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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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RTC Graduation

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ALUMNI OF PIR 08/31/2012 TG 42 — 12 Divisions (269–278, 818 & 942)

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This is a group for family & friends of SRs who PIR is 8/31/2012!

Location: Great Lakes, Illinois
Members: 126
Latest Activity: Jul 6, 2013

Welcome to PIR 8/31/2012!

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OPSEC OPerational SECurity, is always of the utmost importance. Please take the timeto read the OPSEC and Community Guidelines. A quick note here: Last Names of Sailors/Recruits are not allowed on this site. If it is different from your Recruits it is still not recommended. First Names and pictures of your Recruit are allowed but remember someone can easily match them up with their "mom". So you might want to consider changing your profile picture.

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You need to be a member of ALUMNI OF PIR 08/31/2012 TG 42 — 12 Divisions (269–278, 818 & 942) to add comments!

Comment by ohcheet (nuke MM3) on September 3, 2012 at 7:50pm: My Sailor graduated 8-31 from RTC div. 276 and is now an MM at Charleston. His roommate is from 271 also grad. 8-31, and is also an MM. If you think he might belong to you, please message me and we can stay in touch! Thanks in advance!

Comment by beckster1959 on September 3, 2012 at 6:20pm: My son did arrive at Goose Creek on Saturday. I will try friend requesting you and then I think we can talk privately.

Comment by Mrs. Woody on September 3, 2012 at 3:51pm: Good afternoon! My son is an ET at Charleston (Nuke) and just got a roommate who graduated on Friday (my son graduated on 8/24). Shoot me a message if your son just arrived at Goose Creek on Saturday. I'd like to keep in touch with you if our sons are roommates. I know the last name but don't want to post it on here. Thanks!

Comment by GMom on September 2, 2012 at 10:23pm: PIR was great! Very proud. Gotta pass along how great Sarge was. He picked us up from the airport, took us back as well. The Meet and Greet was chock full of such useful information and we need to pass this along to the upcoming PIR groups. He is a godsend to the Navy families!

Comment by Jodi-alumni Ship 4 on September 2, 2012 at 10:49am: The graduation was great. All the sailors looked so put together and spiffy in their dress whites. We had a wonderful visit with our sailor and saw many of them out and about with their families. Congratulations to all the moms and dads of the new sailors.

Comment by sandrar on September 1, 2012 at 6:54pm: PIR was great - it was awesome seeing all of our sailors - really proud of them. and they were all so excited to be at the airport. We actually flew with a bunch of sailors that were going to Atlanta then San Antonio - Mine was not with them but I felt like all of them were mine anyway having worried for and prayed for them all during boot camp. I loved it.

Comment by Haup9 on September 1, 2012 at 6:25pm: Does anyone have any videos or pictures of the band they would be willing to share? My son PIR's this week but we would love a sneak peak before then if someone has anything to share.

Tom

Comment by diannep on September 1, 2012 at 10:59am: Sooo.....how was it??? Hoping that many are enjoying airport visits right now with sailors....or visits in GL with those A School sailors!