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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

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RTC Graduation

RESUMING LIVE PIR - 8/13/2021

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Alumni of PIR 8/26/11 (13 Divs - 269-280, 941)

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A group for folks who had sailors graduate from boot camp on August 26, 2011.

Members: 94
Latest Activity: Jul 28, 2012

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Comment by HM Wife! Ship11 Div273 on July 10, 2011 at 2:27am: Hi, my husband's in ship11 div 273. I got his form letter today! It's so nice to know he's alive and pulling through.

Comment by kiminaz (ship 11/div 274) on July 10, 2011 at 1:13am: Hi everyone my son is in Ship 11 Div 274. Let me start by saying that I am very proud of his decision to join the Navy but there was no way to prepare myself for the emotions I have gone through this past week and a half! I cannot wait to see him on 8/26!!!!

Comment by Bev Ship 02/Div 941 on July 9, 2011 at 10:19pm: I think the first place to start would be with the recruiter... seems to me if he cant get it there, he should be able to tell you how. Hopefully his recruiter is a decent one. My daughters left much to be desired...

Comment by broncosailor on July 9, 2011 at 9:55pm: My son called his mom on Navy Business (I got form letter today) to find out some medical info from 2006. He has since moved in with me. He called her cause she was the one who made him go to counseling and got a antidepression med. from family dr. I took him back to counselling and they stopped meds and helped me get him into my custody, all he ever wanted. I have the Dr info and she does not. He told her if he did not get it they could discharge him. Does recruiter have a way to get it to someone or what do I do????

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on July 9, 2011 at 2:58pm: Thank you all, I will tell him! It was so great to go to the airport and great him! Didn' t het to do that last time.
Sandy, ditto on the career! I am seeing it as a ministry too.
Tysmom- welcome, welcome, welcome!
Sharon-Yay and hooyah!

Comment by Sandy's_sailor son on July 9, 2011 at 1:26pm: Sharon, I am so happy for you. How exciting!! Real mail should be coming soon. It just takes longer at first. I think letters arrive either Weds or Thursday. I remember letter writing day was Sunday.

Comment by Sandy's_sailor son on July 9, 2011 at 12:14pm: tysmom, Welcome to the group. I am glad you mentioned about SR getting sick while at boot camp. This happens all the time. They are living in close quarters and no matter how clean they are, germs spread. My son's division got 2 waves of colds. The first from their own division, the second from another division. My son said that every division became ill at one time or another.

When we arrived at my son's PIR, I was surprised to find that things are not so strict as I thought they would be. The Sailors standing guard at the gate at RTC were very polite and helpful. As long as you have ID you are all set.

Comment by tysmom on July 9, 2011 at 11:32am: Hi to all! i am a new "veteran" mom. My sailor PIRed on June 17.This site will be your lifeline for the next 7-8 weeks. These ladies will share your joys and your struggles while your SR is in boot camp. They will pray for you and your SR, they will understand what you are going through as no one else can. I check in with my original group to see where they are in their Navy walk and I never thought I would do that...we would all just move on. NOT!

No question is a dumb one...never...there is so much to learn,,,Navy speak...whole diff way of talking.....read as much as you can; watch the videos. All what fireteamleaderswife. put on is a great starting point.

I was real concerned that we could only have 4 attending the PIR. Then I found out (on the day of) we could have extras if there was room; less div more room....they may not be able to sit with you but they should be able to get in. Take them with you to the PIR with ID. Our extra got in with no problem and got to sit with us.

Sharing, without compromising what is personal from your SR, is so helpful to other moms who may not be getting the same info..sharing diff aspects of what is going on. Each SR writes what is important in their eyes and may not answer your questions The other moms "fill in the gaps" of all the SRs life at BC, ex when they earn flags, or maybe they got IT for an infraction....when tests are....sickness is a huge one.....do not panic they all get sick...so many germs from all over the USA converge on them. I wanted to send them gallons of bleach and wash in/wash out instructions!!!!

You are on the roller coaster ride of your life!!! These veteran ladies and all the new moms are here to share it with you.Through your joys,struggles and tears we will all be here to hold you up!