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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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ALUMNI OF PIR 01/04/2013 TG 8 - 9 Divisions (045-052 and 908)

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This PIR Group is for those members that have loved ones who will be graduating Boot Camp on 01/04/2013. A place to gather information, share concerns and get support as your Recruits start their Navy careers as future Sailors.

Your current Group "veteran members" are:

diannep

LaLa Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons

ellen0502

♥FireTeamLeaderWife♥ aka FTLW

Betsy, son on Stennis carrier

Craig

Location: Great Lakes, Illinois
Members: 83
Latest Activity: Jan 2, 2014

WELCOME to PIR 01/04/2013! PLEASE See the PAGES section for Informational Posts about BC and PIR. PAGES is underneath the Members Photos. PLEASE scroll down this page here to find the Comment Box to post a reply to the PIR GROUP.

CLICK MEforN4M's Community GuidelinesandOPSEC.

~OPSEC OPerational SECurity, is always of the utmost importance.

~N4M’s also has Community Guidelines just like any other social media.

~Please take the time to read the OPSEC and N4M’s Community Guidelines.

~A quick note here, from the N4M’s CG’s:

• Don’t Jeopardize the Safety of Our Sailors: Remember OPSEC (Operational Security) (Don’t Sink Ships With Loose Lips) This site and all content posted on it are viewable to everyone on the Internet. This doesn’t mean you can’t share things about your Sailor – but too many details can put Sailors in harm’s way. The following are examples of red flags and should not be shared within this community either by posting or sending via a Group message:

• Sailors’ last names. This includes your username if you share the same last name as your son or daughter.

Some Suggestions:

~If your last name is different from your Recruits it is still not recommended for you to use in your username for your own personal security. This is your option. It is also not a good idea to use an email address as your username for personal security reasons.

~First Names and pictures of your Recruit are allowed but remember, everyone can see it and someone can easily match them up with their "mom". So you might want to consider changing your profile picture to not include your Recruit at least for the duration of BC. Again, your option

~It is also a good idea to make your settings for your Profile Page "viewable only to your friends".

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Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on February 23, 2013 at 4:52pm: Steve txted last night that he passed his cert 701 with decent scores and he has another to pass next week. He enjoyed a beech mardi-gras party a week or so ago. He should graduate about July or August.

Comment by vzz ship 12 div 48 on February 23, 2013 at 3:52pm: He Is on the USS Essex. Daves mom Hope you hear from him soon. I finaly got a address last week. Just have to write and send them #erd. Keeping all our sailors in my prays

Comment by 2mnykds4 (Ship 12 Div 048) on February 15, 2013 at 8:57pm: Looks like everyone is adjusting pretty good to military life :). My son was at GL for a brief A School because he is undesignated for a job. He has already been home on a 10 day leave and last Monday landed in Jacksonville FL for his ship. This week he has lived on his ship and slept in his rack. He is enjoying everything so far and hopes to get his barracks assigned today. We have chatted a couple of times but the time difference on the two coasts can be challenging. I don't want a text at 5 am LOL. Hope everyone is doing good and Sailors are adjusting.

Comment by DavesMom on February 15, 2013 at 1:01am: Hi All. Happy to see people still check back here occassionally. Glad your sailors are going well vzz and CO-TwinSailorsMom. Mine had a very brief A school and is on a ship overseas. I miss him to pieces. He's been gone 10 days and no contact yet. No address to write to or anything. :( But keeping my chin up and loving that he is living his dream!

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on February 12, 2013 at 2:53pm: Wow vzz from being so sick he almost delayed PIR to being on a ship already! Is he stationed out of somewhere? Can you say which ship? What is he doing? This is great, congratulations. Mine is in Pensacola and will be in A school for about a year I think.

Comment by vzz ship 12 div 48 on February 11, 2013 at 9:07pm: Hope everyone is doing well my son is done with A school and is now on his ship. would love to hear some updates on how everyone is.

Comment by Regina-ship11Div049 on January 16, 2013 at 4:20pm: My son is at GL for A school too

Comment by DavesMom on January 16, 2013 at 1:42am: Hi all. My sailor is at GL, too, and his A school finally started today, Jan. 15. Although I was surprised because he had told me it would start tomorrow. I wonder if that means he'll detach a day sooner than expected, too? The control freak in me is learning to let go. Reluctantly!

Comment by NavymomShelley on January 15, 2013 at 12:15pm: Hello bela02 yes but it has changed since then... My goodness... Now he wants me to send him his things. The date was what he told us at PIR. He is E2 and going for GM. It seems to me that there are a lot of sailors at GL that they are moving around. I have read on here that some have been there waiting a yr for C school.

Comment by bela02 on January 14, 2013 at 12:25pm: NavymomShelley, Did you find out about this today? Just wondering cause my son was suppose to start school yesterday but they said they would let them know today. and he moved twice...so i wonder what's going on....what's your son's rate?