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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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OPSEC - Navy Operations Security

Always keep Navy Operations Security in mind. In the Navy, it's essential to remember that "loose lips sink ships." OPSEC is everyone's responsibility.

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:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

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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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PCSing/ Moving

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Lets talk about moving, real estate, how to pack, tips, horror stories, the good, the bad, DITY, Semi DITY and commercial moves; and share helpful websites.

Website: http://eek-moving-again.blogspot.com/
Members: 144
Latest Activity: Dec 26, 2017

So much information!

Be sure to look through all the Discussion topics in the Discussion Forum - your question may have been addressed there. Post your questions in the Comments section, or create a new Discussion for a more general question/topic. Welcome to the group!

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Comment by Anti M on July 24, 2011 at 11:53pm: I thought he would be on the list once he has firm orders? Unless they changed things? Did he call them, or did you? Sometimes the military member gets better responses. (frustrating but true). Does he have a sponsor who can help check on this? He SHOULD have a sponsor who knows how it works for the married members.

You do get money to stay in temporary lodging. I want to say ten days, but it may be longer.

Comment by Kac46047 on July 24, 2011 at 8:14pm: hoping someone can shed light on this cause im kinda confused! The housing office said we wont be put on the list for military housing untill my husband reports there. That will be in about a month. I was hoping to get down there before or jsut go down when he reports since thats his leave. I realllllly dont want to have my waiting period start when he reports. Is this true???? I then heard if theres no housing availiable we may be able to stay at a hotel for a certain number of days? I know this is confusing lol im confusing myself just writing it

Comment by Sweet*Southern*Lady on July 12, 2011 at 11:23pm: So many new people Welcome all!

Comment by sammy on July 11, 2011 at 9:01pm: I found out they arent using the term DITY move anymore.. it is now called a PPM 'personally procedured move'

Comment by Anti M on July 9, 2011 at 1:24pm: A DITY is where you pack and drive your goods yourself. You have to follow guidelines, such as weighing your truck empty and full. Technically, if you're good at it, you can keep any "extra" you save. But it is hard work.

A "regular" move is when a professional moving company is hired by the Navy to come to your home and they pack, ship, and unpack everything for you. You only have to worry about supervising and signing the paperwork, getting where you're going, and not letting them packout stuff like your purse.

Comment by Kac46047 on July 9, 2011 at 1:11pm: Whats th edifference between a regualr move and a DITY move?

Comment by TropikalParadize on July 8, 2011 at 8:19pm: Thanks so much Marcy! Yes we love it here, good luck to your son/daughter wherever or whenever they might be moving!!

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on July 8, 2011 at 8:03pm: I love a story with a happy ending! How great to be in San Diego, enjoy your time there :)

Comment by TropikalParadize on July 8, 2011 at 7:58pm: Just wanted to throw out a happy note -- For those of you doing DITY moves, we just did one middle of May and although it was a lot of work it was all worthwhile as we just got reimbursed today! Was really glad we DITY'd this time, not sure if we will again, we will see what our circumstances are for our next move, but this one did work out very well for us, so good luck with all your DITY's out there!