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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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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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Posted on June 11, 2015 at 10:38pm 1 Comment

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At 11:43pm on June 17, 2015, lemonelephant said…

Comments on this page are for you. Others do not see them unless they happen by. To reply to someone who posts here, click on "Comment Back" or "View Thread" below the comment.

At 11:43pm on June 17, 2015, lemonelephant said…

Don't forget to make at least changes 2 and 3 and to click "Save" after making the changes.

At 11:42pm on June 17, 2015, lemonelephant said…

I see you have joined your PIR group; I also invite you to join Boot Camp Moms (and loved ones) and to check out the Pages (found under the pictures of the Members) there. Take care and blessings to you and yours.

At 5:44pm on June 14, 2015, me2u said…
Thank you so much for responding with great information. This is truly a blessing and helped to calm my worries. Thank you for the recommendations of the changes to make. I am trying to make them I'm not all that savvy with this but I will try. Please let me know if I don't do this correctly.
At 4:10pm on June 14, 2015, lemonelephant said…

There is info on hotels in Saving Money PIR Weekend. Use the info there and in PIR Day and Liberty during PIR Weekend to help you plan for PIR weekend once you know the PIR date.

At 4:08pm on June 14, 2015, lemonelephant said…

You should receive The Form Letter by the end of the week--10 days after arrival is average. By counting 9 Fridays, PIR is most likely 08/07/2015, but since your recruit arrived on a Monday, it is possible that he is in a Push Division and filled one of the last divisions in the TG from the week before and will have PIR on 07/31/2015. You will have to wait on The Form Letter to know for sure. See Arrival and What Happens at the RTC.

At 4:06pm on June 14, 2015, lemonelephant said…

Join the group, DEP-Leavin for bootcamp in June, to connect with others with loved ones who arrived the same day and may have PIR together.

I also invite you to join, or at least check out, Boot Camp Moms (and loved ones) and PIR Reference Information. Once you know your recruit’s PIR date and/or division number, watch in Boot Camp Moms (and loved ones) and/or at http://www.navyformoms.com/forum/topics/groups-listed-by-pir-date and join the group for that once it has been created. There will be a lot of great information and support for you in those groups. Be sure to check out the Pages (found under the pictures of the Members) and Discussions within the groups. Arrival and What Happens at the RTC within Boot Camp Moms (and loved ones) will let you know what is happening, but you will also want to check out the other Pages in all of the groups.

At 2:27am on June 14, 2015, lemonelephant said…

I see you have changed your Username; you may also need to change the URL to this page. If you do, make change 2 at the bottom of OPSEC and PERSEC (Making Changes to Your Profile) (clickable link) to take care of that. (If you are using a Smart phone, you will need to switch to Desktop View to make this change.)  

Also make change 3 while you are there so that this page is no longer open to EVERYONE (Anyone) with access to the web.

There may be other changes you need to make as well, so read and consider each of the changes.

Another change that I recommend that is mentioned in change 1 is to change the ZIP code to one that is not easily associated with your recruit or Sailor.

At 10:56am on June 11, 2015, Navy for Moms Admin said…

Welcome to NAVYForMoms!

You will find this site very helpful and full of members who are eager to answer your questions. Browse around the site and check out the forums, groups, blogs, photos, videos, and even the other member profiles!

If you haven’t already, please make sure that you review our Community Guidelines to learn the “Do’s and Don’ts” of the community. Also, check out this Internet OPSEC Safety Video and this Survival Guide for NavyForMoms Newbies that was created by one of our members.

Enjoy your time here! I look forward (along with the community) to reading more about you! :)

-Tiffany

 
 
 

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