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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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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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Centennial PIR Group (07/01/11)

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For those with Sailors who participated in the Recruit Training Command Centennial PIR on July 1, 2011.

Members: 74
Latest Activity: Jun 29, 2012

Congratulations new Sailors! We are so very proud of you.

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Comment by Craig on May 19, 2011 at 2:28am: Blu - I totally agree with Connie. The post 9/11 is alot better to me because you can transfer it to your kids...

Here is more info....

Comment by Ronnie - Proud Sailor Mom on May 18, 2011 at 11:31pm: Craig - Thanks for the link. Loved the slides. I have been trying to picture what things might be like at GL and this was so helpful. The run down on what happens during P-Days, etc. was great too. I especially loved your comments about the Welcome sign!

Comment by Craig on May 18, 2011 at 10:45pm: Connie - I'm a visual guy too. Once I see it, I understand it. I write alot of stuff to help deppers understand boot camp before they go for my website. I am slowly adding different topics when I have time. You may want to go to this link to give you a better idea of how Great Lakes boot camp is laid out. This should give you a better understanding when you recruits calls and complains about having to sing as they match to Camp Moffett, then you'll understand why and how far it actually is.

http://www.navyformoms.com/group/ctratemoms/forum/topics/boot-camp-...

Comment by ConnieC on May 18, 2011 at 10:32pm: Thank you Craig for posting the pic, it is good to have a visual.

Comment by Craig on May 18, 2011 at 10:14pm: For those with sailors on the JFK (Hotel Ship 9) here is some pictures of where your future sailor are staying....

Comment by ConnieC on May 18, 2011 at 9:56pm: @LaLa, we spent a long weekend in Hendersonville in Oct, it was beautiful, love the NC mountains. @ Diannep, you are too funny.
No letter for me but I am not so sure my daughter knows how to write a letter lol.
@ Blu, I didn't realize they were still offering the Montgomery GI Bill, she was smart for choosing the Post 9/11. Post pays more money for school and provides a living allowance and money for books. The MGIB just provides you $ while enrolled and you pay for your tuition out of that money. If you have any $ left after tuition then you can use it for living expense. If you google you can find a lot of info on it. The VA website also has information on it. Hope this helps.

Comment by SWCCMOM on May 18, 2011 at 9:05pm: Got the first letter home today....very thankful for the raising we did with him and looking forward to seeing us 7/1. Oh and it's getting easier...LOL!!!

Comment by BluAnjel NoLongerNavyMom on May 18, 2011 at 8:02pm: got letters today, too!! yippee!! Like you said dianep, up one letter down in another. I loved what she called "pump and dump"!! water and #2 (she didn't put "#2" tho!!) She said she gets "weekend liberty", but surprised if she would know if that's just Saturday or both days after grad.

Does anyone know the difference between Montgomery GI Bill and post-9/11 ?? she said she turned down the Montgomery, so not sure what that means.

Comment by 2sailorsonsmom on May 18, 2011 at 7:48pm: I got my letter from my Son today!!! I cried & laughed what he wrote. He said keep writing it's like xmas to him. He hopes to see his brother in 2 weeks at Church on Sunday.

Comment by diannep on May 18, 2011 at 7:03pm: Katie'sMom: They start with around 88 in each division, but lose some...then gain some others. 65-75 is the average per division when they graduate.

Not sure of the number in the ship. The "ship" is actually the barracks they are in.

Sippie: Discussion groups up top for the subjects you mentioned are always great. Like you said, suggestions tend to get lost in the pages here.