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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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ALUMNI OF PIR 12/05/2014 TG 04 - 13 Divisions (027-038, and 904)
Information
This group is for those who have loved ones that graduated from boot camp on December 05, 2014. A place to keep in touch with each other as the sailors continue their Navy journey.
Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 93
Latest Activity: Jul 17, 2017
WELCOME to PIR 12/05/2014! PLEASE See the PAGES section for Informational Posts about BC and PIR. PAGES is underneath the Members Photos. PLEASE scroll down this page here to find the Comment Box to post a reply to the PIR GROUP.
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Discussion Forum
Ship 03 (USS Hopper) Divisions 027 and 028 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by Yolanda Mar 11, 2015. 26 Replies 0 Likes
Ship 12 (USS Triton) Divisions 035 and 036 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by Oceanslayer Dec 3, 2014. 34 Replies 3 Likes
Ship 11 (USS Kearsarge) Divisons 031 and 032 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by diannep Dec 3, 2014. 19 Replies 2 Likes
^^^^^BATTLESTATIONS: THEIR FINAL TEST! ^^^^^
Started by diannep. Last reply by sailor sam Dec 2, 2014. 8 Replies 0 Likes
PLACES to EAT for THANKSGIVING DINNER
Started by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW. Last reply by LoLo's Mom Dec 2, 2014. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Ship 13 (USS Marvin Shields) Division 029 and 030 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by aossanna Dec 1, 2014. 25 Replies 5 Likes
Ship 02 (USS Reuben James) Division 904
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by Navymom904 Dec 1, 2014. 13 Replies 3 Likes
Ship 04 (USS Arleigh Burke) Divisions 037 and 038
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by GeekGoddess Nov 30, 2014. 60 Replies 5 Likes
BASKET PROJECT FOR MEET & GREET
Started by Barbie (Tommy's mom). Last reply by Matilda1954 Nov 29, 2014. 11 Replies 0 Likes
Ship 14 (USS Arizona) Divisions 033 and 034 (Brother Divisions)
Started by ellen0502. Last reply by rocioa Nov 24, 2014. 69 Replies 1 Like
PERTINENT PIR TIPS!
Started by CatMom509. Last reply by CatMom509 Nov 24, 2014. 2 Replies 1 Like
Battle stations
Started by mitchelsmom. Last reply by ellen0502 Nov 23, 2014. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Comment Wall
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Comment by conavymom on November 2, 2014 at 10:11am
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Hello ladys i just have a question. I got a call from my SR yesterday and was informed that he has to pick new job because they found out he was colorblind. How does that work. Will he know before PIR or after. My SR was very up set because he was so excited he got that because it was his first chose. Will they just stick him in a job? I would hate got him to get into something that he hates then he has bad experience in his navy career. When this all started he wanted to stay in until retirement but now if that happens i don't what he will do.
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Comment by diannep on November 2, 2014 at 9:00am
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Good Morning!
For anyone staying at the Ramada, please check out TripAdvisor.com for reviews first. We have had some bad reviews on this hotel from people who stayed there in the past. But monica's post, from the 10/31 PIR group, is scary! Here it is:
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Kimberly: Yes, he had Leave, but had been using it to go see a gf in TX instead! :-)
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Comment by CatMom509 on November 1, 2014 at 7:11pm
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Happy Birthday to yoru SR son, Barbie!
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Also, during A school, leave can only be used during Stand Down when 1/2 the base can leave during Christmas week and the other 1/2 during New Year's week. Otherwise, if a Sailor has a really long A school, then leave can only be used after A school is completed. Some can't use leave until after C school~~
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Kimberly68,
Our Sailors do get 30 days of leave a year, but depending on deployment assignments and the fact that Sailors pay for their own airfare, it's a juggling act to see family~~ Most can't see their family for both Thanksgiving and Christmas in the same year...
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Good Day!
"For we are His workmanship,
created in Christ Jesus for good works,
which God prepared beforehand
that we should walk in them."
Ephesians 2:10
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Comment by splash on November 1, 2014 at 3:34pm
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Barbie (Tommy's mom) Happy Birthday to your SR. My daughters ND is tomorrow and they are same ship div.
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Good Afternoon~
Happy Birthday to your SR, Barbie! When my son went to BC, he missed Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, etc....then his birthday when in A School. The first holiday he got to celebrate with us again was Christmas, over a year after he went in. I so hated that he had missed our extended family Thanksgiving 2 yrs in a row that when he was going to miss the 3rd one, I decided to fly up there and celebrate with him (we had fun exploring Williamsburg VA near his base!). I hadn't seen him in almost a year so it was a good visit. Where there's a will, there's a way! It is hard when they miss so much time with extended family.
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Comment by Megan on November 1, 2014 at 12:39pm
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It's been a few days since I've been on here how's everyone doing?
My SR in ship 2 div 904 called me last night and it was wonderful, he had ot call his family as well but I got 19 whole minutes this time :] I wasn't even expecting the call and I didn't bother to ask why he called I was just happy.
I also recieved his personal letters on Thursday. 6 total! He said he was writing in the dark because I guess he wasn't supposed to be writing yet :p It was so nice to hear from him, he said his friends and his bunk mate are cool but some of the other guys are talking back to the AROC and MAA so he's upset at them because they have to do a lot of ITE because of them. But besides that they are coming together as a team, he only mentioned the guys so not sure how the girls are doing. It's nice to actually have contact now, makes it seem like he's not so far away. Now if only his parents would communicate travel plans that would be great. I'm on the list for PIR and they already booked everything so I guess I'm not flying or staying with them.... :/
Hope everyone has a good weekend!
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