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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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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.
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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.
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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Latest Activity: Aug 18, 2021
Discussion Forum
The Path of a Rescue Swimmer
Started by Lydia (For B - The Sea is Ours). Last reply by Swimmermom May 28, 2019. 53 Replies 33 Likes
My Rescue Swimmer is at RTC...PIR 11/9/18
Started by LittleShipMemories Oct 11, 2018. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Confused
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Comment by jaxietwo on August 26, 2013 at 9:28am
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Good to hear that - I'm just hoping it is not my son that caused them to not get a call :)
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Comment by Jodi-alumni Ship 4 on August 26, 2013 at 9:19am
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Just to let you know Jaxietwo, when my son was in and the PIR groups were saying their sons were calling, I was so bummed. If it hadn't been for our individual group saying they hadn't gotten letters or calls, I would have been going crazy. Fortunately towards the end they were doing so well that they got to call home quite often so I have my fingers crossed for your son's division to get the same treatment.
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Good morning! The PIR board was blowing up on Saturday with other divisions getting to make calls - unfortunately our SR boys did not :( I'm hoping they at least got to write letters. This "no news is good news" is hard! Have a great day!
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proudmama, yes I did and I was trying to figure out who I saw had a son on the Boxer. After your post I went back several pages looking for USS Boxer. Then I see Lydia's Godspeed the Boxer right on the front page lol. This will be the first time I actually will be sending pillowcases to someone I "know". How cool!!!
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Thank you Lydia--the sea is ours for your comments about Starbord D.
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Comment by proudmama on August 25, 2013 at 8:05pm
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Jodi- congrats on your son's high test score!!! Way to go! Congrats from a very proud N4M!
Btw- did u see who the heads at ease program is sending pcs to???? Very cool... It's the Boxer! Guess I need to get busy and send out some cases! It is time for some serious paying it forward!
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What a great birthday present, Lydia. One nice thing about texts is that you can go back and read them time and time again. He will be in all of our minds I am sure, praying that he has a safe deployment.
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Comment by Lydia (For B - The Sea is Ours) on August 25, 2013 at 10:30am
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thank you Jodi and Proud.... wooow 96 is stellar Jodi!!!! yea, it is sooo hard cause they never even know what or where they will be until the last minute which makes it soooo darn hard on the families!!!
Thank you Jodi and I know I will need it, cause my heart is already soooooo heavy! I am so thankful to have such great friends in here!!!! My husband thinks Im crazy.. FB and N4M hahahahaha Well my boy did manage to message me on FB last night... so that was great. And his farwell text to me and his sister way heart wrenching... Well - hope more of yall will check in soon!!!
Hahaha Im already trying to decide what to send my son in his first care package and then also for Christmas and his Bday... ours are the same... December 30th... he was my Birthday present!!!
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Lydia, don't forget that we are here to support you like you have supported us when you need someone to talk to. J's back in the classroom. Had a 96 on his first test so he's happy. We were going to go down to visit over the holidays but he's not sure what his schedule will be so we aren't going. sigh...... Christmas sounds so far away.
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Lydia... my heartfelt thanks to your son for his service! I pray smooth seas as he travels the world and then returns home safely!!
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