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Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!

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

...and visit Navy.com - America's Navy and Navy.mil also Navy Live - The Official Blog of the Navy to learn more.

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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Awesome Alumni of 2/11/11

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PIR Feb. 11, 2011

Members: 172
Latest Activity: Nov 11, 2015

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Discussion Forum

Ribbons - PIR 2-11-11

Started by aprul(ship11,div63). Last reply by J-04/128 Feb 26, 2014. 19 Replies 0 Likes

Hey PIR 2-11-11,I am making ribbons for anyone who wants them. Some of you have requested information from me and I have tried to email or message each of you personally. You can send supplies or some of the ladies are sending money orders. The…Continue

Nuke A School FAQ

Started by NF Mom. Last reply by SailingHi Ship 9 Div 071 Feb 25, 2011. 2 Replies 0 Likes

Nuke A School FAQ click the Above LinkContinue

who has a Sailor staying in great lakes for A-school???

Started by Mrs Eubank. Last reply by Mrs Eubank Feb 19, 2011. 9 Replies 0 Likes

my sailor is staying in great lakes for AECF and his rate is ET. anyone out there with that or just in great lakes????????

*BattleStations**

Started by diannep. Last reply by vydeoynkhorne Feb 16, 2011. 150 Replies 0 Likes

This is the final test for your recruits. When they pass this, they are sailors and trade in their recruit cap for their sailor cap in a capping ceremony afterwards. The ship they do this on was designed by Disney, so it is very realistic. During…Continue

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Comment by tackijacky on January 2, 2011 at 4:55pm: I agree we are all gonna be a little loopie come february 11th....I know I will be

Comment by Arwen on January 2, 2011 at 4:34pm: mapakids, he got the collar device because he was selected as a recruit petty officer.

Some recruits are given responsibility within their divisions. One is designated the "recruit chief petty officer" or RCPO, who is in charge when the RDCs are not present (which happens more when they become senior recruits). The RCPO also leads the recruits when they march. They get to wear a chief's insignia.

There are also port and starboard petty officers and the recruit master at arms (first class petty officers) and section leaders (second class petty officers). Mail, laundry and other task-related recruit petty officers get third class petty officer devices.

Any who are given these responsibilities who still have them at PIR earn a promotion (unless they are already E-3s). It is very common for recruit leaders to be demoted for infractions or mistakes, and others given a chance to fill the role.

Comment by send2herb Ship 004 Div 804 on January 2, 2011 at 4:22pm: Lexsmom, with your song, Mikki's head scarf and my letter dance, our SR's will want to stay as far away from us as possible. Just kidding ladies....having a little humor goes a long way for all of us..

Thanks for being here...

Comment by Arwen on January 2, 2011 at 4:19pm: There are three RDCs per division, usually a chief and two senior petty officers.

Comment by Mikki Ship 09 Div 069 on January 2, 2011 at 4:13pm: @ROBIN - the scarf looks nice - it goes well with your laptop =)

Comment by momofms72 on January 2, 2011 at 3:58pm: mamaw, I think the name tags are a good idea also. I know we'll have our scarves, but it'll be good to know all the people we've been reading about, crying with and venting to. You're set up for the M&G at Ramada right?

Comment by SailorsWife'10 on January 2, 2011 at 3:56pm: Hope everyone had a great New Year! I love all the scarf pictures but I'm not a creative and crafty person. Definitely ordering off of Ebay! LMAO. I'm going to get the yellow scarf and pink for my husbands division and intertwine them. I'm also going to order ribbons for myself and the family from lalalaribbonqueen and my ribbon is going to attach to the scarf to hold them together.

Comment by momofms72 on January 2, 2011 at 3:51pm: Hi everyone! I hope everyone had a great New Years eve & day. I've been reading all the posts everyday, but haven't posted anything myself because I'm kinda getting worried (I know, no news is good news) but I haven't gotten a letter since Christmas eve. I haven't received not one phone call. What about anyone else from ship 09 div 068??? I really want to know what's going on with them.