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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.
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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:
Events
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
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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Latest Activity: Feb 25, 2019
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Comment by Maureen62 Proudmomofasailor on July 31, 2010 at 2:44am
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Evening all....Ive been reading the posts from the PIR group one week ahead of us. Im very encouraged. The moms are all getting letters and calls now so that should be us next week. I will love getting letters but I must say that I cant wait to hear Davids voice. I dont remember if I shared this picture with you all but we had family pics taken just before David left for BC....he is the one closest to you with the dark glasses.
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Comment by TN Navy Mom (Stennis Nuke Mom) on July 30, 2010 at 12:33pm
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Hello ladies! Talked to my sailor Wednesday night and for a few seconds last night. His leave starts 10/1 (after A school graduation) and he doesn't have to report back until 10/12 soooo it appears that we will have several days with Matt, my DIL and grand-dog. Let the 63 day count down begin. wooo hooo!
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Morning all....in a cleaning frenzy , to get it all done before the weekend but wanted to say that I hope everyone has a terrific weekend !! This part of TN ( West TN) is in a heat advisory until 800pm tonight...imagine that lol. Take care all !! Sending hugs
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Evening All...Thanks so much for all your wonderful words of encouragement. I believe this is considered week 2 but it seems like week kazillion lol. No letters yet , no phone calls. I think this is the week he has his wisdom teeth taken out. I def think that its much harder on us mothers lol..no really I dont Just have to get used to the idea that Ma-Navy is now Davids mom so to speak. I am looking forward to PIR Sept 10th. We are all having ribbons made....i will include a pic of them below.
How is everyone ? Becky....how was your trip ? Been looking forward to hearing from you on that.
I am looking forward to fall weather...its been one hot summer !! My son is in his last week of band camp. Dont know how those kids do that.
Hope you all are doing well. Hugs
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judyann - I vote for it being harder on the mom! At least our sailors "know" what's going on even if they don't like it. I'm one of those moms (as I suspect many others are the same) who never missed an event my boys were involved in, our house had a revolving door for their friends and we were pretty much in the loop. While he was in bootcamp, I wondered and worried every day.
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Comment by Trace's Mom on July 25, 2010 at 1:24pm
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Cathy, Trace was at GL end of May through mid-August. Some of the worst weeks of my life.But it definitely gets easier.
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Becky....Im so glad that you will be there to see the IKE come in :)) Have a safe trip.
Thank you all for your encouragement !! I so appreciate that. I do realize he only wrote that short note after only being there 4 days so Im optimistic that his next letter or phone call will be a lot more positive.
Have a wonderful day. Hugs to all
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Comment by BEVERLY (kyles mom) on July 21, 2010 at 3:09pm
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welcome all new members, our son has been in the navy for 3 yrs and it is still ups and downs, just be there for them to vent and keep encouraging them
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Maureen - their emotions go up and down. At least that's the way our letters were. They get exhausted, you get a bummed out letter. Their division wins a flag, you get an excited letter. The first 4-5 weeks, they are getting the "Navy Way" beat into their heads and everything is repetition, repetition, repetition. Really, how exciting can it be to learn the "correct" way to iron a bath towel? And then do it over and over and over. THEN they start doing hands on stuff like Marlin Spike, damage control, etc and they get to use what has been beat into their heads. That's when my sailor started getting excited.
Just be prepared for letters to be up and down, up and down. Then the absolute pride you'll feel in your heart and the pride in his voice after Battle Stations and says hey, I did it! I'm a Sailor!
Keep writing him every day and encourage him!! Then come to N4Ms and vent. Most of us have been where you are!!
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Recieved the form letter today....Son is NOT happy at boot camp. When I read the letter to hubby, he said that its not at all uncommon that he would feel that way after only 4-5 days there. Im just hoping that things improve and by the time I get another letter, he will be much better. Sigh.......
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