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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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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.
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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.
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This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 11/06/2015. A place to keep up with each other as their journey continues.
Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 67
Latest Activity: Mar 3, 2017
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~OPSEC OPerational SECurity, is always of the utmost importance.
~N4M’s also has Community Guidelines just like any other social media.
~Please take the time to read the OPSEC and N4M’s Community Guidelines.
~A quick note here, from the N4M’s CG’s:
• Don’t Jeopardize the Safety of Our Sailors: Remember OPSEC (Operational Security) (Don’t Sink Ships With Loose Lips) This site and all content posted on it are viewable to everyone on the Internet. This doesn’t mean you can’t share things about your Sailor – but too many details can put Sailors in harm’s way. The following are examples of red flags and should not be shared within this community either by posting or sending via a Group message:
• Sailors’ last names. This includes your username if you share the same last name as your son or daughter.
Some Suggestions:
~If your last name is different from your Recruits it is still not recommended for you to use in your username for your own personal security. This is your option. It is also not a good idea to use an email address as your username for personal security reasons.
~First Names and pictures of your Recruit are allowed but remember, everyone can see it and 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. Again, your option
~It is also a good idea to make your settings for your Profile Page "viewable only to your friends"
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For those driving on base, you will need the gate pass (able to download from RTC site about 10 days before PIR), proof of insurance, drivers license and registration....for those with rental cars, you just need the rental agreement, gate pass, plus driver's license.
We had a rental car when up there, but chose to use the shuttle for PIR. We would do it that way again. It was very easy. We signed up for our time at the front desk of our hotel (this was before we knew about Sarge so this was the area taxi service.....same price). We left the hotel at 6:30 and were at RTC by 6:40. In PIR Hall a few minutes after 7. We picked the shuttle back up in the designated parking lot, no issues. Some may opt to drive and park off base, which would be at the train station right past RTC. Paid parking, but minimal. Others will just drive on base. Lots of choices!
To SMW729: When my older son was in, we did take Sarge's taxi. It has pros cons. Depends if you are from the area or not on your preference. We are less then 3 hours south of Great Lakes, but it was snowing so bad, that we decided to take the shuttles as we did not want to deal with too many inexperienced drivers in the snow. They did pick us up from the Navy Lodge.
We got there kind of later than most people who drove themselves, had to walk a bit in the wonderful snow and wind. Then when we left, more walking in the cold and wind. We were still there in plenty of time for ceremony!!!!
We will most likely drive this time, since we know our way around better. My older one had A school there, so we spent a lot of time visiting and such.
We did not have a bad experience with the shuttles. But they make it sound like if you do not take the shuttles, you will sit in line for a really long time. We did not see that from the people that drove themselves. And this time it will be early November and not the end of January, so hopefully there will be no snow!!!
Greetings!
"Blessed be the Lord,
Who daily bears our burden."
Psalm 68:19
I have a question maybe someone knows the answer to, would it be better to take the shuttle to PIR or my own car?
That is true, TheRocksmom. No change fee on Southwest.
Mandimae: Glad it worked out!
I havent, but check with airline; although sometimes they have discounted fares, they will charge for luggage and carryon's, I was wondering the same. going check out a couple differant ones, I heard that southwest you can change reservations if somethng happens
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