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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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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 Aloha Mom on August 7, 2019 at 5:11pm: Aloha Ginger's Mom!
Please join our FaceBook group for her class for updates on her class. Also remember that no news is good news!
They have had a busy week, Medical Monday, Wake Up Wednesday, First Friday and Sucky Saturday. Next is Fast Cruise (Tomorrow). If she has not rolled to Holding Class, you will NOT hear from her and THIS is a GOOD thing!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2337082503246319/

Comment by Ginger's mom on August 7, 2019 at 3:54pm: Hi, my daughter arrived 7/28 and we have not heard from her as of yet. Does anyone know how we find out her group number?

Thank you

Comment by Aloha Mom on July 22, 2019 at 7:40am: Aloha!
We have FaceBook support OCS groups going!
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navy ocs class 01-20 friends & family 7/28

Comment by M's mom on June 25, 2019 at 10:00pm: Aloha, Aloha Mom! Congratulations to your daughter for accepting the challenges of OCS. The candidates rarely know exactly when their next school will start after OCS until they get their orders closer to graduation. They may know WHERE they will go , but not exactly WHEN. Sometimes their next school will start the very next week after graduation.

I think the supply school is there in Newport, and I know some have to stay and start school the very next week! Depends on when the school starts a new cycle. They may have quarters for them to stay on the base while attending supply school, so she may not have room for all of her stuff anyway until she gets to her first duty station.

Some are sent home to work in recruiting if their school does not start for several weeks. After OCS, my son went to Intelligence School in Virginia Beach, and he didn't receive his orders until the day before OCS graduation! He was given three weeks to report, so he was able to fly home with us to Indiana, pack what he could into his truck, and drive to VB. After Intel school, the Navy reimbursed him for moving all of his worldly goods to his next duty station. (He rented a trailer and hauled it all himself.)

So, your daughter probably won't know for sure until closer to graduation. They all have to learn early on to deal with the uncertainty, and last-minute changes to assignments, and just roll with it.

What island to you live on? My hubby and I visited the Big Island last July when the lava was flowing, and took a helicopter ride right over the fissure as it was spewing. Got some great photos. Would love to visit HI more often, but it's such a LOOOONG flight from Indiana!!!

Good luck to your daughter!

Comment by Andy'sMom on February 19, 2019 at 7:08pm: Proudmom,

One other thing to throw into the puzzle....even when your LO reaches the Candio phase, they can still have "suprise" strength tests that can roll them. I would recommend to stick to the schedule that they have and not add any other PT.

Comment by redheadlass on February 17, 2019 at 4:36pm: Just to let you know, the "Candio phase" is the last 3 weeks of OCS when they have more free time.

Comment by applecrispnh on February 17, 2019 at 3:49pm: Hi. My son is starting his 8th week (thus not a candio yet). He did mention going to the gym, on weekends, at least.

Comment by jsefamily on February 17, 2019 at 2:58pm: “Redheadlass”

Comment by jsefamily on February 17, 2019 at 2:58pm: Darn autocorrect, that was supposed to be “redlass.”

Comment by jsefamily on February 17, 2019 at 2:56pm: Proudmom, I just confirmed with my son that there is (I remember him mentioning that he went there). But, they really don’t have access to it until the Candio (final stage). My DS said there are some candidates for which OCS is a weight loss experience and it’s gets them in shape, and for others it isn’t as hard as they trained before going to OCS so the workouts aren’t really enough. But like resales commented, they really don’t have a lot of time for it (until the final phase).