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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
...and visit Navy.com - America's Navy and Navy.mil also Navy Live - The Official Blog of the Navy to learn more.
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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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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
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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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Going through A School at San Antonio?
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Discussion Forum
Break down week by week
Started by lemonelephant. Last reply by lemonelephant Jul 25, 2018. 196 Replies 36 Likes
Flights from Bootcamp to San Antonio for MA School
Started by julie. Last reply by lemonelephant Jan 19, 2017. 7 Replies 1 Like
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Comment by PeruvianMami (Ship11Div284) on September 15, 2011 at 2:18pm
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@ navymom5243... My husband pir 9/1.. He gets sprayed tomorrow...
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Comment by NavyMOM5243 on September 15, 2011 at 2:03pm
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Hi Keger2001, Congratulations! I am glad to hear he had a blast. My son has said nothing but positive information which is great! On the OC spray, I am sure he is very nervous but I told him to just get thru it. :) Good luck on the upcoming PIR and I wish your son the best in the next assignment Hi Schafam, PIR was so amazing. Glad to hear your son is enjoying SA also. My son says everyone is so nice. Wish your son the best in his next assignment!
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Comment by Schafam Master at Arms Mom on September 15, 2011 at 1:35pm
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Hi NavyMOM Wasn't PIR amazing? My sailor graduates Oct 7th from SA and I agree with keger2001 OC was the worst thing otherwise he really loves his training and it is so nice being able to talk to them. Keger2001 where will your son go after MA A school? Mine is off the day after graduation to Gulfport Mississippi for more training. Are you going to his pinning tomorrow.
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Hi NavyMOM, congratulations to your Sailor and you for surviving boot! So glad he is liking SA, my son loves it there also, but he graduates tomorrow. He has had a blast and and really enjoyed learning the job of MA. OC spray tomorrow huh? That was the only thing in his training that in his words said "sucked".. Lol but he survived it,never wants to do it again though! Hope you are enjoying communication again with your son, the difference is like night and day between A school and boot. hope he enjoys it as much as my son has.
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Hi Everyone! I am new to this group. My son PIR on 9/1/11. I am excited to learn from everyone here. He has his OC spray tomorrow. I hope all goes well!!! He loves SA so far and so we are very happy for him.
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Comment by LCDR Tom on September 14, 2011 at 6:30am
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Well Said Brenda Sue and thanks for the message - I will be calling you soon.
I worked with the Navy for Moms in Atlanta and we had a great dinner with the moms and RDML Yurina. After that the moms came to just about every event open to the public and cheered on our Sailors. It was really great.
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Comment by Brenda Sue on September 13, 2011 at 11:26pm
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They go to different cities to promote the Navy. I've been to one in Dallas and Colorado. We had lunch with an Admiral (I think it was) in Colorado. He attended a packing party that Molly's Adopt a Sailor group held. It was an awesome experience because they had a bunch of new recruits, mom's and dad's and navy personnel helping!
In Dallas, that had a Navy SEAL challenge that we got to help work. That was fun rubbing shoulders with all those SEAL's and EOD guys!
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Lt Tom, this is all new to me, what exactly is Navy Week?
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Thanks Lemonelephant! LT Tom, I put some information on your page and PM'd you my phone number. I would LOVE to help!
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Comment by lemonelephant on September 13, 2011 at 9:24pm
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LT Tom, There is a group, Texas' Moms, that may be of more help than this group since the moms on here are often in other states and their Sailors are in San Antonio.
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