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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.
OPSEC - Navy Operations Security
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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.
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.
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
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 those who have graduated from Officer Candidate School in Newport, RI or who are currently attending there.
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Comment by Noni on August 9, 2017 at 3:24pm
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No H class page. It the Navy you have to be ready on their terms.
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Comment by franodwk on August 9, 2017 at 2:07pm
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Do you know if there's an H-Class page? Hoping my daughter Lauren end up in 3-18 though because it looks like she's not joining 2-18.
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Comment by tlx5 on August 9, 2017 at 12:01pm
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ANavyMom
Here is the link for the 03-18 Navy Ocs Family Facebook page..
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Aug272017OCS
Please let me know if this doesn't work
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tlx5, my son starts on Aug. 27th!! I looked for a FB page and didn't see it.
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My LO starts OCS on august 27th. Any Suggestions are welcome. I joined the 2 FB groups before his, and started a page for his. 03-18 Navy OCS Family & Friends if there are others with LO in this class
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Thank you for the info Noni...much appreciated.
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New mom,
Things change all the time. I have been told no more Candio as we were able to send all their fav treats and a box of goodies. Don't send anything until Candio unless you were to to. Your LO and his class will suffer terribly. I thought it was still 12 weeks. I have to say it but the recruiters are never right unless they are officers themselves.
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You LO Is 02-18. My daughter was 02-15. She graduated on Halloween. It was nice do to we have and institute day and was able to take the 3 days. You won't need any more. Is you LO going to flight school? Yes I will tell you the date can change. It never happen to my daughter but many either rolled for grades, agility, physical. Don't plan anything yet. Wait till you get closer to the 10th-11th week. I know thing have changed sense my daughter graduated OCS.
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I appreciate the comments/replies. I am hearing that now the classes are only 10weeks long?? I had my LO check with recruiter, and they said it was still 12 weeks for the Aug 6th class. Are the recruiters not up to date?
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It is not good to make any reservations that can be changed before the end of week 8. There are rollable events up until the end of week 8. And if for some reason your LO rolls, graduation date will change by 3 weeks. Although with the new timeline of 10 weeks, I am not sure how the rollable events will play out.
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