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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
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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."
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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- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
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A group for mutual support while our sailors are working their way through BUDS.
Members: 17
Latest Activity: Mar 15, 2017
Discussion Forum
Tissue holder, anyone?
Started by Icantrunfromheretothemailbox. Last reply by Icantrunfromheretothemailbox Jun 20, 2011. 15 Replies 0 Likes
I LOVE reading everyone's stories about graduation! At this point in "our" training, my eyes tear up just even thinking about the possibility of graduation! (Please, Lord!) I also love my embroidery…Continue
Polo (shirt), anyone?
Started by Icantrunfromheretothemailbox. Last reply by Rachel (SO Mom) May 6, 2011. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Along the same line as the tissue holder, I made this for myself and then thought perhaps another Mom might like one! Sometimes I sew for the Dominican Nuns so I have a whole bunch of shirts ready to…Continue
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Comment by CherylB on May 3, 2011 at 11:25pm
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WOOHOO Ken .....hey is that for real??? LOL!!
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I have to have at least 100 so if I don't get enough checks for whatever is above that I will at least get those.....for those of you just mailing checks please let me know so I can be looking for them and make sure I order yours! THANKS!!!
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OH NO WE CAN STILL ORDER!!! I will get the order in soon!!! I promise!! I just need the checks soon!!! It will work out just fine!! I am a positive person and I know that all will be good!!! HEY if our guys can do what they do I can order some dang pins!! hahahahaha
Hey I am all game for dying our hair though!! Always up for some fun like that!! LOL
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Ok I am going to have to close out the pin order in the next day. I have only received 3 checks so far. I can not place the order until I have all the checks. It takes them 2 weeks to get them to me and then I have to mail them to you asap so you can have them before you leave. Thanks!!!
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Comment by Icantrunfromheretothemailbox on May 1, 2011 at 10:34pm
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Hi Analia,
I think C'Smom282 is staying there.
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So glad to hear that Ellen!!!
H2O sugar gliders huh? Did you like those? Another thing that kinda creeped me. LOL The same family that had the Iguana had those....They were cute but the stuff they used in their cages always smelled funny. Up all night and slept during the day!!! Oh man ....I think I am just a sm dog person...and really they don't fit into my life style now that the kids are gone and I am always on the go....my mom lives with us so we still have a Yorkie....they don't shed. Man I never realized all this about me!! hahahaha
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oohhhh..... it's not looking good for you, Ellen...... ; )
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I myself am not a fan of the reptile family or the rodent family. I hate snakes. People wonder how I live in the country......easy I don't go near the mice or snakes until they are dead!! LOL
My friends had some Iguanas. Built a HUGE HUGE room for them. To each their own. Guess they have to have someone love them too!
Ellen how is your back?
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An iguana??? Now there's a warm, fuzzy pet for you! In fact, perhaps he's thinking of sending it home with YOU, mom.... (to remember him by! Now that I think about it, they aren't as dissimilar as they at first might seem!) At least it's not a spider or some enormous, venomous snake!
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HI all. I have gotten 10 orders for pins. We are at a total of 115 pins. I can only order in groups of 100 or 200 so we need to get some more orders. Please spread the word to any of those to talk to in this group. THANKS!!!
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