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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."

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RTC Graduation

RESUMING LIVE PIR - 8/13/2021

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Going through A School at San Antonio?

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Comment by herbgarden(Ship12Div085) on December 10, 2012 at 7:43pm: Congratulations to your daughter, monkeyfoot! My SR is in boot camp right now, but she is hoping to do exactly what your daughter is doing. "A" school in San Antonio, then MA, and overseas.

Comment by LoriK (Ship 02 Div 908) on December 10, 2012 at 5:40pm: lemonelephant, as always, I appreciate your knowledge. You're right about his ideas and mine being different, although we've talked about where he would like to go and accept that the Navy will send him where he's needed.

Comment by lemonelephant on December 10, 2012 at 2:53pm: LoriK, tell your son to do his best on the tests because when the billets are offered, the higher his scores are, the better his chances of getting a good billet--of course your idea and his idea of what is "good" may not be the same. The billets offered are all based on the needs of the Navy and even if they tell them at the beginning of "A" School what might be offered, those could change by the time they actually get to choose.

Comment by LoriK (Ship 02 Div 908) on December 10, 2012 at 11:07am: monkeyfoot, congratulations to your daughter. My son will be in San Antonio for MAA school very soon. I was hoping he would stay stateside after, at least for a little while. I'm reading from others that might not be the case :-(

Comment by SailorB-Man,Ship3,Div330 on December 5, 2012 at 1:08pm: Thanks lemonelephant. I can only hope he takes the 1 month and comes home but it is his choice after all.

Comment by lemonelephant on December 4, 2012 at 9:27pm: SailorB-Man, your Sailor will have 1 month of leave a year and he may choose to come home for some or all of that or save it up or use it in another way. In the meantime, fB and Skype will be your friend.

Comment by SailorB-Man,Ship3,Div330 on December 4, 2012 at 5:13pm: My Sailor will be graduating A school this weekend then home in two more weeks for some holiday and family time. Unfortuantely for me he will then be deployed out of the US for three years. I can't go three years without seeing him so hopefully we can find a destination to see each other.

Comment by lemonelephant on November 28, 2012 at 12:37am: If you choose to share names, do so in a PM. Your Sailors will know each other by last names and it is best to share those in a PM rather than openly on the site since that is not allowed on this site.

Comment by HeatherT(09/003) on November 26, 2012 at 12:46pm: Not using your leave during holidays won't help finishing early.,. :( the school is closed dec 21- jan 4 no classes... Not comming home just saves leave days for when he does graduate. Congrats on your sons recent PIR.
Jt said he got a new roommate and likes him.... What is your son's name?? I know he will be at least a week or so behind jt.

Comment by Beckyt559 Ship 12 Div 347 on November 26, 2012 at 12:11am: Monkey foot - My son had his meal at the restaurant too! He sent a picture of everyone eating. He's really enjoying his training there with all the weapons. I called him on Thanksgiving and put him on speaker to talk to our family. He was just returning from the movies. On Saturday, he sent a picture of himself, two other sailors and two college girls that were willing to be photographed with them at the UTSA/Texas State game. He was having a great time!