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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.
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."
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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
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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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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
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Cruise book/Keel book - spoke with Nex photo place this morning and usually you have to buy the book - but there's a special on right now so our guys and gals that ordered the package photos will be getting the book in the mail as part of that package. I'm not sure what it is but I told my son to order everything :)
Not sure where is the best place to post this but my Sailor's grandmother received a call yesterday saying he was arrested and she needed to send bail money. I am trying to confirm that my son is in fact where he is supposed to be but not having any luck with contacts at the NAVY yet. We are pretty sure this is a scam from what the Red Cross has told us. Just a warning - the scammers tend to call the grandparents and other relatives of the Sailor's who may not recognize the Sailor's voice (the caller will say they have a bad cold). Please warn your family members to be aware this scam is occuring, to report any such calls to their local police department IMMEDIATELY, and to not send any money.
My son left on Saturday for So Carolina, anyone else? Wasnt the PIR fabulous? I was so thrilled that my son was a "stick" (carried one of the flags) so he was right in front. I took lots of pics of 338 if anyone wants a copy. I have to say my son was happy with BC, loved almost all of it.....its so nice to KNOW that he is happy and made the right choice!! N
thanks diannep will do it first thing in the morning.
mommaross: Do that right away....I tried to order The Keel (cruise book) after I returned home from PIR back in 2010 and they said it was too late. Hoping that you still can!
Thanks BP's mom that helps - checked his receipt and cruise book isn't checked - there's a number on there so I'll call tomorrow. Thanks again. Love that we can still come here to "our group" .
Hi mommaross! I'm looking at my son's receipt...he ordered Pkg. A but when you look further down the receipt each item is on it's own, so for example my son ordered Pkg. a with the Division Picture @ $20, DVD/Video @ $29, etc. The Cruisebook which I would assume is the Keel Book is not checked which leads me to believe it has to be ordered separately. I had read in previous posts that package A DID include the keel book so you weren't dreaming. As of now we do not have the book or DVD - my son said the DVD was going to be sent here. Not sure if that helps or only confuses things!! :)
My son ordered package A and the dvd. I had read somewhere about a keel book. Am I right? If so is this something we have to order seperately or does it come as standard as part of the packages? My son didn't know what I was talking about - so I could just be that I dreamt about a keel book! :) Any suggestions anybody? thanks
DarthVadersMom: Call the Photo Lab about the PIR DVD:
847-578-6205
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