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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 08/01/2014 TG 38 - 9 Divisions (231-238, and 938)
Information
This group is for those who have loved ones that graduated from boot camp on August 1, 2014. A place to keep in touch with each other as the sailors continue their Navy journey.
Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 53
Latest Activity: Sep 27, 2014
WELCOME to PIR 08/01//2014! 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.
~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"
Discussion Forum
Ship 13 (USS Marvin Shields) Division 237 and 238 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by DebinAlabama Aug 19, 2014. 5 Replies 3 Likes
Ship 12 (USS Triton) Divisions 231 and 232 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by nicolel818 Jul 30, 2014. 21 Replies 1 Like
please advise if anyone gets a " I'M a Sailor Call"
Started by Eileenilmom. Last reply by CatMom509 Jul 26, 2014. 5 Replies 0 Likes
Ship 04 (USS Arleigh Burke) Divisions 233 and 234 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by MDTF Jul 25, 2014. 4 Replies 2 Likes
Ship 11 (USS Kearsarge) Divisons 235 and 236 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by Whitney Jul 15, 2014. 7 Replies 0 Likes
^^^^^BATTLESTATIONS: THEIR FINAL TEST ! ^^^^^^
Started by diannep. Last reply by MomofHAN Jul 3, 2014. 3 Replies 0 Likes
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Comment by DebinAlabama on June 26, 2014 at 11:43pm
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Thanks dianne for that info about the airport and push divisions. I believe that my son is in a push division with PIR on 8/1. He arrived on 6/10 (Tuesday) and I received the form letter that Saturday with his box arriving the following Monday or Tuesday.
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Comment by diannep on June 26, 2014 at 8:37pm
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Melissa: Yep, you sure can go to the airport to meet up with your sailor! Just know that you may want to get there around 3 or 4 a.m., when your sailor is checking in, so you have maximum amount of time with your sailor. As far as the number of airline passes issued, they are pretty good about allowing your sailor's family members/friends passes....as long as they have proper ID. They would only possibly deny some in a very LARGE group connected to a sailor. It is up to the airlines to issue the passes, but they love their sailors....so are usually very generous!
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proudnavymom: Yep, the push divisions have less time, but I think there is confusion on the 6 and 8 weeks. The actual training weeks are 6 weeks long....they usually do BattleStations on Training Week/Day 6-5. However, in a push division, they may do BattleStations a couple of days earlier since they have less days to get all done. But no worries, they get them done! Bootcamp itself is an average of 8 weeks long....which includes processing days before the training starts (the number of days varies by SR) and the few "down days" they have between completing BattleStations and PIR.
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Lula: Ask away! But here is a link that may explain alot to you re: graduation. If you have questions after reading through the Family Guide (link below), then just post them:
http://www.bootcamp.navy.mil/pdfs/FamilyGuide_v18Jun2013.pdf
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Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on June 26, 2014 at 8:00pm
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proudnavymom90 - Whew...just reading what your son is doing made me tired! What they go through, right?! smiles>> on his 5.0!
Congrats to his Division on the Scholastic Flag (that's the one for academics)
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Comment by Kennedys mom on June 26, 2014 at 7:37pm
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i got my first letter today i am trying to figure out this whole graduation thing ....boy do i need some help
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Comment by proundnavymom90 on June 26, 2014 at 7:17pm
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Only down side is that he said I probably wont get to talk to him for a while so that probably means the "I a sailor call" Ugh just when I got use to the calls they are not going to come anymore :( I told him he better write!! lol
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Just talked to my SR Div 938 he got a 5.0 on his first test, which is the highest you can get, the division won the Academic flag!!! he has had 103 fever everyone is sick, his throat is killing him, his mouth is better and not hurting as much, but being the Athletic petty officer makes it hard for him to yell cadences with a sore throat, poor guy is hanging in there sick and all. I am SO PROUD of him, BC is not easy and being sick, having his wisdom teeth pulled, sutures in his mouth because they had to break the bottom tooth and dig it out. He said they are running everyday and doing PT everyday, plus it is a push division they will only have 6 weeks and not 8 before battle stations, which means they do everything in only 6 weeks and not 8. I could not be PROUDER of my son, God is good !!!
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Comment by Loud Proud & Petrified on June 26, 2014 at 5:46pm
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I can now add to funny things SR's say "The food isn't bad, it's kind of like a half step above school lunch, makes me happy I'm not a picky eater."
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Comment by MomofHAN on June 26, 2014 at 5:42pm
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Got my first real letter today! So excited for 8/01!
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