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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

...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

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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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Follow this link for OPSEC Guidelines:

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RTC Graduation

RESUMING LIVE PIR - 8/13/2021

Please note! Changes to this guide happened in October 2017. Tickets are now issued for all guests, and all guests must have a ticket to enter base. A separate parking pass is no longer needed to drive on to base for parking.

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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PIR 4/8/2011 Alum Group!

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DIVISIONS: 121-128 807, 808 920,921

This group started on 2/8/11 and we survived boot camp, laughter and tears. Now our recruits are sailors and headed in many directions, but we'll continue to support one another throughout!

Location: GL
Members: 129
Latest Activity: Nov 29, 2011

We DID it ladies!!! We made it through BOOT CAMP and beyond!! What a group!

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Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on March 1, 2011 at 1:38pm: Diannep asked RTC when they would switch to Dress White Uniforms for PIR and the answer was the first week of May. :-)

My sailor had PIR in July and I have still not seen her in the Dress Blues lol. I have seen her in every other uniform, but not those :-( I think the White ones are my favorite but I may change my mind when I see her in the other one.

Comment by ProudNavySister on March 1, 2011 at 1:25pm: My other brother also sent me pictures of him in his blue camos (his working uniform?) and his khaki shirt with black pants (service uniform) and I LOVE them both! He looks so grown up :)

Comment by ProudNavySister on March 1, 2011 at 1:21pm: My brother looked so handsome in his blues! I was amazed at how different he looked at graduation, like a different person, almost glowing! He was so full of pride! I thought our sailors would be wearing white? I read it in the "what to wear/bring to PIR" discussion posted by Jessica B-Sailor Mom. I could be misreading it (wouldn't be the first time LOL). And honestly it doesn't matter what color he is wearing, I just can't wait to see him!!!! Either way they are going to look GREAT! :)

http://www.navyformoms.com/group/pir2182011/forum/topics/what-to-we...

Comment by justin'smom on March 1, 2011 at 1:07pm: I think the blues look awesome~ So anxious to attend PIR 4/8/2011!!

Comment by Ragdollrae HM A school SA on March 1, 2011 at 12:57pm: They are all so different - our children. Sometimes I wonder how my two came from the same two people because of how extremely different they are.

So, I will continue to write letters to my son, write letters to SRs with no one writing to them, and try to add a note to my daughter from time to time. She also wants me to send her care packages regularly. *Rolling my eyes again* as though the $$ I pay every month isn't enough. Geeeez!

You all have a good day. Heading to Nebraska.. brrr... will chat more later!

Comment by diannep on March 1, 2011 at 12:34pm: In their blues!

Comment by diannep on March 1, 2011 at 12:34pm: This is what your sailors will look like.

Comment by nursemom (Lisa) on March 1, 2011 at 10:59am: Mumzie,

I have also been after my 17 year old daughter to write a letter. She was SO upset that he was leaving for BC. When I asked her several times about the letter she said," I don't think my brother really cares if I write." I agree out of sight, out of mind.

Comment by mumziepooh on March 1, 2011 at 10:51am: Ragdoll - my 16 year old started a letter to her brother and then just sort of didn't finish it when I told her not to decorate the envelope - sort of lost her steam, I guess. So I asked her about it last night and she said - "Mom, what is the big deal? He was in college all those years and I never talked to him - doesn't seem any different now." Hahaha - she is right! I'm the one that talked to him. With the sisters, it is out of sight out of mind.

Funny about your daughter. My older daughter loves to write - sends cute cards all the time. She SHOULD be doing homework. I think it is a distraction for her - for my son, his distraction right now is probably sleep!

Comment by ProudNavySister on March 1, 2011 at 10:48am: ntz4laa, you are not alone, we are growing very inpatient here as well! I sure hope we get a letter today!