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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.
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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.
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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Group for Moms of Gunners Mates in A School or on Duty
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Comment by kim ann on October 30, 2008 at 1:03am
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My two will be having duty to keep on Thanksgiving Day, but I will be going up and preparing a Thanksgiving meal for later in the evening for them, and for the next two days! Of course, that is the PRESENT plan! (Always in the works to possibly change! HA!) :0}
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Comment by J from O on October 29, 2008 at 8:18am
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KJ, thanks for chatting last night. It is great to hear information about what my son is heading in to. Can;t wait for his PIR. Ladies, what is everyone hearing about Thanksgiving? How much time will your sailors have off?
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Comment by Kim - Josh's Mom on October 28, 2008 at 8:49pm
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Denise, I think my son moving to Franklin tomorrow. Is it bad? Josh not telling me good things about it. Kim
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Gina :( I know this will be a hard day. I wonder if he even realizes the date? I will say a special prayer today for him and you. Hugs.
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Comment by Ruth, Gun's Mom on October 23, 2008 at 11:08pm
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Here are some places that came up by googling "riverines."
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3738/is_200508/ai_n14877737
http://www.leatherneck.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30328
http://www.marines.mil/units/hqmc/Pages/2007/OCTContentSorted11.aspx
The last one is quite good including this paragraph: In addition to patrolling the waterways and boat interdiction, the sailors, commonly known as riverines, are also responsible for the security of the Hadithah Dam, sweeping the islands for weapon caches, and providing security and support for the adjacent ground units within the regiment.
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My son will PIR on 11-14. He just changd rates. He is now going to be a GM. I am interested in learning all there is to know. So far I can see why he choose it. Sounds like something he will be interested in. I am glad he will be in GL for awhile since we are only 5.5 hrs away. I am reading the blogs and trying to understand at this point. Forgive me in advance for all the simple question I am sure I will ask. Looking forward to talking with each one of you. Are there any other mothers whose recruits graduate 11-14 that will be going on to GM?
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The Target on Spanish Trail, by any chance?
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Thanks for the channel suggestions. I just must be missing them.
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Where are these commercials? Not here in the midwest that I know of...My son was going to do Riverines before he got orders to Afghanistan, so we had done a lot of research about them. They patrol the rivers and canals of Iraq in boats. As I told Joyce, start buying Hot Hands (hand warmers) to send them because it's cold work in the winter. I am guessing there are other places than Iraq, too, but I don't know about them. Not Afghanistan--no water!
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Hi Barb, I bet he is ready to get on with it by now!! I hope he got some liberty time this weekend to go out and have fun!! I know Josh has and it's been a good breather since PIR for him. He did Chicago and Six Flags, so hopefully he'll be ready to get back at it tomorrow.
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