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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.
OPSEC - Navy Operations Security
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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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Son wants SWCC
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Comment by Tee-1sailor's mom on January 3, 2010 at 2:44pm
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Hi SWCC moms, I hope you had a wonderful holiday. Some of us are beginning a new phase of the adventure with our son. Buckle you seat belts ladies, we're about to leave the gate!
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Comment by D'sMum35 on December 22, 2009 at 7:08pm
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This is not a cake walk! They need to be at the top of their game to pass. If they don't make the grade, someone else will. It's hard physically, and to be away from home. But once they pass, it gets better.
Merry Christmas everyone, and God Bless you all! My son is deployed now, and this is his first Christmas away from us. He is doing well, but we sure miss him. But he is doing what he wants to do, and we couldn't be prouder!
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Thank you for letting us know about your sons td and dn. I am concerned for the boys who go straight from BC to SWCC school. Mine went to pre-buds first so he knows what to do to keep in shape, and has had the time to do it. BC does not prepare them for what they need to do. (at least that's my opinion). Most of the time they're sick, and even the extra hour sp ops gets isn't enough. Maybe some day they will do a short pre-SWCC as well. I believe it would be very beneficial to the guys.
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FYI on the "I'm a sailor" call, they wear the recruit cover (hat) until they complete Battlestations, then there's a ceremony where they get their "sailor" cover. Actually they go from being Recruit Appretice (RA) to being Seaman Appretice (SA).
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Good morning ladies, I hope you day is great. I'm so happy that you got CALLS! slimkim, I was on the flight to GL when my call came so I missed it. No worries, I havn't heard of any Div 800 not passing! That's wonderful tht they are doing so well. Be sure to check the RTC site for the honor graduates, yours might be one!!
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Thanks D'sMum, I wish you were seeing your too! We'll all be there sooner or later. Ya everytime I would talk to B I said something about 'keep working out' until I got "Oh mom, I got it covered." He better be doing it when he's here!
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Congrats Tee! I wish my son was coming home for Christmas! You are so lucky! Make sure he keeps working out!!!!And have fun!
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Like I can talk about long names! (I'm usually just Tee) My son is coming home for Christmas-YEAH!!!
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