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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

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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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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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Alumni of PIR 7/15/11 TG 35 - 227-230, 816, 935

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Comment by diannep on June 7, 2011 at 7:16pm: Ok, where is everyone on this group???? Has everyone escaped over to Facebook??? :-)

Comment by Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor on June 5, 2011 at 9:52pm: Thanks, but I can't take credit for the scarf idea, as we borrowed that idea from other "veteran" moms. lol

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on June 5, 2011 at 2:24pm: dorielee- I have part of your info for your ribbon order for the ribbons to wear to the meet and greet and PIR. I am missing some of your info and I just wanted to make sure that your email with the remaining information had not been lost in cyberspace somewhere lol. You can send me a message on here or to my email: uniquememorymakers@yahoo.com to send me the rest of your information. 4 people in this coming weeks PIR waited too long to order for Priority shipping and are now choosing to pay for Express shipping but it is a lot more expensive ($15.00 extra for their order) and I don't want anyone else to have to pay that extra money if they don't have to :-)

Comment by diannep on June 5, 2011 at 1:15pm: Brandon'sMom; All of the RDCs are different about what they "raz" the guys about and what they don't. Some may have to "drop and give me 20" for a blue envelope...while with others, there is no problem. We just like to stay on the "safe side." Don't worry...the card will mean more to your SR than anything he had to do to get it! Believe me! They LIVE for mail....so send lots of it!

Letters may be coming this week for this PIR group. They could be writing them as I am typing this! We can only hope! :-)

Comment by diannep on June 5, 2011 at 1:12pm: Linda: They are usually allowed to write after they have been there for 2 weeks. Usually the first day they have time to write is Sunday. So today may be her day to write! Fingers crossed....

Comment by Brandon's Mom - Ship 07 Div 229 on June 5, 2011 at 9:06am: My son is Ship 07 Div 229!!

He reported to bootcamp on May 18. His wife received the "box" on May 24 & the form letter on May 31. She also received a quick call on June 1 because my son needed his son's Social Security Card faxed to him.

I haven't received any letters or phone calls yet!! Still waiting patiently!! I did put a card & letter in the mail yesterday. I saw a post where it said to stay away from colored envelopes. Oops!! I wish I would have seen that yesterday!! LOL!! I heard about not sending musical cards but didn't know about colored envelopes. I had given my son a card at his going away party and he wanted me to send it to him as soon we got his address since he couldn't take it with him. My son's friend reported to bootcamp on May 17 and his wife received a letter from him on June 3 & 4.

Hopefully I will get a letter soon!! =)

Comment by Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor on June 4, 2011 at 12:27pm: Just thought I would add to the M&G comments. If you want to find each other, another good way to distinguish yourselves from the crowd is to wear a scarf of something similar in the same color. Our PIR group from Navy4moms wore hot pink when we attended PIR and the M&G. We knew immediately from a distance that we were from our Navy4Moms group. It was so much fun seeing the hot pink in the crowd and introducing ourselves to each other. You have plenty of time to decide on a color or an item to do that.

Comment by LadyLancelot on June 4, 2011 at 11:56am: Todd'smom, why are you feeling so uptight? This is emotional for all of us, and stressful, yes. Are you nervous in general or is there something specific about America's Best Value Inn that has you feeling uptight? The "right place" is being there for your son, so I'm trying not to worry about the specifics but I do feel a little nervous in general as well. I haven't received a letter or phone call yet either, and I know we'll all feel better when we do. I'm so grateful I found this forum, it's helping me to KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON! lol

Comment by Christy on June 4, 2011 at 9:45am: I got a letter 2 days ago. Had to laugh as by son BH said he did watch duty 2 hours then had to iron for a 1/2 hour in the middle of the night. Is anyone from the 2/935 staying at the Red Carpet? It would be nice to get to meet.

Comment by diannep on June 4, 2011 at 9:11am: cathy: BoosMom's experience is what most at GL A School get so ... yes....stay through Sunday. They will move over there right after PIR so you will be without your sailor for several hours (make sure your sailor has a phone card to call you when done...can return to base after that with cell). They are then under GL A School authority, but should have time with you Sat and Sun (minus any watch time). You guys are the lucky ones who get lots of time with your sailors!