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Join groups! Browse for groups for your PIR date, your sailor's occupational specialty, "A" school, assigned ship, homeport city, your own city or state, and a myriad of other interests. Jump in and introduce yourself! Start making friends that can last a lifetime.
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.
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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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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Comment by Tamme on March 3, 2011 at 2:17pm
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2byzmom, that brough back memories of when my first son went to BC. When we got his first letter, his twin brother insisted on reading it to me. So cute. Then he turned around and went to BC and was so worried about me getting his first letter timely.
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Comment by SANDY ship07div056 on March 2, 2011 at 8:53pm
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annm - Johnny Caulder?
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Perfectly stated, Susan. Koz, do you belong to your Recruit's division group or PIR group? They will be able to keep you updated as well on what they've heard from their recruit.
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I agree. Sometimes the letter would only have one paragraph, which really said nothing, but it meant the whole world just seeing the handwriting. LOL
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koz - Girl, you are in for the ride of your life! As dissappointed as you are for the empty mailbox, imagine the joy when a letter does come. If I had a dollar for every happy tear I cried over a letter, I'd be a millionaire!! I speak only from experience. Hang in there, it does get better (when BC is over)!! Sorry, but its true~ We are here to support you, hugs!!
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Hang in there, koz. The call will be in the third week and the letters at the beginning are only mailed once a week.
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Comment by koz_1316 (ship 2 div 921) on March 2, 2011 at 2:30pm
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I haven't gotten anymore letters or a call...
How do yall do it??
Everyday I can't wait to get the mail, but then I'm disappointed...
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annm - Good luck! I think our school, Forestbrook Elementary, won the award a few years back. Crossing my fingers for you!
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Starchild - I laughed out loud! Feels better than spewing a mouthful of obscenities!
See, I can still be a Southern Lady and say a whats on my mind. Have a good night, yall!
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Comment by StarChild (Ship9 Div007) on March 1, 2011 at 6:30pm
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CC-You will love Charleston. It is very beautiful. I was just there last week for a Speech Pathology Convention.
Sandy-I have to use 'cornbread heck'. I love my Navy Sisters because I am always learning new things. HA!
Well here is the latest!! Louis did not defer his student loan like I told him (once after PIR and twice when he came home for Christmas) so he may not be going to Japan. I told him-'OH NO. YOU ARE GOING TO JAPAN!! AFTER WHAT I HAVE BEEN THROUGH. EVEN TRYING TO SPEAK JAPANESE! I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO CUZ YOU ARE GOING TO JAPAN!!!!!!
Then he says to me that he REALLY did not want to go but hopefully he will go to San Diego, Washington (STATE) or Norfolk.
Sisters check the Chicago paper for these headlines: 'SC MOM COMES TO GREAT LAKES AND SHAKES SAILOR SON SENSELESS! (I bet you can't say that fast 3 times-ha).
I hope they him send to Florida which is where he does not want to go.
WHAT IN THE CORNBREAD HECK IS HE THINKING ABOUT???????
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