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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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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.

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Latest Activity: Dec 2, 2024

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Comment by egbot on August 22, 2010 at 12:15pm: Thanks dch for the info. That will prove to be invaluable. My LO has the names and numbers of his fellow 19-10 NUPOC classmates and perhaps they will discuss sharing rent in a two or three bedroom, but I shall leave that up to him!

Comment by kab on August 22, 2010 at 7:58am: Congratulations to the calss of 19-10 and all of their supporting families!! Glad to hear it was a very memorable experience in Newport. My son's class 21-10 are still finalizine their plans for their graduation in late Sept. I am really looking forward too all the festivities and wish I could spend more time in Newport before he starts his next training the following week. Good luck to all with the next stage of their military careers

Comment by dch on August 21, 2010 at 8:42pm: For egbot & anyone else needing housing in Goose Creek, SC. My lo is in 20-10, but several weeks ago I was looking at the NWS (Naval Weapons Station) Charleston's website & came across this information about housing for officers. The website is www.ahrn.com (automated housing referral network). You can sign in & then it works like a multiple listing realty website. You can actually see houses/apartments/condos, etc. I think that these listings have been pre-screened by the Navy as being OK people to deal with. Another site was www.netc.navy.mil/nnptc/housing. This has housing info for Naval Nuclear Power Training Command in Charleston. Also this website www.housing.navy.mil/onestop has information. You & your lo's will love Charleston, SC, especially in the fall/winter/spring months. We are from Aiken, SC, only a 2.5 hour drive & it was a favorite summer vacation spot while the kids were growing up. I will be using these websites myself as soon as my lo gets report date orders.

Comment by LZ27 on August 21, 2010 at 4:23pm: Egbot, jordosmom, Laura, and Veronica, all those who just followed this class it was great to finally meet! Yes it was an awesome experience. Just arrived in NJ at the home of my brother and will head for home CA on Monday. There are no words to describe the feelings of those marching in win those dress whites. J was easy to spot...he was the tallest and the last one in line. This class was very unique becasue it could possibly be the only class that played musical chairs to be seated correctly! (more details later). Yes dmarie now we know.

Comment by egbot on August 21, 2010 at 1:01pm: It was wonderful meeting everyone on Thursday and Friday. Got home at 12:30 AM on Saturday morning because we couldn't get a room for Friday night! Drive wasn't so bad from Rhode Island to NJ, but after getting up at 4AM to watch the run, sand pit demo and chow demo, we were pretty exhausted! Thank you all for your help along the way... next step with jordosmom (who made the wonderful arm tattoo's for recognition) and others going to NUPOC in securing an apartment in Goose Creek, S. Carolina! BTW, jordosmom, your dad looked so proud in his uniform watching his grandson! Congrats to you and everyone of 19-10!

Comment by Stevemom56 on August 20, 2010 at 10:28am: Congratulations Class 19-10!!

Comment by Rosemarie on August 18, 2010 at 1:09pm: Does anyone have a link for a video on how to fold the laundry to pass inspection----especially the t shirts.

Comment by egbot on August 10, 2010 at 12:29pm: The nearest recruitment offic is about 70 miles away. Not horrible, but not great either. I guess we'll figure out the logistics once everything is determined. The drive, if done during rush hour, will take at least 1.5 hours - 2 hours each way! However, I don't think it's a 9 - 5 kind of a thing and he may be required to go to colleges and universities to do the "recruitment" thing, so I guess we'll eventually find out what's expected of him when he gets home!

Comment by egbot on August 10, 2010 at 9:38am: I'll be there with the rest of my family on August 20th as well. Found a dress, shoes and am ready to go! My LO will be coming home, working out of a recruitment office, until the next opening at NUPOC school (Hope I got the acronym right). That may be December 7th, but I guess I'll know more when I see him or when he finds out - whichever comes first!

Comment by LZ27 on August 9, 2010 at 9:22pm: Woo woo for you and your son Karla. I will be attending graduation on Aug 20 in Newport for my new officer. It has been a long 12 weeks. He will be here in CA about 6 hours away for CEC then onto Ft Worth TX.