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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."
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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
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Comment by M's mom on January 30, 2015 at 11:55pm
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Rita: Also join the group here on N4Ms called "OCS Graduate Moms." There were several Moms who joined that group last fall whose loved ones were going through OCS and we OCS veteran moms answered quite a few of their questions then. Go to that group and read back in the postings as far back as you can and we may have answered many of your questions already. You are welcome here at "Moms of Officers," of course, since you will soon be one! But not all of the Moms' officers here went through OCS---some went to the Naval Academy, and some were commissioned through NROTC in college. But we're all here to support Navy moms!!! I'm so thankful for all the answers to my questions I found here when my son was going through OCS!
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Hi Rita: Glad you heard from your son. They don't have much time to write except when they could be sleeping! You will hear more from him when he gets email, because his generation doesn't "do" handwritten letters! Write lots of encouraging letters TO him, though. Be advised: DO NOT send anything to him yet but letters in plain white envelopes. Anything else, candy, cookies, books, even GUM will be confiscated as contraband, and grounds for punishment from the drill instructor, even if he didn't ASK for it to be sent! Make sure everyone you give his mailing address to knows this! In my son's class, someone's dear Auntie sent him cookies and he had to do 800 pushups!!!! After he passes the nine-week mark, he will be considered a Candidate Officer (Candio) and only THEN can they receive goodie boxes from home (Candio boxes) with treats.
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Hi ladies!
I heard from my son this week. A very short and to the point letter. Plus today an email saying they set up their email accounts but won't use them for another week or so. Thanks Bunker QB and Gatormom! love the feedback.
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Comment by Gatormom on January 27, 2015 at 7:49pm
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Rita, welcome to the group. It's been very helpful for me. My son just graduated OCS in August. I can't say enough ab the FB groups. I found the most info there but this group is great, too. It's been a great experience thus far for our son, who is now in Charleston and studying more than ever. However, he's very happy to be in the Navy and looking forward to training being over.
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That's what I have been figuring out, Sylvas. Thanks for confirming this.
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Comment by BunkerQB on January 27, 2015 at 4:47pm
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On Facebook group:
- Open Groups: Members, Comments, Group Name - everything is visible to all.
- Closed Groups: Members & Group Name visible to all. Comments NOT visible to public, only to members.
- SECRET Groups: Members, Group Name & Comments are all "undisclosed" - unless you get the link of the group, you will not be able to search for the group by name. You wouldn't know who is in the group (like in "Closed" groups).
My preference is for all Facebook groups associated with a specific Navy group be SECRET. Unfortunately, there are those who don't care about keeping a lid on things.
DON'T "like" or comment or "share" postings that can be traced back to you. If you share something on a friend's page (or family menber), all the friends of that person will be able to see the comment.
On Facebook, you should your profile to be visible to friends only. You can make a friend an acquaintance, so he/she can not see your comments. Please look at the help section on FB for more information.
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You don't have to like OTC Newport. You can look at it any time without it showing up as long as you don't make a comment. The class page is a closed group, so I believe no one outside of the group will see anything. It won't show up on a public feed. Just like the Navy for Moms group, which also has a Facebook page.
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My son's class is 09-15. I saw one picture of him! It looks like his processing day. I haven't seen a class photo yet though. I immediately liked the fb page and then had to unlike it. Do you know how to like a page and not have it show up on your fb page? My son doesn't want anyone to know where he is until he graduates. This makes it very hard on me.
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omg. I had not Sylvas. Thank you. I'll go look now.
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Rita, have you seen the pictures of your son's class posted on Officer Training Command Newport's Facebook page? If you haven't done so already you should also join the Facebook group "U.S.Navy OCS Class 08-15 Friends and Family. Good contacts, good information.
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