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Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)

Boot Camp: Behind the Scenes at RTC

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ALUMNI of PIR 10/12/2012 TG 48 - 14 Divisions (327-338, 822 & 948

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This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 10/12/2012.

A place to keep up with each other as the journey continues.

Your current Group "veteran members" are:

diannep

LaLa Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons

ellen0502

♥FireTeamLeaderWife♥ aka FTLW

Betsy, son on Stennis carrier

Craig

Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 163
Latest Activity: Dec 1, 2016

WELCOME TO PIR 10/12/2012

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 in your username you will need to change your username. If yours 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 to not include your Recruit at least for the duration of BC. It is also a good idea to make your settings for your Profile Page "viewable only to your friends".

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Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on August 23, 2012 at 5:51pm: Each basic training is s bit different to "suit" the branch. Navy BC is getting them ready for Ship life...cramped quarters (compartments on Ships are small), basic seamanship skills etc. Most of Navy BC is completed indoors...even PT!

Here are a couple of videos:

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on August 23, 2012 at 5:47pm: Security Calls -

There is the possibility of you receiving a phone call from your SR (Seaman Recruit) during the first one to two weeks after their arrival for Security Clearance info. I received mine one week after my son arrived at RTC. Had no idea it would come that fast. I'd only really been on the site for a week or two, so I had NOTHING ready! So... if your Recruit has a rating that requires security clearance information...800 Divisions, IT's, CTI's CTT's Nukes, AT's (the list goes on!), anyone that handles confidential info...have a list of references by the phone.

This is a short business call and is monitored. No time for chit chat...but once in a great while the person monitoring the call allows a few extra minutes.

The area code for GL is "847". My security clearance call, the caller ID said "US GOVERNMENT". We have also had "PAY PHONE" reported and then area codes for the surrounding areas...so answer all...and just get rid of those telemarketers!

Comment by Kathyc on August 23, 2012 at 5:27pm: my son also in ship 11, div 331!

Comment by BoxinatorMom Ship11 Div331 on August 23, 2012 at 3:35pm: Got the letter today! Ship 11 Div 331- PIR date 10/12/12.

Very exciting stuff!

My son's girlfriend just texted me that she has 20 pages of a letter written. OMG! It's a novel! I'm tired just thinking about it.....

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on August 23, 2012 at 3:29pm: How to change your:Username, URL, Profile Picture and Personal Sett...

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on August 23, 2012 at 3:27pm: Nobody has done anything wrong...I will just post this from time to time directly on the Main Wall here (it is up above as well) as the group grows for the new members that join!

OPSEC OPerational SECurity, is always of the utmost importance. Please take the time to 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 if it includes your Recruit.

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Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on August 23, 2012 at 3:15pm: Hellloooo...I am catching up with you! I will post some more info soon...glad to see boxes and form letters arriving...hope you are all "settling in" here on your PIR group! :-)

Here is a link to a PAGE that has info about the Box and Form Letter.

http://www.navyformoms.com/group/pir10122012/page/the-form-letter-a...

Comment by mommaross CVN77 on August 23, 2012 at 2:42pm: No little note anywhere on it but on further inspection I found a little hand drawn smiley face :). Guess that means he's good! So excited keep smelling the letter and hugging it. Guess my neighbour's right I'm nuts!

Comment by mommaross CVN77 on August 23, 2012 at 2:40pm: Wooohooo! I got my form letter !!!! Yay - did a little jig at the mailbox - my neighbour thinks I'm nuts lol. So excited - can't believe his handwriting is so neat so sooon.

Comment by hopeesmom on August 23, 2012 at 2:34pm: My daughter is Ship 9 Div 327 also. I am so happy to see a lot of ladies got letters. Maybe mine will be in the mail when I get home. These have been the longggeesst days in my life!!!! I cry....I smile....I dont sleep. Hope I am not totally alone on this roller coaster ride.