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Join groups! Browse for groups for your PIR date, your sailor's occupational specialty, "A" school, assigned ship, homeport city, your own city or state, and a myriad of other interests. Jump in and introduce yourself! Start making friends that can last a lifetime.

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

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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.

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Follow this link for OPSEC Guidelines:

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Alumni of PIR 11/24/10 DIVs. 005 - 008 & 902

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For all families and friends of seaman recruits graduating PIR Nov. 24th, 2010. Day before Thanksgiving.

Members: 53
Latest Activity: Feb 25, 2017

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Sun, Nov 21st - Div. 005, 006, 007, 008

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Comment by bubbymom (Nadine) ship 09 div 08 on October 13, 2010 at 4:10pm: CC0727- my son left 10/04. This wasnt a real letter. He tagged a few lines on to the form letter. I havent seen it yet but according to my daugher it was a few lines at the bottom of the page. Im anticipating the REAL stuff too.

Comment by srm54 (Ship 9, Div 005) on October 13, 2010 at 3:25pm: Tammie, that is really nice that you got to talk to your daughter. I wish I could talk to my son. He has been there since 9/23 and I have only gotten the Hi, I'm here call.

Comment by CC0727 on October 13, 2010 at 3:25pm: bubbymom - when did you son leave for bc? just trying to guess when the real letters will start to come. : )

Comment by Tammie (Daughter In Navy) on October 13, 2010 at 3:16pm: I talked to my daughter today.I almost cried,but stopped myself. It was so good to here her voice. She told me she had laundry duty and I said well you know how to wash clothes and she said no myself and some others wash everyones clothes (lol). She said she turned something white that was surpose to be yellow , that made me laugh she said all I could think when I saw the sergent was OH NO!! This helped me stop from cring.I didn't want to make her upset.

Comment by srm54 (Ship 9, Div 005) on October 13, 2010 at 3:15pm: Hey ladies, this is pretty cool. Our group is getting larger and larger. I really look forward to meeting you. It's nice to know there are people out there going through the same thing we are.

Comment by bubbymom (Nadine) ship 09 div 08 on October 13, 2010 at 2:59pm: Oh, hey all you moms from ship 9 div 08... I was so happy to get your emails....now I feel like my son has roomies. I'll be in touch...trying to spit all this out on my lunch break...Lord knows I need my job and FB is against the rules...:) Oh, this is not FB....I'll take my chances...:)Talk when I get home later...

Comment by bubbymom (Nadine) ship 09 div 08 on October 13, 2010 at 2:56pm: Hey ya'll got my official letter today!!! Yes!! He had me nervous for a while since everyone was getting theirs. He sent it to his grandfathers address to make sure we got it. Sound kinda sad...said he misses my cooking...YES N.O. cooking beats BOOTCAMP....never said I love you so much as he said in those few sentences..Gave some positive words to his sister about working hard and staying in school...totally made me cry. He knew she was a basketcase when he left...she's doing much better. She actally got the letter and called me at work...I could hear the excitment in her voice. Her big brother is ALL RIGHT!! Thank God all is well. Look forward to seeing all of you wonderful moms in CHITOWN...as my hip daughter calls it.

Comment by shana-(kaceysmom) on October 13, 2010 at 2:56pm: before he left for bootcamp he mentioned to me that he had a choice to take a 10 day leave after PIR or A school...(as you call it ) and i think he is suppose to take his 10 days after PIR....but i havnt recieved his call yet , so when i hear from him im gona ask him again

Comment by Deneen(Nurse McGyver) on October 13, 2010 at 2:14pm: We are staying @ the comfort in in Wakaugen, 66/night, bkfst, shuttle, 4 miles from base.

Comment by diannep on October 13, 2010 at 1:14pm: kaceysmom: Is your son allowed to go home with you after PIR??? They usually aren't. They are shipped (at Navy expense) directly to A School. Did he tell you that he had leave after PIR? Leave is different than liberty...liberty, they all get but must stay within 50 miles of RTC. Leave is "requested" and has to be approved.

As far as airline ticket after A School, the Navy provides a ticket from A School to their duty station. Since most get leave before reporting to duty station, they "change" it with the airlines for $30. The sailor usually is responsible for paying for part of the ticket if they fly home and then fly to duty station (this will all be explained to them at A School). My son drove home with his brother, so he only had to pay the $30 to change his ticket to fly from home to duty station.