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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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Please see changes to attending PIR in the PAGES column. The PAGES are located under the member icons on the right side.

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******HI, I am Sherri, and am now the administrator of this group, Sherri(ship9,div10) if anyone needs to reach me, please find my picture icon/name in the posts and click on it to contact me.******** Graduation 12/3/10

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Comment by Melh1215(ship 09,div 016) on November 4, 2010 at 10:14pm: Got a 2nd letter today YAY!!! What is Marlinstrike? And what is BASES?

Comment by Mich Richard's mom on November 4, 2010 at 9:04pm: Emily~ awesome 3 letter! I got a short note yesterday along with the adopt a Sailor papers. Otherwise only 1 real letter. Got a phone cal last Friday though. Awesome your son is doing so well! You should be proud!

Comment by crisX5 on November 4, 2010 at 4:59pm: Ive got one more question - whats this about pictures? Is that something I order or does my son do that

Comment by jusme627 (ship 3 div 18) on November 4, 2010 at 4:57pm: anyone has a son/daughter on ship 3 div 18?

Comment by crisX5 on November 4, 2010 at 4:49pm: Thanks-honestly, I can't wait for basic to be over!

Comment by JAB's MOM (Ship 02/DIV 903) on November 4, 2010 at 3:50pm: This what someone from our group found and posted for us. Hope this helps:
"Week 4 is known a "hell week". This is where everything the recruits have learned to date is tested. Several things happen. They wake up the recruits at 3:30am to get them ready for the day's activities. They bring in RDC's from other divisions and they compare their division to your division. They see how well you learned. Most RDC don't like to admit that your division is better so they find the simplest of fault to hit you on. You might have a small string hanging out of your pocket...hit. You might not have your "gig line" straight...hit.
By getting so many hits, your RDC are ticked. You get Physical Trained (PT) and Intensive Trained (IT). You will be standing at attention and parade rest for hours waiting for your turn to be inspected. Don't think this is punishment, think of it as teaching your recruits how not to faint while standing for hours. Knee's unlocked! What these RDC don't want is during the PIR for the sailors to faint in front of the crown. It's bad press. Those that are really taking hits during the inspection could be rolled back (set back) into another division to relearn what they have already been taught."
Below is what happens during week 4 (give or take a day). This is the week the sailors are tested. They are actually tested each day, but this week is when they seperate the men from the boys (sorry lady sailors, that's a generic term). This week has the most tests of any. BS21 is nothing to this. By the time BS21 comes around they have already learned their stuff. Ask any sailor who has been through it, they LOVE it.

Comment by crisX5 on November 4, 2010 at 3:11pm: What is hell week?

Comment by TammyCorpmanmom on November 4, 2010 at 2:35pm: Missing my son so much today. I am worried about him & his DIV going though hell week,hopen whole DIV does awsome.

Comment by Stacy (ship 09 div 10) on November 4, 2010 at 2:27pm: I got a letter too. It was very short and didn't provide hardly any info. His gf got four letters so at least I know he had another oral surgery. It really sounded like he wasn't getting my mail. I write him about five times a week and he asked if there was anything I wanted to know?? I asked him a ton of things in all those letters. Maybe he just hasn't gotten them yet.

Comment by diannep on November 4, 2010 at 12:47pm: julie: There is photo package info in the discussions above...just click on "View All" and scroll through the discussions. It should answer your questions!