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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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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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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
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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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Moms who's sons or daughters are on the Uss Essex.
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Comment by cathyo Ship 11 Div 063 on January 22, 2012 at 9:10am
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Tina, that was beautiful!
Hope everyone is well and in good health. 3 degrees here but expected to go up to 30. Then temps will bein the 40s tomorrow! Crazy winter so far this year and loving it! DJ our oldest comes home from his cruise today. Can't wait to hear about his trip!!
...And today....49ers play the NY Giants. My "boys" will be sitting on the edge of their seats watching this one and cheering on their team the 49ers!!
Enjoy the day,
Cathy
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Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on January 21, 2012 at 11:51pm
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Thanks for sharing Tina - it was very nice.
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Comment by hunter's mom kyann HOOYAH on January 20, 2012 at 10:40pm
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hi all! hope everyone is doing good.
marianne, hope alicia is doing ok.
tina, how great that you will be only 10 hrs away from james! (not a whole day--haha)
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Sharon - Thank you. She seems to be improving a little every day. Think she will be leaving tomorrow afternoon.
Katie said that Seattle had so much snow the other day they closed the base.
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4 degrees here this am
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Katie called last night. It was so good to hear her voice! She called to see how Alicia was doing after being diagnosed with pneumonia on Sunday (pulse ox 92 - 96 by Tuesday). She is still tired. The pediatrician I work for said it may take her a month to really feel good again.
Katie thinks that she will hear soon where she will be headed some time after the hull swap.
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Comment by Kim on January 19, 2012 at 6:46pm
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Sharon, 10 hours seems like a dream come true to me also.
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Tina, that must be a really nice feeling knowing he will be only 10 hours away! Enjoy!
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In southern MI we are rain, fog and 40s this AM and will be in the 20s with snow tonight. Haven't had any of the 0' around here, but my daughter in the Soo has had that and a lot more snow. Alicia is home right now with a really bad case of pneumonia.
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Good news cathyo.
I don't miss the Toronto winters. How cold are you Marianne?
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