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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.
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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:
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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
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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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Nor Cal & East Foothill Counties: Sacramento, El Dorado, Sierra Nevada, San Joaquin, Yolo, Amador, Calaveras, Sutter, Yuba and beyond. An active support group for Navy families & friends.
Location: Northern/Eastern California - Sacramento & Foothills
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Discussion Forum
ANYONE CLOSE TO I-5 or 99 in cali?
Started by GraceRae<3. Last reply by Alaina {Bob's Mom} Jan 21, 2013. 5 Replies 1 Like
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Comment by Vickyrun on September 17, 2009 at 11:49am
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Thanks Susan for the C school info. Thanks Paula for posting the pic. Welcome to all the new Moms. My Navy girl is in A school at GL. She texts or calls me almost everyday. And gives me errands to do! Lol Navy Hugss to all ~ Vicky aka Chrissy's Mom
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Comment by NevadaSierra on September 16, 2009 at 11:03am
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Hey Vicky, Kathy and Paula - here is one of our answers from Mark (posted on the NUKE group):
Comment by Mark 11 hours ago Hi Maria,
"C" schools are not part of the nuclear training pipeline. "C" schools are shorter schools (like a month), that a sailor may get (usually) after some sea time. Often, a sailor may negotiate for a specific "C" school as part of a re-enlistment package. Each rating has it's own "C" schools, and they are usually intended to make a sailor a technical expert in maintaining or repairing a specific piece of equipment. MMs, for example can get a "C" school for the air-conditioning plants on a submarine. "
So, now I know what my sailor didn't understand what my question was, and we all have an answer~S
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Comment by Tee-1sailor's mom on September 16, 2009 at 10:03am
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Hi kperry, I'm glad you joined us! I'm right with you, I miss 'B' so much. He's my only son and my youngest. It already seems like forever since PIR! They don't call much from pre-buds it seems....Hi Cindy, how's it going? Have you received any calls yet? (other than the 15 second one) Welcome Monica, I was new to the networking thing too, you'll get the hang of it. We appreciate hearing from moms of deployed sailors. Noe, be looking in the mail for your "form letter" if you haven't already gotten it. Be sure to keep it because it has the password for getting into graduation and it has your son't official address. Check out the RTC website too (on the form) it has much good info.
Happy Wednesday everyone.
Tee
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Comment by Cindy on September 15, 2009 at 11:34pm
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Hello kperry! I'm new to the group with a son in his third week at BC. I joined the group last week and am so happy to have such a wonderful group in the area. Look forward to meeting you at an upcoming event!
Cindy
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Comment by ProudMomof4 on September 15, 2009 at 11:25pm
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I am new to this group! Tee-1sailor's mom emailed me about it! My son G is in preBUDS in Great Lakes right now. His PIR was 8/21.
I miss him like crazy! I have three other children, ages 15, and 7 year old twins. I am widowed, and a high school teacher.
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Hi Noe,
I think the box is an adventure for each of us and raises questions that we just really wish we could ask...but we have to wait and guess! I don't know the answer to where the notebook may be other than to be pretty certain he doesn't have it. You should be able to get your son's address from his recruiter (if you don't have it already) and I'd recommend sending the addresses with the letter so he'll get it with his first delivery of mail. And, in case you didn't see the earlier recommendation from another member of the group, number the outside of the envelopes when you send letters so if your son receives more than one at a time he'll know the order they were sent. I encourage you to keep an eye open on boot camp moms for others in your son's division and join the PIR group as soon as you have a date -- good luck to you!
Cindy
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leeana, FYI, they call one of the weeks in Boot Camp Hell Week, which everyone goes through, not to be confused with the Hell Week in BUDS. That's a totally different animal, and I mean ANIMAL! Also, Sp Ops moms don't get to use their sons name or put his picture anywhere public (like here.) It's hard not to be able to share that way but it's for their protection.
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Hi Leeanna,
Good luck to you...my son is in his third week of boot camp and I am eagerly looking forward to his PIR on October 16th. If you look at the boot camp mom's group you'll get an early idea of his likely PIR date and can soon join those discussions. For me it's been great to compare notes with other moms from my son's division...sometimes very entertaining!
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It sounds like you all a great time last Sunday, wish I could have been there. Next time for sure....
Tee
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Another suggestion Leeanna, when you get his PIR date join that group. Going through BC with others experiencing the same and the same time is priceless! My son just graduated on 8/21 so it's still very fresh...
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