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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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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 Anna on June 8, 2017 at 10:10pm
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Oh spyder - - I wish to be half as successful as these girls when I grow up!!!!!
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Comment by spyder013 on June 8, 2017 at 10:02pm
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Way to go daughters...both of them take after their momma:)!
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You are among the lucky ones Anna, but you have also paid your dues so I hope you don't have to wait for Medicare:).
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Asking for prayers for my Officer daughter who is going up for her qualification. I can't explain what exactly this is except she calls it "siso". It has to do with the job she has but I don't know much about what she does since it's so classified. Anyhow, she has Boards Friday morning, a "QualSim" Monday morning and then her checkride later Monday. This will all last several hours so just think kind thoughts for her Friday and Monday.
And my veteran daughter has been working in an employment office for the last 6 months and is going up for a big promotion already. The others in her office are so amazed at how fast she picks up on all the aspects of her job and want to promote her to recruiter. She meets with the big boss, owner of the company, on Friday morning also. So proud of my girls!!
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Oleander,
As I walk through the VA hospitals, I see so many young men and women missing limbs and I remind myself that yes, I may be living in a lot of pain but I can still walk on my own two legs and use both my arms. I don't suffer from PTSD, so I consider myself pretty lucky!!! I know I am not a priority in the VA and I believe I just have to be patient and jump through all their little hoops!!! Worse case scenario, I have to wait one more year until I qualify for Medicare and try to go that route. Might have to set up a go fund me page to pay for it!!!!!
lahrrh92,
Somewhere I read another post about sailors keeping their phones locked up during bootcamp and being able to use them for calls home. This may be a test program RTC is trying. All you can do is wait until her "kid in a box" comes home and see if her phone is in there. If they do get to keep them they're all going to need someone send their charges to them!!!!!
SailorMoon,
There is another mom on here that is from the Laguna Beach. She doesn't post much anymore on here but maybe she still reads!!!
Love the idea of wearing our phones around our necks. Wish I knew about that!!! Sorry about everyone's storms, we finally got to a part of the country that isn't having wild spring storms, tornadoes, floods, etc. . .
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Comment by SailorMoon on June 7, 2017 at 11:05pm
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Anna and Oleander - we are 3-4 hours north of San Diego but the coast of California is beautiful and weather is perfect...but yes so very expensive! We grew up here and our families are here...really family is the only thing that keeps us here now.. I can't see us retiring here! Our oldest doesn't plan on settling here once he finishes school and who knows where our SR will end up...we shall see where we land when the time is right! ;)
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Yep, we got everything back in The Box including bra and phone. Daughter is also well-endowed, and I hoped they had made, hmmm, "allowances" for that. But she's very, very happy and mentioned no concerns about clothing even though she was very, very specific about what she'd wear before Basic. I have this thing from Amazon to let me wear my phone around my neck so even an errand to the basement won't make me miss the call. BUT from what I've heard, regular calls only come on weekends. We've had two, and she shipped out on April 26. Dughter's division got an iPad after 4 weeks with access to email only from family bet 0700-1300 on Sundays. Don't know if that's standard. It goes quickly, but keep yourself busy!
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Comment by JayDee659 on June 7, 2017 at 1:15pm
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lahrrh92 phones come home in "the box". My daughter was told that she might be able to keep her sports bras since she's rather well endowed, but nope, they were in the box too. When your daughter is allowed to call home it will most likely come from an 847 area code so watch for it. And for heaven's sake, don't EVER put your phone down or turn off the ringer as they can't always call back, and there's not returning the call.
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My daughter ships out on Monday. Recruiter told us today they keep their phones locked up at boot camp so if they earn time to call they use their phones. Has anyone received "The Box" lately and was your sailor's cell in it? Just confused and trying to make sure I have good information.
Thanks! :)
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We had a huge storm come through Monday evening. It did a lot of damage but brought with it a cold front. Our days are in the 80's and nights in the upper 50's and 60's. At least for now the humidity is low so we're enjoying it while we can. Looks like hot and crappy is back in the forecast after next week.
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