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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
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:
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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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Comment by Sharri on May 13, 2013 at 11:43am
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That is nice to know. I would love to also write to others and/or have friends who would write. I promised my son I wouldn't make the envelopes colorful or flowery. He doesn't have to tell everyone they are from his mom unless he wants to.
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Comment by Chimene on May 13, 2013 at 11:25am
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During boot camp my son told me it was hard on the people who didn't receive letters.(his PIR was 07/06 and he graduates Sonar A School on 06/13) The letters from home help them through those tough days. We, the moms of their division, had our recruits let us know who didn't get letters and we sent ones to them. Let your son know that the ones who don't get letters everyday will envy him not belittle him.
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I am in Evansville which is at the southern tip of the state. We are about a mile from the Kentucky border. I am originally from Fowler (Benton County) and lived and worked in Lafayette before getting married. I don't think Ben will have many other people that will write to him (no girlfriend to leave behind), so my guess is that he will appreciate my letters more than he thinks. His fear is that he will be labeled a "momma's boy" if he gets too many letters from me. I don't think that will be the case.
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Comment by Sunshine Sandy on May 12, 2013 at 7:47am
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Wrote a letter everyday to my son, he graduated 4/26, he is now in Texas for corpsman school. He said he really liked getting a letter from me and his girlfriend everyday.
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Ok. Thanks. So much to learn!
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Ok. Thanks. So much to learn!
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Obviously not me because I don't even know what a PIR date is. What is that? My son doesn't leave for Boot Camp until July 1, so I am still learning the jargon.
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Comment by LingsMama(14/197) on April 19, 2013 at 9:04am
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Any moms on here with a PIR date of 5/24/13?
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Thank you for that. I hope you realize how helpful all of this information is to us new navy moms. I am sure you do since you were once there yourself. I am trying to absorb as much as I can and take notes because I don't want to do anything to embarrass my son, get him in trouble, or get attention drawn to him.
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Comment by scottishsweetheart on April 4, 2013 at 10:57pm
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By all means moms who are new, and kids are in boot camp don't send big boxes or candy they will make them eat it in 15 minutes in front of whole unit. letters and photos are fine stay away from kisses on letters and perfume covered they catch hell.
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