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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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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
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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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Discussion Forum
OS "C" school???
Started by Chels's mom. Last reply by Colleen SHIP-13 DIV -309 Jul 8, 2012. 6 Replies 0 Likes
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Comment by jenmack on January 19, 2012 at 5:18pm
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oh my Ken. I hope my son doesn't do that but time will tell! Oh yea I control his money in his checking and savings account. he he
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Comment by Ken-55 (OS Dad) on January 19, 2012 at 4:24pm
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Hehehe . . . reading about spending sprees and shaking my head!
My son was pretty good after PIR last year and deployed very soon after A-school. He was even fine during the first 7 or so liberty ports BUT on his last liberty before the end of a 7 month deployment in Palma, Spain he went through about $1500 in a few days . . . Navy Federal called the house to make sure that someone hadn't stolen his card! ;-o
He still shakes his head and smiles when I mention it, guess he needed to blow off a little steam. Doesn't seem like he regrets it???
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Comment by Leese/K's OS Mom on January 19, 2012 at 2:17pm
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here is a better Photo
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Here is what the OS's are doing in holding lol mine is on the left with her eyes closed.
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when they get out of RTC on their first liberty most all new Sailors spend all their money that they earn during RTC, yes Holding until they have enough OS to start classes. we had to had the rental agreement I.D and pass to the gate person we never had to leave it in the dash. Or maybe we were suppose to but nothing was ever said to us lol yes they do attend classes while in holding from 6-5pm and they still have to do watches ect.
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Comment by Jamie SHIP13 DIV 067 on January 19, 2012 at 1:52am
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that is good to know. And she will DEFINATELY need the budgeting ur money class - lol. I thought they might send them home if their school didnt' start right away. Thank you all so much I am learning everything on this site.
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Leese - what does it mean when you say ur daughter is in holding
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2 to 3 days before Pir you go to the website on the paper your SR sent with the ship/div info and the password to get the pass you print out the pass and bring it with you print out a few I printed 3 1 I left in the car 1 in my purse and 1in my suitcase just in case when you type in the password use all cap letters
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Comment by KayKay on January 18, 2012 at 11:56pm
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Where do we get the gate pass?
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we Did Dollar rent a car out of O'hare but we got a SUV because we knew it was going to snow so with truck, insurance,Gps, and speed pass it cost us 400
But if we could go back we would have just got a small front wheel drive car and brought our own GPS but most deff get a car with at least front wheel drive in case it snows. like a Chevy malibu they are good with snow. when is your PIR?
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