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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:

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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

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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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SOUTH CAROLINA MOMS

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Comment by sheryl Navy 2 on December 22, 2013 at 11:35am: Still waiting for one of our sailors to get here fromthe west coast . His girlfriend got here last night ,Nick got bumped , missed two connections so far ! Not a happy guy .but it will be great to see him .
Happy holidays to everyone and their families

Comment by Tamme on December 11, 2013 at 11:07am: Corpsman boots on ground! He and his team arrived at CL yesterday afternoon. Hope they release him to come home soon. Thanks to the Good Lord and also to all of you for your prayers and support. Prayers continue for all.

Comment by Tamme on November 21, 2013 at 5:42pm: You can call his recruiter and he may have it already. I did that with both of my boys and I was able to start writing before I received the letter with his division information. I still keep in touch with moms I met through bootcampmoms and started our own division group. What is your son planning on doing? I have a Corpsman and an Electrician's Mate. Both did A-school in Great Lakes right after boot camp.

Comment by Tamme on November 21, 2013 at 5:13pm: Good to hear from you armynavymom. I've been so busy that I haven't been on in a while either. Patiently awaiting our son's return from Afghanistan.

Welcome,Rhondalyn10. Check out bootcampmoms as well and you might be able to find others in your son's division. I am not sure if they will offer it this year, but we were able to fly out and spend Christmas Day with our other Navy son when he was in boot camp.

Comment by sheryl Navy 2 on October 11, 2013 at 7:45pm: First idea / tie in would be talk to Rotary clubs or Chamber of Commerce
Kelly's I asked my husband and this is his top of his head thought !

Comment by Tamme on October 11, 2013 at 9:52am: Kellyd, I believe the Trident Community Foundation in Charleston can help you. They often have people interested in donating. Good luck.

Comment by Kellyd on October 10, 2013 at 9:26pm: Hi ladies,

I am in need of some ideas/help. I am the chair of an exchange student program for SC. I am looking for some businesses who might be interested in creating scholarships for students from SC who would like to be an exchange student. It is a tax write off for the businesses.
While preparing myself to send my son off to the Navy our family got involved in hosting exchange students. Then that lead into my somehow becoming the chair for the SC Chapter for the exchange program. This is my first year trying to find students to send for next school year. I have only handled finding families who want to have exchange students here.
I am not trying to solicit, I just need some ideas.

Thank you ladies.

Comment by sheryl Navy 2 on October 10, 2013 at 10:10am: Us too Tamme . First one in white was so paranoid of getting food splashed at lunch on his uniform in September ,and he froze. Second sailor 6 months later in blues but steaming hot march in Chicago we nearly all passed out !
Congrats Averymom.

Comment by Tamme on October 10, 2013 at 9:43am: I am so glad you loved PIR. It is something I will never forget. We were able to see one in blues and one in whites.

Comment by sheryl Navy 2 on October 5, 2013 at 7:15pm: @ Toriann my second sailor was also 24 when he went in . It was a lot easier than one of our youngest at 18 . But Good Luck to your son and keep writing those letters . They really do get them through their days .