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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)
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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.
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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."
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Events
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
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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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Captain's Cup
The Captain's Cup is a friendly a competition between the Divisions and occurs during the morning of the Saturday before PIR. This serves as a morale builder for the Divisions and pumps them up before they have Battle Stations-21. (A few divisions will have had BST before the Captain's Cup to give the Recruits from the previous TG who had failed a test and then passed it a chance to do this prior to PIR.) There are trophies and events for the all-male divisions and the integrated divisions to give everyone a chance to shine.
The competition starts with a one-minute motivational chant that each division creates and choreographs and then performs. It may be a rap routine, stomp, cheer, or something with singing and dancing. The most original or unique chant wins a trophy.
After that, the events begin and it goes on for about 3 hours. Recruits sign up for the different events based on their individual strengths. They participate in all kinds of physical stuff--sit ups, pushups, running, throwing, basketball, volleyball, relay races, tug-of-war, swimming, obstacle courses, and more.
Each Division has the trophy or trophies for the week and they go back to be won by another Division in the next TG. The Division with the most trophies is the winner of the Captain's Cup. The winners get bragging rights and the overall winning Division receives a flag indicating they won.
Go to Recruit Training Command Holds Captain's Cup for more information.
The above information is provided by lemonelephant, the mom of a retired Sailor.
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Comment by lemonelephant on June 6, 2017 at 12:22am
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Wisconsinmom, you are very welcome. I am glad to help.
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Comment by Wisconsinmom on June 6, 2017 at 12:17am
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Lemonelephant, again, thank you for all the wisdom you provide us new moms. It's always appreciated.
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