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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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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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RCU

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Separate division for the SR's who have injuries/ fractures and are on light duty and unable to be with their original division

Members: 28
Latest Activity: Feb 11, 2023

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Vision Waiver

Started by Proudmomofsailor79. Last reply by Proudmomofsailor79 Oct 2, 2019. 2 Replies 0 Likes

My son was just sent to RCU as he didn't pass his vision exam on intake. He is currently pending a waiver to proceed in boot camp. He required a waiver when he went through MEPS. Anyone have…Continue

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Comment by Colten's Mom-Nuke A school 1207A on September 19, 2011 at 2:42pm: Yes I understand but sometimes battlestation is the week of PIR i need time to make travel arrangements and hotel and get the time off to go. it is literally making me sick.

Comment by WestonsMom (FL A School) on September 19, 2011 at 11:53am: I understand how you feel donna. I was out of town over the weekend and wouldn't leave my phone for a second! I feel sick with worry. I hope I get a letter today. Havent' got one since last Monday and I was getting at least 2 a week. You won't miss PIR. They call home after they pass battlestations to let you know "I'm a sailor". Surely your SR would let you know. Soooo... in the meantime, more waiting and hoping. :(

Comment by Colten's Mom-Nuke A school 1207A on September 19, 2011 at 11:42am: sbarber- I did not get a call either! and I know thathe has phone cards the girlfriend didn't get a call either. i wonder if the division got is some kind of trouble or if they were have bad weather there. not sure what is going on. Colten is suppose to be released for full duty hopefully on Tuesday! I can tell you that the phone call everyweek is what keeps me going I cried all noght long. My husband told me th9at I was even crying in my sleep all night. This whole not knowing is driving me crazy. I am afraid that there will be no communication to the family and we wil miss PIR!!!

Comment by WestonsMom (FL A School) on September 19, 2011 at 10:34am: They have watch in RCU? They wouldn't punish them and not let them call home in there, would they?

Comment by sbarber on September 19, 2011 at 10:22am: WestonsMom PAO is the public affairs office at RTC. He may have had watch when they got to call please don't worry to much. He will call if they make any changes to would move him out of RCU or anything else serious. I know its hard but it will be ok. You can also email if there is anything you don't want to post here ok. We are traveling but I will check in from time to time.

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Comment by WestonsMom (FL A School) on September 19, 2011 at 10:08am: he has money and they sell phone cards at the NEX. I'm assuming he does have one. I'm sure he would've already bought a new one if the old phone card was running out. Sunday a week ago when he called last, he said he wasn't in any sort of cast so I'm thinking he's not on crutches. Not sure though. He did say he was in phase 2. He would've called me, my mom or my brother. No one's heard from him at all. What's PAO? I thought about calling his recruiter to see what he knows. I don't wanna get him in trouble though. Thank you.... It does help some.

Comment by sbarber on September 19, 2011 at 9:10am: @westonsmom: Does he have a phone card? he will have to have one to call and they get to call everyweekend they do not call after dr's appt. he will have to update you at that time. RCU has 4 phases of PT each 2 weeks long phase 1 is for kids on crutches so if he isn't on them he will start in phase 2 and go from there. He may have called someone else, sometimes they get an hour sometimes 15 min it all depends on their RDC at the time. How loong has it been since you spoke to him? If your really worried you can call the PAO and ask them to have him call with a medical update but, think long and hard before you do that you may just want to wait or send him a phone card and a letter TELLING him to call you. My son was there 7 weeks and called every weekend. Hope that helps.

Comment by WestonsMom (FL A School) on September 19, 2011 at 8:01am: I haven't heard from my SR since last Monday when I received his 1st letter in RCU. Didn't sound good and now I'm really worried. I was getting about 2 letters a week. He was supposed to go to the doctor on Wednesday so I just knew he'd call. But nothing.