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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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DON'T post critical information including future destinations or ports of call; future operations, exercises or missions; deployment or homecoming dates.

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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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OCS Graduate Moms

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For those who have graduated from Officer Candidate School in Newport, RI or who are currently attending there.

Members: 667
Latest Activity: Dec 2, 2024

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Comment by Nancy on June 11, 2018 at 7:28pm: It has been a year and a half since my son went, but right before they gave up their phones, they were allowed one last call. He called us and also sent a picture of the address which contains the class number.

Comment by redheadlass on June 11, 2018 at 7:13pm: My son will be in the OCS class beginning July 1, 2018. How do I find out the address to mail him letters, and also how do I find out his class name/number?

Comment by PKM on June 10, 2018 at 9:45pm: My son didn't get his orders until the Tuesday after graduation. Hurry up and wait is something you get use to.

Congratulationsto all the new OCS graduates!

Comment by M's mom on June 10, 2018 at 7:48pm: Yes, some of the orders don't trickle in until after graduation, so they have to stay on the base until they get their orders. And yes, sailors and their families must learn to go with the Navy flow. I've heard that the unofficial motto of the Navy is "Semper Gumby." (Always Flexible) haha Some of you might remember Gumby and Pokey from your childhood TV, ---that little boy and his horse made out of rubber. They would have made good sailors because they were very flexible!!! :-)

Comment by jsefamily on June 10, 2018 at 8:15am: That was supposed to be “come in.”

Comment by jsefamily on June 10, 2018 at 8:14am: Our son’s orders didn’t co
E I. Until noon AFTER graduation so we were preparing to move him to temporary quarters on base. The Navy certainly prepares you to be patient and go to it’s the flow.

Comment by M's mom on June 9, 2018 at 11:56pm: Graduation is usually Friday morning, and the new Ensigns are able to leave by noon after they sign out, IF they have their orders. My son's orders didn't come in until the Wednesday before graduation on Friday, so we didn't know if he was going to be able to leave or not.

We had planned to spend the night on Friday, and fly back home on Saturday. Our son was able to get a ticket on the same flight and fly home with us, which was nice. Then he had 10 days travel time to get to his next school. Some have to go directly to their next school on Monday, so they just can't plan anything until they get their orders.

Comment by CAmom on June 8, 2018 at 12:12pm: It seems like all graduations are on Friday at 10:00 a.m. I haven't seen any other times. Allow time for pictures etc. We were safely done by noon and didn't seem rushed at all.

Comment by Jenna07 on June 8, 2018 at 9:26am: Thanks, I did look further and found some rooms. One more question I thought I read somewhere that the graduations are at certain times during the day. We are trying to figure out return tickets and when to leave as we are from the West Coast. Does anyone have information on the times or will I need to wait until I get a letter with that information?

Comment by M's mom on June 8, 2018 at 8:58am: Jenna07: As others have posted, there are lots of chain hotels in MIddletown. Just search Trivago or some other travel search site for "hotels in Middletown, RI" for the dates you are looking for. The Howard Johnson's hotel that travel101 mentioned is right outside one of the base gates. My son stayed there the night before he was to report to OCS.

You can always stay in Newport, but those hotels are more resort-like and therefore, more expensive, especially in summer. They are also further away from the base than Middletown. (The two towns kind of blend together.) We made several trips on/off the base that weekend, so was convenient to be close.