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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:
Events
**UPDATE 4/26/2022** Effective with the May 6, 2022 PIR 4 guests will be allowed. Still must be fully vaccinated to attend.
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
**UPDATE 7/29/2021** You now must be fully vaccinated in order to attend PIR:
In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.
**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.
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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Care packages for new graduates (a school)
Started by Cali's mama. Last reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) Mar 19, 2021. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Looking for current information for my daughter on what's allowed for care packages..idk if it matters that she is in the great lakes location or not..ship 7 div 136...lonely mom with confused tears lol
Bootcamp arrival Sept 8, 2020??
Started by Stephanie0725. Last reply by Shoosh Oct 5, 2020. 4 Replies 0 Likes
Hello! Got the call that my daughter made it to bootcamp quarantine last night 09/08/2020. Looking for other moms out there on the same timeline. Sadie is my baby, only daughter, and only child in the military. I think I am going to need lots of…Continue
PIR DATE: December 13, 2019
Started by Donita. Last reply by Donita Nov 5, 2019. 5 Replies 0 Likes
Anyone else’s recruit have a PIR date ofDecember 13, 2019?Continue
Arrived at boot camp October 2nd
Started by Donita. Last reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) Nov 5, 2019. 26 Replies 1 Like
Hey everyone- my daughter left for boot camp October 2nd. I missed a call from her last Friday telling me that her graduation is December 13th. I feel like the worst mom in the world for missing her call. Really didn’t expect her to call so soon but…Continue
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Comment by krikris on March 20, 2018 at 2:41pm
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DD's HM class chose orders yesterday, she's put in for Portsmouth, VA. Just about as far away from home as she could, without going international. lol
We've made our reservations at the KOA campground for her graduation in May. Looking forward to our trip.
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Comment by JayDee659 on March 18, 2018 at 1:04pm
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Hi Roberta! Boot camp can feel like forever but hang in there. Do you know when her PIR is yet? What will your sailor be doing in the Navy? I found that writing to my sailor daily was good therapy for me
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Comment by Anna on March 17, 2018 at 9:25pm
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Welcome Roberta!! I sent you a personal welcome on your profile page.
Sorry I've been off the group page quite a bit but I have tried to keep up!!! Healing is going ok - takes so long to do the simple little things!! However, I'm learning how to walk like normal people do!! Steps still scare the heck out of me cause I just don't trust the other leg that still wants to give me trouble!! And getting this quad to function as much as it used to is still a challenge. I know - - - - baby steps!!!!!
Hope all is doing well and our sailor girls are thriving!!!!
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Comment by Roberta on March 17, 2018 at 9:12pm
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My daughter is at BC now in her "P" days. We are. proud of her being the first in our family to join the Navy. I am thinking of her everyday
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Krikris my daughter is a Nuke and she got 30 days after her final school to report to her new duty station. Her ship was deployed and she was flown out to it a couple weeks later. That's her story . Yours may be different
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Comment by Blondie on March 9, 2018 at 5:20pm
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krikris, Sorry no straight answer. It depends. My daughter finished A school on Friday and went to C school on Monday (same place) It all depends when the next class is classing up. Usually if they are deploying they get a chance to take leave...but that all depends also. Sorry no direct answers with the Navy.
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DD is doing well in A School and seems to be enjoying what she's learning (HM). She had a couple of allergy attacks while running for PT that really scared her (nothing she's had to deal with before). Apparently that's what happens to many CA sailors who find themselves in San Antonio (according to the doc). I suppose to compound matters we come from the dry desert and she really hasn't fully recovered from the crud she had during Boot Camp. They gave her Allegra, Benadryl, & Motrin so she's looking forward to feeling better soon.
We're starting to plan our travel for her graduation in May. How soon do they get their orders for where they go next? And how much time will she have between graduation, clearing out her room and having to be wherever? We'll be driving our truck camper and making a mini vacation out of the week. Likely hit the road the weekend before her midweek grad.
~~~~Good Vibrations~~~~ to Anna for a speedy recovery.
((Huggles)) to all of you inspiring women.
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Thanks bbcregular. Believe it or not I am better at saying no. then I use to be. Life just got crazy for 2 months. With daughter doing her Practicum here (at my office in Ohio) when I wasn't working/training I was babysitting. (which I didn't mind at all! precious time with my granddaughter, they live 12 hours away) But with the extra dogs and bad weather... then Navy schedule changes, which are no ones fault, just a way of life here. Work is work, can't say no. Hubby's is the same way, we're out of the house by 7:15am and back most nights by 6-6:30. Not a lot of time for doctor's appointments, service for truck and van or dogs for that matter. We work 6 days a week, grocery and cleaning has to be done on Sundays after Church. add grandbabies.... I did take a bath and shaved my legs! LOL I WILL look up that book tho.
B'snukeMoM, Thanks for the update, definitely keeping Anna in my Prayers.
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Comment by Oleander on March 6, 2018 at 3:29pm
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You know us so well B'sNukeMom! lol Thank you very much for the update on Anna. We're all sending her healing vibes, love and lots of prayers : )
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Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on March 6, 2018 at 3:18pm
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Yep JayDee, I promised Anna I'd keep an eye on you guys! I know how wild & crazy you all can get over here lol!
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