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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:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

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RTC Graduation

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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For Moms with Aviators or anyone interested

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Latest Activity: Oct 12, 2024

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Comment by CheriH on July 4, 2017 at 11:58am: Yep, LO is used here as well. Mine does love the F18...however he did say that every aviator he has ever talked to loves what they fly!

Comment by Jen C on July 4, 2017 at 11:53am: CheriH:

Okay, thanks! We've been using LO (loved one) on a Facebook site. Yes, I've read the OPSEC guidelines and Navy Speak (but didn't see DS or DD).

My DS wants to be in the F18.

Comment by CheriH on July 4, 2017 at 11:40am: No problems Jen C...there are no dumb questions. DS= Dear Son; DD= Dear Daughter. We don't use names here for OPSEC reasons. Make sure and read the OPSEC guidelines on the page on the left.

Does your DS know what he wants to fly?

Comment by Jen C on July 4, 2017 at 11:40am: JudyM:

Thank you for sharing about your son's experience. It's helpful to hear from others who have been down this road. You must be so proud of your son!

Comment by Jen C on July 4, 2017 at 11:27am: CheriH:

Thank you for your kind words and helpful information! This is all so new to me. I'm happy and excited for my son, as I know he'll be fulfilling his dream of flying.

You must be so proud of your DS! (Okay, dumb question, but what does DS stand for? See, I told you that I am new to all this, lol).

Comment by JudyM on July 4, 2017 at 11:17am: Jen, my son completed OCS April 2011, winged out of Kingsville 2013. He lived off base throughout his training. He had connected with several others in OCS and they rented an apartment or house together at each step of the process until they winged. They usually figure it out by looking online. Places like Pensacola, Corpus and Kingsville usually have housing markets to accommodate them.

As for you, hang on for the ride! Being supportive and accommodating is sometimes the best we parents can do. This is a small community. They stick together, party together and help each other. Mine has done two deployments and now is at TSP (test pilot school) at Pax River. I am always proud, but especially on a day like today - the 4th of July.

Comment by CheriH on July 4, 2017 at 11:14am: Jen C: continued: There will likely be fits and starts to his training as there always seem to be delays and surges in the pipeline. Take a deep breath and know that he will get through it. My DS commissioned in May '12; did API and then Primary in Milton; selected jets and went to Kingsville, TX, then moved to Lemoore, CA for F18 training and finally got assigned to a squadron in Feb '16. He deployed immediately and got back home in August '16.

I have heard that they have made some changes to the process since he went through, so someone else may have more recent information.

Comment by CheriH on July 4, 2017 at 11:11am: Welcome Jen C and Congrats to your son! It's an exciting path with twists and turns and many very proud moments! This is a great group and somebody has an answer to all your questions, so fire away. Also, read back across the years of discussion and specific questions forums and you will receive a plethora of information.

My son did not do OCS (contracted while he was still in school) but he reported to Pensacola 2 weeks after commissioning/graduation/wedding. He lived off-base; chose to live close to Milton, as he knew that's where he was going after API.

Comment by Jen C on July 4, 2017 at 10:31am: Hi! My son is currently at OCS and has earned the selection for an aviation contract. Any advice from those further down the path? Is there anything in the process to keep him from continuing on his journey to flight school? How soon did your LO report to Pensacola after graduation? How about housing (on or off base)? TIA!

Comment by USNmom2017 on June 29, 2017 at 1:19pm: Marianne...Thant is wonderful to know. I will get him on that! Thank you so much for that information.