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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

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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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Comment by lori on March 10, 2011 at 10:28am: Cindy- that's what my Paul did when he was on stand down at Christmas- I think he slept in his bed ONCE in the whole 2 weeks he was here. The station is much more fun then hanging around with the "old folks"!!! He said he would spend more time with me when he gets here on the 25th before heading off to SD on the 31st.

He'd better because I took off work for 3 days! When does your Paul go back?

Comment by HisMom on March 10, 2011 at 9:24am: I want to say E-3? He will be a HT I think he said E-3 to start and when he is finished school he will be an E-4 not sure though.

I found out A school means Apprentice school-DUH! lol so no there would not ba a B school unless it stood for something significant other than a letter of the alphabet. ::rolling my eyes at myself:::: jeesh

Comment by HisMom on March 9, 2011 at 10:44pm: not sure what his rate is

Comment by HisMom on March 9, 2011 at 10:43pm: he is in boot camp now. A school is also GL

Comment by lori on March 9, 2011 at 5:37pm: Cindy- he will be home a lot I would imagine and bringing his sailor buddies with him! You will have a house full of nice young men! That was what I was hoping for if Paul could have got stationed in VA.

His- Cindy is right. No "B" school. And there is no telling at all the wait times. Every rate is different as is every school. And of course not all rates have C. Your son will know. What is his rate?

Comment by HisMom on March 9, 2011 at 11:20am: Okay time to ask ... what is the amount of time between the phases of schooling..ex: A school to B school to C school.. I assume the further down the alphabet you go the more specialized it is.

Comment by HisMom on March 9, 2011 at 11:02am: Well looks like everyone here got good news. I am happy for you all.

Comment by lori on March 8, 2011 at 5:58pm: Yeah Cindy! That's great he got his orders. What will he be doing ?

I got good news. My son called and he got his orders to SD and will be coming home before he heads out there. Reports to the base on April 2nd! He is thrilled he got that base for C school and also what he will be training for. The school is long- 6 months- but what a great place to be to train! Anywhere but GL he said!