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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 jamac80 on July 28, 2010 at 1:23pm: Very cool. Thanks!

Comment by dch on July 28, 2010 at 1:19pm: Jamac80, the 'mansions' are 11 houses & one topiary gardens that are operated by The Preservation Society of Newport County. You can find all sorts of information about them at www.NewportMansions.org. They have multiple tour packages that you can purchase & they will even send you a brochure about them, mine arrived within a week.

Comment by jamac80 on July 28, 2010 at 1:02pm: You know, in retrospect, we probably should have flown out Friday night since we have to be back at work/school on Monday. But we had to change our flights and reservations twice already because of being held back in H class, so we said, nah, we'll just go home Saturday morning as planned.

I figured we'd go see the mansions on Friday after graduation, though I'm not exactly sure what those are...big, beautiful houses, I guess? I haven't had time to look into them.

Comment by egbot on July 28, 2010 at 12:45pm: Hi jacmac80! I thought that most people would be leaving right after graduation! We may also stay over Friday night, but I thought that was somewhat unusual since I was informed that the Candidates are usually ready to leave by noon! Thanks for sharing!

Comment by jamac80 on July 28, 2010 at 12:41pm: We made the dinner reservations for Friday night, the night of the actual graduation day. The other nights we are just going to wing it. I wrote down the notes of places to go, hints, etc to take with me and we'll just decide what we want to do the other times when we get there.

Comment by egbot on July 28, 2010 at 12:26pm: What happens on Wednesday night of graduation? Are the Candidates free to be with family and go off base? When are people making these dinner plans? For Wednesday night? Thursday night? Friday night? Thursday night is the Hi Mom's party so I don't understand the need to go out to eat, unless you guys know something I don't! Can you help with the confusion? I will make reservations as long as I know what's going on!

Comment by jamac80 on July 28, 2010 at 12:02am: H group? I hear "H" and my heart stops. H group...that's what it's called when they get their khakis and can say "I" instead of referring to themselves in the 3rd person?

Comment by jamac80 on July 27, 2010 at 10:22pm: MK - It turns out that your son and my son are hatchmates! - AM

Comment by pgrlisa on July 27, 2010 at 2:35pm: I forgot that Coddington was Brewery. We did eat lunch there the day of graduation. My daughter wanted The Melting Pot for dinner, so we drive up to Providence.

Comment by jamac80 on July 27, 2010 at 12:49pm: I found the micro-brewery. Thanks for the tip, 2 in the service! It's Coddington Brewing Company, right by the Naval base. There are tables still available. It's not fancy, I don't think, but my son said the thing he wants most is a cold brew so that's where we're going!