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Join groups! Browse for groups for your PIR date, your sailor's occupational specialty, "A" school, assigned ship, homeport city, your own city or state, and a myriad of other interests. Jump in and introduce yourself! Start making friends that can last a lifetime.
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 as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
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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Camp Pendleton Corpsmen Moms
Information
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton is home to Field Medical Training Battalion-West and Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton.
Group Admin: Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom
Location: San Diego County
Members: 187
Latest Activity: Nov 15, 2022
Camp Pendleton, FMTB-West, and NHCP
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton is home to Field Medical Training Battalion-West and Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton.
Base access information with video
Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton is a beautiful new 42-bed teaching facility near the main gate that provides outpatient and inpatient care for active-duty service members, their family members, retirees and other eligible beneficiaries. Additional care is available at Naval Medical Center San Diego.
Discussion Forum
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FMTB-West Student Info and What to Bring
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Comment by Pam on November 23, 2010 at 10:42am
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Judy - Chicken soup was on my mind last night! I did stay on the phone with him for close to an hour and a half, and I think he felt a little better. He's ready to get done with the training. I think that has to do with not feeling well though. He'll bounce back! So glad T passed his test with an awesome score. J got an 88 and he said he was sweating bullets because he knew he had to get at least an 80. Said they were headed to the shooting range today and that with nearly 300 corpsman it was going to take a while. And then they get inspected on their rifle cleaning. So, keeping my fingers crossed all targets are hit and the rifle is white glove clean..
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Comment by Joan F on November 23, 2010 at 2:06am
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Thanks Linda, hopefully he will get some good experience. Wow Labor and delivery, I work OB and in C/S I am the baby nurse, always a miracle although sometimes can be a scary thing when things don't go exactly right. Just got done with 4 days in a row, now couple off before working Thanksgiving. I guess our sons will be in the same class in Jan.
Jacqueline good luck to your son with his run!
Thank you ladies for all your info, have given it to my son and sure will have more questions.
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So glad to hear that your corpsman did well on their test, what a lot to look forward to. My son is doing his clinical, but doesn't seem to have much to do. Wish I could take him to my hospital and I would have plenty for him to do. I wonder what they will have him doing in the hospital a CP when he goes there waiting for FMTB. Told him he needs all the experience that he can get. Hope you all have a great Thanksgiving.
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Comment by JudyB. on November 23, 2010 at 12:13am
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Jacqueline, Here's wishing your cub carries all 55lbs to the finish line with stride...Good Luck!!
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Pam, OH NO!! That is horrible!! Now I feel so bad for J, just want to drive down myself and bring him all the comforts of home starting with chicken soup; if he could keep it down...and on his 21st Birthday, poor cub!!
Well some good news J passed his test #5 super job!! He should get a medal for feeling the worst but still a Proud Corpsman!!
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Ruth, Super fantastic News!! WOW, we have a new HM-3, Yaaaaaa Congratulations!!!
My cub text me also he passed test #5 with a 92 score!! OMG am I glad that's over. lol
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Congratulations to your son Ruth!! He should be very proud of his accomplishment!
I just had a long conversation with J. The poor thing was out of commission all weekend because of food poisening and then got the flu shot (nasal) today and feels pretty rough again. He said he felt fine when they gave him the shot, so he thought it would be o.k. Boy, pretty hard for this old mom not to want to "comfort"... And today is his 21st birthday and he couldn't even think about alcohol! (that one really didn't bother me at all! Ha, Ha).
He also passed the last written test! Yay!! Hope everyone else did fine. The countdown is starting! His orders haven't posted yet on what he will do after graduation.
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JLC - hang in there. I'm sure someone will come on and be able to answer your question. I know my son took all his uniforms and then was issued the desert cammies a week after he got there, but he started as soon as he arrived.
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Sending good thoughts to all of our Sailors taking the final test tomorrow.
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It has been quiet. We just posted a video on Facebook wishing J a Happy Birthday. Tomorrow is a big one - 21st!! Him and a bunch of guys went to a bar and grill last night and he got a burger and then a nice case of food poisening. The poor thing has been in the bathroom almost twenty-four hours. Thank goodness this happened after the five day field trip.
Chief88 - that saying is on my Facebook as my favorite quote! Love that movie.
Ruth - sending good wishes to your son for a speedy recovery. Hope he feels better soon.
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