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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)

Boot Camp: Behind the Scenes at RTC

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RTC Graduation

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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Latest Activity: Dec 6, 2022

Hey Coloradoans--Just wanted to find out how many of us there are!! I Love living in Colorado and would love to know what you think!!

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Comment by ProudNavyDW&M on September 22, 2011 at 2:36pm: As per moving our next coffee meeting place North,...I sent a note to phoebe already. I think it should remain somewhere south where most people can get to it easily. I got lost last time due to a bad direction from google maps and no satellite precheck of what the location looked like...and I am really sorry for that. But it is still more convenient for the rest of you to keep the location closer to Arvada than Broomfield. (I am actually more of a tea drinker, so I usually meet out of town friends at the Dushambe Tea House in Boulder, and I am not really familiar with local coffee shops anyway.)

I am looking forward to seeing you at the packing party on Oct. 1st.

Comment by Craig on September 20, 2011 at 11:23pm: Hey all,

I actually work at Buckley. When our sailors come back from Iraq and Afganistan we debrief them and ask them what they wanted while there. Here is a list. This may help with Molly's packing party.

Here is the link because I think the one below this will be too small:

http://i51.tinypic.com/mw60xx.jpg

Comment by phoebe stg2 on September 17, 2011 at 5:59pm: If anyone missed it here are the sites for the free flag and free banner...

BuildASign.com/troops -- google this and you will find the site for a free banner

http://www.mybluestarflag.com/freebluestarflag -- free flag

Comment by Briansmom on September 7, 2011 at 10:56pm: I am so disappointed that I will be out of town for the coffee. I heard that you do it about once a month or so. I'm looking forward to meeting everyone. PIR is 10/14.

Comment by ProudNavyDW&M on September 2, 2011 at 10:46pm: Are we still thinking of getting together for coffee on the 17th? That is Broomfield Day, but I am not working a booth this year so I could still make a coffee gathering if we are planning it for that morning.

Cathy PNM I am glad you got to experience your Sailor's PIR. It really is an incredible experience, and one not to be missed!

I have been able to talk a couple of times with my sailor in the last couple of weeks. He is bummed that he wasn't able to help his family during the Irene Storm evacuations but they did fine! (His wife and kids went to Georgia for a short vacation visit with her sister!)

Have a wonderful Labor Day wkend everyone! (Be glad that you don't go to Colorado School of Mines for College...they have regular classes on Labor Day!)

TTYL Proud Navy DW&M

Comment by Cathy_ProudNavyMom on August 31, 2011 at 12:09pm: Hi everyone! Sorry it has taken so long to get back here and post after PIR last week. It was one of the most incredible experiences of my life, with no doubt. We were fortunate to have all of Friday afternoon with her after graduation, and then had all day Saturday as well because she didn't fly out to Pensacola until early Sunday morning. We were at the airport (Midway) at 1am to see her off, and then they boarded the plane about 5a or so. You would think that means we had several hours with her there but only had about 30 minutes. But hey, 30 minutes is priceless isn't it??

We also had 4 extras to attend graduation and even with 13 divisions, they all got in, ALL extras that were there got in.

The thrill of seeing those Sailors outside for the first time as the big door is rising is completely indescribable. We were fortunate to have seats right in front of it, so we could easily see Division 269 (coming in first), Division 270 (my girl's) and Division 271 marching up behind them.

mtngrl2014 - have a wonderful time! I hope you get through Chicago area traffic easier than I did. Get seats high in the stands in the drill hall! Enjoy every minute :-)

And thank you all for the good wishes!

Comment by mtngrl2014 on August 31, 2011 at 11:40am: Only five more hours of driving until we reach Great Lakes! I'm so excited to experience PIR tomorrow :D

Comment by mtngrl2014 on August 26, 2011 at 1:51pm: Cathy, hope your having the most wonderful day at BC graduation with your new Sailor :D

Comment by mtngrl2014 on August 26, 2011 at 1:48pm: Hi Gail...that's so awesome you received a phone call. Is this his first deployment on a sub? Is he a Nuke? I would love to hear how it is on the sub for him. I'm new to this forum and my son will be graduating BC this Thursday and going to Charleston for Nuke School. He's going in as a MM and volunteered for subs too. I'm so nervous and excited for him!

Comment by KathyMmom on August 24, 2011 at 11:11pm: Hey Gail - that's fantastic! I would answer that phone no matter what too! So glad you got to talk with him. :-)