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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.

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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 gmaof6 on December 2, 2010 at 6:51am: To Mary/DavidsMom..My grandson's wisdom teeth were pulled the day before Thanksgiving, so he didn't miss a home cooked meal he wrote that he had to be on a liquid diet. Thanks for the explanation, Thingamabob, that's what I thought that it was done to avoid problems on a ship, but then again what if there is a medical emergency like appendicitis? Can't predict anything really.

Comment by mmaya1109 on December 2, 2010 at 1:14am: hey everyone---- does anyone know when the RC have to b back on that sunday of that graduation weekend. if yall can get back to me, can u yall post it on my comment wall so i wont miss ur responce... thanks a bunch:)

Comment by navyfam on December 2, 2010 at 12:49am: Bluewarriorlady Our should send a letter for you to fill out and fax back & you can go take them from the day...read further down, maybe a page back. They have to stay w/in 50 miles of the base. You are close though right? Driving distance????

Comment by Mom39 on December 2, 2010 at 12:07am: Would anyone know if my 14 yr. old could use his school I.D. to get in or do I hav to get him a regular pic I.D.?

Comment by bluewarriorlady on December 1, 2010 at 11:54pm: Hey everyone! My internet has been down for some of the day, so I was unable to leave any comments. What is this about being about to see recruits on Christmas?!

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on December 1, 2010 at 11:36pm: Someone in this group asked me to post the ribbon info again so here it is. The ribbons are all hand made by me. I charge $5.00 each & shipping and that just covers materials and expenses. It is my way of paying it forward on this site. :-) They are made to show support for your sailor and make a great keepsake for a scrapbook, frame, or shadow box. I only sell them on this site so everyone you see with them on are N4M members. They are about 5" tall depending on how long the name is and the pictures do not do them justice. They look much better in person. I will post a couple of pics below and you can also go to my page and see more sample as well as some of the scrapbook items I make for Navy scrapbooks. To order just click on my name and send me a friend request and I will send you all the info for ordering. Sorry it took me so long to respond. I have been really missing my sailor today on her 21st Birthday.

Comment by DramaboysMom on December 1, 2010 at 10:59pm: I was sent the form by my SR son. It was sent on 29 NOV. I had a question so I called the number on the paper which is the Public Relations office. ( I don't know .. can I post that number? Maybe you could friend me and i could get it to you) The "Letter" is supposed to be on BLUE paper, but ours is not, so I asked the Public Relations gal about it and she said it should be BLUE> So i will call again tomorrow to find out more. I paper said these BLUE forms need to be faxed in by Dec 15. then you hold your copy so you can use it to pick up your SR>
Do you live close? They also need an address of where their SR will be during those hours.

Comment by Karla~ (S 12 D 042 - PIR 1/14) on December 1, 2010 at 10:47pm: Hi Mary/Davad's Mom. Our son had his wisdom teeth pulled Thanksgiving Day as well - at least that was the plan! But then he wrote us a letter on Thanksgiving and didn't even mention it again. Either it was changed or he wasn't too worried about it! I don't know if it was done early in the day or if they were able to enjoy their Thanksgiving dinner first!

Comment by Alysia-Redsmom (VQ-4/ATO) on December 1, 2010 at 10:42pm: Dramaboysmom is the "christmas letter" the same form to be filled out for your SR to participate in the Adopt A Sailor Program? How do you get the form to fill out?

Comment by thingamabob on December 1, 2010 at 10:21pm: Mary/Davad's Mom-----This is the reason I was given. I copied this off the Navy recruit training commands FB page. .........they do it because Sailors are not always in a place or situation where wisdon teeth extraction is possible. So for example you have a Sailor on a destroyer that is on some important mission, and he gets a tooth ache because his wi...sdom teeth are coming in, there is no dentist aboard to do the procedure, and there is no way to get the Sailor to a dentist. Solution is to remove the wisdom teeth at the earliest, most oppurtune time. Boot camp is the perfect time.