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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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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."
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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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Latest Activity: Jun 19, 2022
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 junjens (DIV 291 PIR 9-2) on September 20, 2010 at 1:28pm
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Rhonda, Can you tell me where to find the Great Lakes RTC coin? I don't find it anywhere! Thanks, June
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Oh there is one for Great Lakes? I will go look!!!
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Comment by Rhonda Ship14 DIV274 (PIR 8-13) on September 20, 2010 at 12:31pm
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Junjens I ordered one for Zach a few weeks ago and also ordered Great Lakes Recruit Training Command. Still debating if I want to give it to him when he comes home after A school or Christmas.....
Kimmy..Zach says he doesn't have a preference, so nervous about where he's going...
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Hi all MA moms. I wanted to share that I purchased an MA coin from Fort America as a grad gift for MA "A" school, it is very inexpensive!!! and is very cool. He had mentioned it after boot camp, these Navy collectible coins. It came in the mail today and is pretty nice looking. If you are looking for a little something, go check out www.fortamerica.com
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Can't wait to see where everyone is going to be stationed!! I don't know anything about Guam either Kimmydee, but it looks beautiful....
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Yes my son called yesterday to and he was glad he passed and that it was behind him!
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Comment by hurleyl8dyShip6Div943PIR9/10/10 on September 18, 2010 at 1:57pm
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Happy to hear he passed the OC Cathy,
Today is my son's Birthday, he's 29! I wish we could go to San Antonio to see him but he is still too new and has to do duty today
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Hi Jackee, my son also starts Monday, same here with the OC date and 11/5 date (if all goes well!). He PIR'd 9/10. Guess they will be classmates!
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Good luck to all going through the OC spray tomorrow.
My son did say the baby shampoo does help because you can put it directly in the eyes. He went through OC spray for the police academy a few years ago.
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Comment by lemonelephant on September 17, 2010 at 1:43pm
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Miranda'sMom, check the Break down week by week above. There is info on the Phases on Page 3.
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