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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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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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ALUMNI OF PIR 04/19/2013 TG 23 7 Divisions (151-156, 923)
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This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 04/19 /2013. A place to keep up with each other as their journey continues.
Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 62
Latest Activity: Nov 17, 2013
WELCOME to PIR 04/19/2013!
~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 AndrewB/Mom on April 15, 2013 at 9:54pm
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Jewlz- if he passes the run wed- you should go with your family-thats what I will do!
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Comment by CodysMom on April 15, 2013 at 9:01pm
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I pray he does...more than anything...my husband got the call and said he sounded aweful..just told US not to come. My inlaws are suppose to take a train on wed. Morning from az to get there in time for friday...I don't know what to tell them...
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I think it was around 45 sec. Time before was 23 sec...
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Comment by 40intheboxShip11Div155 on April 15, 2013 at 8:48pm
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We have 5 people coming to see our sailor. 4 will go to PIR and then we will all reunite. Can the 5th person come on base and stay in the car?
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Comment by TJCsMom on April 15, 2013 at 8:45pm
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Jewlz, how far off in time was he? He can still do it on Wednesday!
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AndrewB/mom, did you see my message?
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Comment by ellen0502 on April 15, 2013 at 8:19pm
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Woot, good to hear from you Row's girl and glad he is on track for BS. Bravo Zulu!!
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Comment by diannep on April 15, 2013 at 8:13pm
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Jewelz: Your SR gets to try again Wed so keep praying! Join the FIT DIVISION group which is what he will be a part of until he passes:
http://www.navyformoms.com/group/fitprogram
Look for sammy1990 on there. She has alot of great info!
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AndrewB/Mom: If he passes the run tomorrow, he will complete BattleStations and graduate on Friday, so you will get more than a couple of hours with him then. If he doesn't pass the run Wed, then he won't be at PIR.
Jewllz: It used to be that for families who showed up in GL for their sailor's PIR...and then found that they had not passed the PFA and wouldn't graduate....would be able to have a couple of hours with their SR. Then they said they wouldn't do that anymore, but Rows girl who posted below got to see hers.
Just remember.....if they don't make it for PIR this week, they will not have a PIR. They will stay in the FIT division and keep trying, and once they pass, they do BattleStations and head straight to A School.
If it were me, I would be heading up there with positive thoughts and lots of prayers! So sorry that is so much "in limbo" last minute, but this does happen in just about every PIR group.
Prayers for both of your SRs!
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Comment by Martie on April 15, 2013 at 8:03pm
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I am going no matter what-I already paid for everything-I am already out $400 because my Dad is ill and cannot travel and his ticket is nonrefundable.I am staying positive and hoping tomorrow I get a fantastic call.
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