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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

...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

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:

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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Hello all

I know I am  not a mom I am a spouse and well I dont know really where to go as my spouse and I talked for 3 weeks and finally said it was ok for him to join the Navy. I am scared and excited at the same time. I have been told there is a good chance that we will be based in Norfolk. My biggest thing to get over is me quieting my job. As i have been the sole money maker being a Police officer for 13 years giving up my job for my spouses dream is a big deal. I dont know if I will find work or if I want to find work right away. We have a 3 year old and I just want to make sure I am there for her as much as I can be in the beginning. Any advice?

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Michael, I left info for you on your My page, including some groups that may help.

Thank you but no thank you, to me thats not a very nice welcome

Hi Michael. I'm not the spouse of a Sailor, so I won't presume to be a source of advice on that score, but I can say that all new Recruits and their families can use all the support that they can give each other. You are all in for a wild roller coaster ride. Hang tight.

For advice and support from other wives, there is a discussion group here called Girlfriends, Fiances,and Wives of Sailors. Good luck.

http://navyformoms.com/group/girlfriendsfianceswivesofsailors

Thanks CryptoDad

I joined that one too. I just have found that this site has so much informations that so easy to access, that why should it only pertain to Mothers. It is a site that is done very well easy to read and has a ton of information to help everyone out. Who ever did this is a God send and I thank them

Lemonelephant is another to thank.  She also has helped us all at one time r another.  GL to you and your future sailor. Welcome aboard.

I'm sorry you didn't appreciate the reply. Did you even check your My Page to see what info I left for you?

I just went back and put in the group for the right month since I mistakenly gave you the link for February instead of March.

Yes I checked it all out thank you

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