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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.
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New To Website, New To Navy Life
Hi everybody. My name is Samantha and I am new to this website and also to Navy life. My boyfriend joined the Navy a few months back, and I couldn't be more proud of him. He is going to boot camp in a few months, and his plan was to do the reserves. That plan changed, however, and he is now going to do active duty. I'm really not sure what to expect, so I'm kind of freaking out. If any of you have any advice or information I should know, it would be greatly appreciated. I'd love to have some people to talk to, also, because I'm not quite sure on the process now. Thanks in advance!
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Permalink Reply by ProudNavyGirlfriend on
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Thank you! That was a lot of help. It's just nerve racking all of this happening at once. I think I tell him at least once a day how proud I am of him. And oh boy, I'm noticing now how much Navy talk I have to get used to. What is PIR and DEP? I know I've heard DEP from him before. SR I'm guessing is Sailor? So much to learn!!
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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PIR is Pass In Review, or graduation. Their divisions "pass" in front of the viewing stand and audience, showing of their new marching skills. It is very stirring and impressive.
DEP is Delayed Entry Program. Means he has signed intending to join, and is working toward that, but his official enlistment will be the day before they send him to boot camp. During DEP, he can withdraw with few consequences, although it may mean he could not join later. This is when they check all his medical and basic background stuff, get him any waivers he may need, and gather all his paperwork.
SR is Seaman Recruit. It is an actual paygrade too, E-1, the very beginning. Even those who are going in as an E-2 or E-3 are addressed as SR during bootcamp. They are not Sailors until they pass Battlestations, the final "test" of all they have learned. Until then, use SR or Recruit.
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