and Administration of the Reserve).
Here is a post I did on that once: Full-Time Support –These are designated Reservists who perform full-time Active Duty service that relates to the training and administration of the Navy Reserve program. They may be assigned to shore activities and commands or operational units. They typically are not reassigned to different locations as often as those on regular Active Duty. And they receive the same pay, allowances and benefits as Active Duty members.


Here is link to the about.com page about that and the ratings that are FTS:
http://usmilitary.about.com/od/guardandreserve/a/fts.htm

Also, this is from Wikipedia: FTS, previously known as TAR (Training and Administration of the Reserve) serve in uniform all year round and provide administrative support to SELRES and operational support for the Navy. They are full-time career active duty personnel, but reside in the Reserve Component (RC), and perform a role similar to Active Guard and Reserve (AGR), Air Reserve Technician (ART) and Army Reserve Technician in the AirForce Reserve Command, the Air National Guard, the U.S. Army Reserve and the Army National Guard.

Here is a link to the Official Navy Reserve site on the different kinds of reservists (SELRES, IRR and FTS. Also Retired Reserves):
http://www.navyreserve.com/about/structure.html

Here is a BUPERS doc.

MILPERSMAN 1306 - 1500

FULL TIME SUPPORT (FTS) PROGRAM

http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/reference/milpersman/1000/130...

This doc is going to be the most thorough...listing the ratings that are available to FTS and how you enter into the program.

Hope that helps :-)

Comment by Elizabeth on August 11, 2015 at 1:52pm

Wow!! daycare217 that is so great to hear! Thank you!!

Comment by daycare217 on July 31, 2015 at 4:02pm

Elizabeth..My son graduated from A school in San Antonio a HM and then reported back home to NOSC. He has duty one weekend a month and will go for 2 weeks of training next summer. He has filled out the paperwork to get his CNA  and has a full time job in home health care. He is enrolled to take EMT classes our community college this fall.

Comment by Elizabeth on July 31, 2015 at 3:25pm

Great, Thank you Huggybear!

Comment by maryjo on July 31, 2015 at 11:31am

What does FTS stand for?  I'm assuming something about changing from reserve status to active duty?

My son graduates from FC A school next Friday so we will find out very quickly what will happen now in regards to what happens when he gets home.  He's planning on finishing college but  he too is considering trying to get in active duty once he finishes college. 

Comment by Huggybear on July 30, 2015 at 5:04am

Elizabeth, My son's is at GL for A school right now. His recruiter told me that he will come home for 2-3 days. Then he will have to go check in at the Navy Reserve Center.

Comment by Elizabeth on July 29, 2015 at 3:32pm

Hello, my bf/daughter's father is in basic right now. PIR date is 8/28 then he flies out to San Antonio for MA A school. Any advice on what I can expect as a reservists upon graduating from A school? Thanks in advance!

 

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