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

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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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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:

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PIR 7/8/11, TG34-10 Divisions (219-226, 815 & 934)

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This is for all of us who have recruits graduating from RTC on July 8th, 2011. Here we can all support each other through the long separation and prepare to see our US Navy Sailors for the first time after RTC.

Location: Great lakes, IL
Members: 73
Latest Activity: Jun 1, 2013

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Comment by diannep on June 27, 2011 at 1:44pm: Here is a great video for you all to watch about OPSEC:

http://www.navyformoms.com/video/opsec-internet-safety

It is not long and very worth watching.

Comment by navynrocks (1201M) on June 27, 2011 at 1:05pm: Js mom and Diane1954 ,my boy is ship 12 Div 223 ,which is yours Diane1954?

I see Js mom is Div 226-

Has anyone gotten a call from 12/223 ? our last quicky one was june 17 i believe.

i am so anxious/ and blind i missed the above fireteamleaderwfe.

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on June 27, 2011 at 12:19pm: With Tue exception of airlines. You won't find that out until your Sailor does...and that's not usually until PIR.

Comment by Diane1954 on June 27, 2011 at 12:17pm: navynrocks - our son is also a nuke. Haven't heard from him which airline. We probably won't know until we see him at PIR

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on June 27, 2011 at 12:16pm: navynrocks-please read the discussion above on "After PIR...". That should explain everything :o . Just "bumped" it to the top.

Comment by navynrocks (1201M) on June 27, 2011 at 11:56am: Anyone have a clue which airlines is used to fly sailors to Charleston SC

looking more like he is grad n go early sat am, i will need toothpicks to get to that airport to see my boy at the gate if even that happens ,he is saying there taking them at 230 am and they will go into a holding room for nukes? Have yall heard of that?

Comment by diannep on June 27, 2011 at 8:31am: Should have said. "...for your sailor and his/HER shipmates." Sorry...just stuck in my brain since I had sons! "HER" didn't factor in there! :-)

Comment by diannep on June 27, 2011 at 8:30am: Returning late to base after liberty can cause HUGE issues...for both your sailor and his shipmates. They know this and usually are very concerned with being back on time. They are threatened with retention at RTC and loss of future liberty for themselves/shipmates. So remember to get them back early!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on June 27, 2011 at 12:38am: I posted a link to the Family Guide and Family FAQ that are on the RTC website.

This website is where you will go eventually to print out your Gate Passes for PIR. Your honor grads will be listed here (but not until about 2 days before PIR-those of you that will have honor grads will be notified by the Navy as you will get to sit up front!)

So explore around on it a bit. On the links is where you will find the one for the RTC FB page. [[CAUTION: DO NOT post for people to come over here-it WILL be deleted. We don’t know why…Navy4Moms is sponsored by the Navy…??? My recruiter GAVE me a pamphlet about ANvy4moms with a little magnet on it…I had already beat him too it though! ;-)]] Here you can go and hook up with people if you FB. You can also sometimes find your SR (or at least his/her DIV) on the photo wall in the coming weeks. RTC posts Pics fairly regularly of daily goings on. I believe there is some kind of challenge question every Tuesday…I don’t know what the winner gets. I do not FB.

The Family Guide has general standard info about PIR; your form letter does also.

Also info on Flags and Penants, and What to wear/bring to PIR.

Comment by ochaos on June 26, 2011 at 9:34pm: Make sure you abide by the rules for after PIR and make sure they get back to the base on time. Bringing them back late can cause problems.