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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:
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**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.
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LIVING ON THE EDGE
Members: 165
Latest Activity: Jul 5, 2024
Discussion Forum
Dive school graduation
Started by hvmom. Last reply by WaterRetriever May 30, 2021. 5 Replies 1 Like
Dive School in Panama City
Started by OregonNavyMom. Last reply by Robert May 29, 2017. 6 Replies 2 Likes
EOD @ Eglin
Started by jlb228. Last reply by Karenlee Nov 2, 2015. 10 Replies 0 Likes
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Comment by JackFlash on November 12, 2013 at 10:46pm
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A Dad's perspective-- but my son loves gadgets.... I got him various Dive Knives, Multi-Tools and things like that. His favorite is a Go-Pro helmet camera... which is fun, because he sends videos of things they do at various times. His Boot Camp Grad gift to himself was an Apple Air Book laptop.
But then again... when we see him he does like to go clothes shopping with his mommy. ;-)
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Comment by NJNavyMom on November 10, 2013 at 6:16pm
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The cell phone was such a great relief! We could finally talk to our son. Facetime is great!
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Carolina Mom - I brought my son his cell phone to PIR and have had the opportunity to speak with him daily. He enjoys dive prep and it doing well.
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No Karenlee, my son just finished Airborne.
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Thanks narob01. I think I'll stay away from it!
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Comment by Karenlee on November 9, 2013 at 6:29pm
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brandonsmom. I have not joined EOD Facebook either. Anyone here have a son that reported to Rota Spain recently?
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Comment by narob01 on November 9, 2013 at 3:40pm
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Brandonsmom, they don't post often but when they do it about gives me the apoplexy. They post pictures in them doing dangerous things and then ask 'what was your favorite of this exercise'. Eeek!
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Did anyone here join EOD Facebook? Is it very active or kind of quiet? Not sure if I should join...
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I have to agree with Cheryl. My son graduated over 2 years ago but it was a long haul. He was rolled back twice and the second time had to go before the board and they determined if he was worthy of staying in the program. Not sure if things have changed in regards to rollbacks. It took him 16 months to complete the course including dive prep at GL. He has been at his duty station since July of 2011 and is loving every minute of "living on the edge"
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I guess that's why we are "Living on the Edge"
My son recently made it through Dive School at Panama City and is now facing all those seemingly unending series of tests. You pass one and there is another staring you in the face. No resting on your laurels.... they constantly challenge these guys. So proud of all of them!
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