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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)
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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 Ty's mom on March 28, 2013 at 8:48am
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Good morning everyone!!! Yea I got letters from my SR yesterday!! DIV 153 rocks!!! They are all doing great!! They are getting along better and working much better as a div they even got a bravo-zulu award for marline spikes. He said he got an expert pin for simulator range, he beat his last run by a minute and did 30 more sit ups and 20 more push ups. He said they are on their way to becoming a hall of fame division. Woohoo!!! Go DIV 153!!!! they hope to get phone calls soon
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Comment by diannep on March 28, 2013 at 8:27am
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Should say that in order to be able to purchase "individual" pictures....you have to order a pkg first. My son had ordered Pkg B when he was there (didn't include The Keel) and it was close to the same dollar amount, from what I remember. Plus be sure to order the PIR DVD if your SR didn't...in the NEX after PIR. That is about $29.
Good Morning All !
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There are different pkgs of pictures. Pkg A, which includes The Keel (yearbook) for free if your SR orders during bootcamp, is around $140.
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Comment by nestevenspointwi on March 27, 2013 at 10:05pm
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Hi diannep, Thanks for the info. My SR just wasn't sure if he'd have access to an ATM to get the money to pay for them. Any idea on how much pictures run?
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nestevenspointwi: Division apparel? Do you mean the division tshirts? Both will have to be paid for before they are sent home. But, yes, the SRs are able to order the division tshirts for you all. My son paid for his pictures, but kept them there and gave them to me after PIR. If they are mailed home, they usually arrive about a week before PIR, maybe even PIR week. What a treat to get those before you see your new sailor!
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Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on March 27, 2013 at 9:07pm
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY BETSY-BOO!!!
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Comment by Momo1968 on March 27, 2013 at 9:03pm
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Glad to hear you got a letter. It is so comforting when we do hear from them. I am checking my mail box tomorrow. Keep fingers crossed.
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Hi Everyone! Received a letter today from our SR (ship 03/Div 154) Thanked his dad and I for how he was raised, said all the valuable Life Lessons and coaching has made him who he is today. Can't believe there are only 3 weeks left. We are so very proud of him.
He also mentioned that he's getting his pictures taken this week and placed an order for his Division apparel. Does anyone know when this has to get paid for? He's having them both sent directly home.
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Comment by jamminjars on March 27, 2013 at 7:38pm
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Thanks for the t-shirt website...I needed that !!! Glad to here some of you got letters today, that means I should get mine tomorrow!!! Yeah!! 22 and counting down! Have a good night all!
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Happy Birthday, Betsy!
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