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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:
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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If you have a son/daughter or spouse/partner aboard the USS Ross DDG-71.....This is our spot!
Members: 26
Latest Activity: Apr 10, 2017
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Comment by BrianH on November 12, 2014 at 3:05pm
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Prayers for all of our ROSS sailors. Thankfully all made it back safely to the ship.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/11/12/video-shows-turkish-mob-attack...
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Comment by channa1 on June 15, 2014 at 6:41am
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Thank you all for the information. I got a brief visit before departure. I did not cry!!! I have been reading up on everything I can grasp from the news. Mine also has to get an international card or phone. Not sure how that works. Boy there is a lot of eotion when you child goes off in the world. :)
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Channa1, first for me as well. My son has been on the Ross for a few months. He would call while in port, but we never heard from him while the ship was at sea. He's trying to get an international sim card for his phone, so he can call home when he's on land. Other than that, we'll probably use Skype or something similar to talk to each other.
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My HN is joining the Ross soon... Going to miss her. . So what is the protocol for talking with them while deployed? This is a first for us. .
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Comment by dawnl Ship 03 DIV 018 on November 11, 2013 at 2:58pm
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Wanna Share a picture of my son on the USS Ross
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Hooray! He called this morning to tell his mom Happy Birthday. We talked for a few minutes and he said he's really enjoying it,
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He called, but we were out, and I didn't have my cell with me. (Wasn't expecting him to call while he was out) He didn't leave a message, either....he doesn't like talking to the machine. :(
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BrianH did ur son call u the other day?? They were able to get in phone range and we got a call and he text a few pics
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Dawn that is awesome! When Bobby first got to Norfolk, he was told he'd be flying out to the ship. Next morning, they told him he was going out in a RHIB. I was jealous!
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BrianH our boys went out to the Ross together!! David said he got to know an IT guy that he rode out on the RHIB with!!
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