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Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!
Join groups! Browse for groups for your PIR date, your sailor's occupational specialty, "A" school, assigned ship, homeport city, your own city or state, and a myriad of other interests. Jump in and introduce yourself! Start making friends that can last a lifetime.
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 penelopewms on June 25, 2020 at 12:45am
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My son got five days' notice to ship out to OCS. Currently in two week quarantine before class starts 7/5, class #17-20. He'd been on hold since March. The original report date was 5/3. So yes, it can happen very quickly!
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Comment by Glenni on April 15, 2020 at 7:15pm
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Congratulations! That is wonderful!!
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Comment by Kim8 on April 13, 2020 at 11:10am
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Hi Glenni, my son has heard that he's been accepted to OCS! Is that what you're asking? Sorry, wasn't sure.
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Kim8 has your son heard anything yet?
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You all are awesome! Thanks M's mom & offroute.mom for the advice on pretraining. My son has started pretraining since he's been in the DEP program for about 4 months now while waiting to hear whether he was accepted to OCS (he was dual processing). I think he still needs to be more consistent but he is running & working out so it's a start.
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Comment by M's mom on March 1, 2020 at 6:22pm
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Congratulations to your son, Kim8!
My son went to OCS way back when, but he DID get moved up to start 6 months before his original date, but you just never know. Hurry up and wait!
My advice to your son would be to start getting in the best physical shape of his life NOW. It is not unheard of for OCS candidates to receive notice that they are to report to OCS in three weeks!!!! (Unless they are a college senior, then right after graduation.) He will be very sorry if he reports to OCS out of shape, because they have Marine drill instructors who show no mercy! If he cannot pass the initial PT (physical training) test, he will be "rolled back" to Holding Class to try to get up to speed, and if he can't, he's out. His recruiter should give him the requirements he must pass---pushups, sit ups, running time, etc. If he is in excellent physical shape when he reports to OCS, it will go a lot more smoothly for him.
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Chris, thanks for the explanation, that's helps a lot!
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Comment by Chris on March 1, 2020 at 4:07pm
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@Kim8 Applicants to OCS get one of three replies to their applications: Pro Rec Y (Professionally Recommended Yes), Pro Rec N (No for Not Professionally Recommended), these applicants can reapply for OCS, and Pro Rec N DNR (Not Professionally Recommended and Do Not Reapply) these applicants will not be considered for OCS in the future. Congratulations...
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Kim8, I don’t honestly know. My sailor is going the NROTC route.
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Thanks Glenni! He's set to start in Aug 2020 but when his OR asked if he's willing to go earlier if a seat opens up, he said yes. Do you know if seats open up frequently?
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