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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

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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:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

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RTC Graduation

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PIR 1/14/2011

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This is for all of us who have recruits graduating from RTC on January 14th, 2011. Here we can all support eachother through the long separation and prepare to see our US Navy Sailors for the first time after RTC.

Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 111
Latest Activity: Jul 29, 2011

This PIR group includes Divisons 39-48, 908!Best of luck to all of them!

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Comment by PJ on December 9, 2010 at 11:29am: Lynn, I sent my son some loose pictures! I do not want him to get into trouble but I am sure he has received them! I am so worried now....what can I do? I feel terrible.....

Comment by DramaboysMom on December 9, 2010 at 11:25am: Rub that belly, Ash and remember the great gift you two will be sharing soon enough!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!! If I could send you a cake I would do so.

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on December 9, 2010 at 10:44am: Ash- I think we all at some point or another have had days like that. Especially during boot camp. And I am sure he is missing you very much today as well. And I would bet a million dollars (if I had it lol) that he would give anything to have been the first one to tell you happy birthday this morning. Maybe you can take out a couple of old birthday cards from him and remember how special those birthdays were and then plan to celebrate with him at PIR and realize how special you are to each other :-)

Comment by AshJewell on December 9, 2010 at 10:35am: I'm not expecting sympathy with this post, I simply needed somewhere to vent, and what better place than here, maybe someone can realate!

Today is my 23rd birthday, yayyy, but birthdays have never been that important to me. Of course I like the cards and CAKE (= but I never got too over excited. For the past 3 years though my birthday was something my husband made sure to make special for me. Whether it was dinner and a movie, or he simply cleaned the house and made me dinner for a change, whatever it was it was thoughtful and special to me. He would start my morning off by singing happy birthday to me to wake me up! I may have been annoyed then but I would've given anything to hear him sing to me this morning. He always made sure he was the first one to tell my happy birthday. This year it is different. He isn't here to say happy birthday, but I'm sure he's thinking it, and he's not here to spend the day with me, which I'm sure is upseting to him as well, but I've honestly never been so ready for a day to be over than today! I know I'm being a negative nancy but my birthday isn't complete without him and I'm having a really hard time finding the "happy" in today. My friends and family are trying to make my day nice and I appreicate it, but it's not the same!

Has anyone had a day like that?!

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on December 9, 2010 at 10:23am: Good Morning everyone, I hope you all are having a great day. It is Thursday and that was always the day I got my letters. So, I hope you all get letters today :)

On another note; can you believe it is barely over 2 weeks until Christmas??? This year has flown by....

Comment by mln1 on December 9, 2010 at 10:21am: Hi marymoo, so nice to hear your daughter is doing well too. My daughter had her wisdom tooth pulled as well, i think she has a few more to go?? But said it wasn't that bad. I can't wait to her from her again.

Comment by joyceann on December 9, 2010 at 9:34am: redsmom-thinking about the Christmas card idea also. Don't wanna get the poor guy into trouble or make him uncomfortable. I'm trying to think like my son would right now, but sometimes he throws me off. What I think may be a neat and sweet idea, he may say "No don't bother." But, he could say, that's a good idea mom! HHHmmmmm, what to do????

Comment by kdhnc(Ship07Div48) on December 9, 2010 at 9:33am: Thank you very much! I guess this will be his Christmas gift since I cannot sind anything else.