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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
...and visit Navy.com - America's Navy and Navy.mil also Navy Live - The Official Blog of the Navy to learn more.
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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
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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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I wonder if our sons/husbands know each other?
@bobbymom They get to write on Sundays and if they have any down time during the week but I what I've read through blogs/discussions not so much.
@magnoliagirl- Im sure they do if they are in same ship and division do not how much chat time they get maybe during mealtime ???
@rrjhmd Right now I'm not stalking mailman still prob next weeks in hope of the DEERS paperwork.. I heard that usually comes week 3 and thereafter I will b stalking the mailman!!!! I have a front porch with a rocking chair that me and my baby wait at because its so hot where we live!
Also, ladies... if you have a facebook like pages us navy life but especially us navy recruit training command
they have trivia tuesday and if our division wins they post pics of our kids/spouse :) the question is posted at 10am central :) answer not on wall but where the question is asked... just knowing that they take pics of them at bc is helpful and gives us an idea what they are doing.....
where is everyone from and what jobs did everybody get.. my hubby got a MA (master of arms) pretty much equivalent to civilian cop.....
I am starting to look for tickets and lodging for PIR.... I cant wait... Make sure to purchase exchangeable/refundable tixs :)
Ya I have been briefly looking when I can... Thats cool that alot of our SR's are going to SA... :) Im on facebook... facebook.com/peruvianmami you can also request me.. i chk that more often since I have it linked up to my cell...
Im really hoping that out SR's get the whole weekend with liberty since its a holiday weekend that would be awesome :)
I would fly into mke but i think it would just to be too much of a drive for my baby... so I might have to fly to a closer airport and lodge close too.
a form letter or a regular letter???? ya my hubby mention problems too and maybe not getting letter sent out...:( im praying that they can get it together and do GREAT so that there experience isnt so tough.. I hope it not just one person thats ruining it for all... im going to stay positive :)
im going to chk flights now that baby is asleep...Are u booked for flight and hotel? what days are u traveling???
OMG...I hope it's not my son
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