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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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PIR 5/6/2011 (Divisions 157-166, 809, 925)
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*****BATTLESTATIONS*****
Started by diannep. Last reply by mysonRJ Mar 16, 2013. 70 Replies 16 Likes
This is their final test. After this, they graduate and are sailors! It is a 12 hr overnight drill testing them on all they have learned and what they may encounter when they are deployed on a…Continue
Division T-Shirt Orders
Started by Valtameri. Last reply by Rox (FN-EM/Nuke School) Jul 30, 2012. 13 Replies 3 Likes
Here is some information I borrowed from another PIR group: : T-Shirts Order Form I've attached an order form for you. A couple of notes: 1 -- Please order no later than three weeks prior to . 2 --…Continue
Nuke A School FAQ
Started by NF Mom. Last reply by NF Mom May 16, 2011. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Nuke A School FAQ click the Above LinkContinue
SHIP 12 DIV 165
Started by Liddia. Last reply by Liddia May 9, 2011. 218 Replies 0 Likes
Hello ladies and gents, I thought I would set up a link just for our division. I know that our color scarf is to be yellow at PIR. I also have found out that our recruits will be getting 2 division…Continue
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Comment by debbie_aunt(ship12/div158) on March 15, 2011 at 2:05pm
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Our box came by FedEx. Can anyone tell me how the form letter will come (regular mail, FedEx, etc.).
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Comment by diannep on March 15, 2011 at 1:17pm
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foreverMom: Well, that could be!
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Yes, strange, Lala, that foreverMom got her box in regular mail as I have never heard of that either.
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Comment by ebigirl on March 15, 2011 at 1:06pm
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fluteface; you call the recruting office to get the info. I had an appt. very near their office so that's why I just stopped in. I had met the recruiters last Tuesday and they encouraged me to call or stop in if I had any questions. Very nice people!
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Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on March 15, 2011 at 12:38pm
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This is the first time I have heard of the box arriving reg mail.
They tell them to roll the pants legs up to be fitted for shoes, then they are not told to roll them back down and they are so afraid of doing anything without permission they just leave them rolled up lol.
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...so, aveoamare: Here's the question...will you wash them right away...or keep them around in "as is" condition for a while??? We have read both on this site!
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Comment by aveoamare(Ship02div925) on March 15, 2011 at 12:05pm
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well i got my box, it came fedex. I was walking my son around the complex and saw the truck pull up and I just new what it was. I posted on facebook and I'll repeat it here, "just got my box, pants were rolled up to fit his boots, his cell was in his coat pocket....it was like he had evaporated and left a pile of clothes. No wonder they call it 'recruit in a box'"
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Here are some other links for the boot camp videos (these are a bit more recent)
http://www.navy.mil/swf/mmu/mmplyr.asp?id=15439
Then same website with 15440, 15441, and 15442 at the end instead of 15439.
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aveoamare-that was funny lol. When my sailor was there her RDc said something (in a fun joking way) about a red jeep and pink sunglasses. He never said where this info came from and she suspected facebook. When I got to talk to her I told her that those were the 2 pics I had on this site lol. She said is wasn't a big deal that he had just laughed about it and it drove her crazy trying to figure out how he knew. The next time he was joking around with her she laughed and said navy for mom's, he laughed and said yeah, your mom is pretty popular there, everyone loves the ribbons she makes :-) In my next letter she had 3 friends who wanted to order ribbons for their families lol. It was pretty cool, glad he was nice about the whole thing.
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Comment by Soh@ppy&proud!ship 7 DIV 170 on March 15, 2011 at 9:59am
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I found a video called navy bootcamp 1of 2 ...it has great info for us parents.Live footage of what happens as soon as the step of the bus...get info for us parents but must warn some of you it can be intense.There is also one called Navy bootcamp 2of 2...just google it will come up
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