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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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OPSEC - Navy Operations Security

Always keep Navy Operations Security in mind. In the Navy, it's essential to remember that "loose lips sink ships." OPSEC is everyone's responsibility.

DON'T post critical information including future destinations or ports of call; future operations, exercises or missions; deployment or homecoming dates.

DO be smart, use your head, always think OPSEC when using texts, email, phone, and social media, and watch this video: "Importance of Navy OPSEC."

Follow this link for OPSEC Guidelines:

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PIR date 10/08/10

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Boot camp graduation - October 8th, 2010

Members: 118
Latest Activity: Aug 19, 2015

These are our 12 Divisions that will PIR 10/08

For our Sailors - the Father's Blessing
Numbers 6:24-26 from the NIV

May the LORD bless you and keep you;
The LORD make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you;
The LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace.

I especially like it from the Message translation

God bless you and keep you,
God smile on you and gift you,
God look you full in the face
and make you prosper.

May these words ring true for each and everyone of you!

331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339,340, 822 & 947

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~~331 and 332~~ - Congrats Sailors!
~~333, 334, 822, and 947 - Monday, October 4th~~ Congrats Sailors!
~~335, 336 - Tuesday, October 5th~~ - Congrats Sailors!
~~337, 338, 339, and 340 - Wednesday, October 6th~~ Congrats Sailors!

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Comment by proudtobehismom-Ship 10/Div 333 on September 4, 2010 at 8:16pm: Vicki- That's great to hear. What a sweet thing he did. I cant wait to get another letter and wish so much that they had not lost their phone call today. I'm glad that they will have two days of some rest with the holiday, I'm sure its more than needed!

Comment by NavyMomLG on September 4, 2010 at 6:50pm: YIPPEEEE!!! I got my letters! He sent back my questionnaire and wrote one letter over the period of two day (8/30 and 8/31). He said he had received my letters through 8/27. He sounds good, even put smiley faces in the letter. He is eating oatmeal three meals a day - he has never eaten oatmeal. Sounds like he is eating A LOT :) Hope he is drinking plenty of water with all of that fiber ;) I was so excited and feel so much better. I had a dream last night that he showed up on my doorstep in the middle of the night because he had failed some test. I must have been more worried than I thought. He said the RDC's are letting up a little, so it has gotten better.

I also got my blue candle in the mail today! My SR didn't know when BS21 was yet, but I am ready!!

Wow Jana B - you go girlfriend!

Hope everyone else is having a great day. Keep writing those letters, and if you haven't received any yet, your day will come soon.

Comment by Jana B on September 4, 2010 at 5:08pm: A menopausal mom--to boot? Lol!

Comment by Jana B on September 4, 2010 at 5:06pm: I will--thanks!

I had one of those moments just a bit ago.Except my call was from the NRA. Do they actually think it would be safe to but a gun in the hands of a mom or wife who is waiting on the mailman for a letter from their SR? Hmmm..don't think so!

Comment by Jana B on September 4, 2010 at 4:48pm: No Letter for me today :( I'm doing OK tho--my boy knows I love him and I know he will do the best he can--and that he loves me too! I'm hoping for that phone call tho.

NavyWife621--At my age, playing safe is for sissies! LOL!! Us older women have nothing to lose--we lost it all already! Sometimes you just gotta dance, my SR hates it when he startes groovin--and I start in too. He says "Mom--NO--Stop--your embarassing me!" Oh well--life is just too short, and the older we get, the more we appreciate it. He was my late-in-life child--menopause is great now (Yeah right)!

Comment by Wanderlust on September 4, 2010 at 3:03pm: Hey KrisM, my husband is in div 822 and he called last Thursday (9/2) at 3 pm CT. We were able to talk for about 40 min. He said it would be another 2 weeks before he could call again, but he wasn't sure and it seems they never really know. He said the whole division was getting calls but I've heard people say some guys have "watch duty" or something during it and can't call at that time. I really have no idea what that is and/or if anyone had that duty at that time!

Comment by familymom(Sip 09 Div 310) on September 4, 2010 at 1:39pm: Thought I would stop by for a minute. My son's PIR is 9/17. Just wanted to let you know phone calls are rare. we have had 1 the entire time. His fiance has had about 3. Don't be dissappointed if you are not getting phone calls. Also, letters do not come on regular basis, sometimes I would get 3 a week and there has been a time recently that most moms went 2 weeks without any news. I would suggest joining a PIR group that is close to end so you can get ideas of what will be going on. Our group also has lots of info on motels, taxi's, ect. Hope this helps.

Comment by Krisnavymom on September 4, 2010 at 1:27pm: Hey sjerseytina, I just fr you! Did I read you got a phone call? My son is going into pre/buds also from this class. I get a letter every Thursday they have been funny and upbeat he's doing well it seems! But I did not get a phone call :( if he called his girlfriend instead of home I'll kick his butt! :)

Comment by sjtina on September 4, 2010 at 12:57pm: my son said the same thing. keep sending letters no matter what it is. they get mail regularly. they call your name and throw the mail at you. he said they pick it up and jump into thier rack to read it. everyone else is bummed. I read earliewr that they cheered for one guy who finally got his first letter.

Comment by Jana B on September 4, 2010 at 12:03pm: That's so great!!! YEAH!! My time is coming--I can feel it!
I'm so happy for all of you that have recieved letters and phone calls!
I'm actually supposed to have a date tomorrow afternoon (yes..me--can you believe it?) to go up in to the mountains, but if my SR doesn't call first--I'm not goin! I'm not gonna miss his first phone call home. The mountains are still gonna be there next weekend--if the guy isn't , I'll find another--lol!