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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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Alumni PIR 10/14/2011 TG 48 - 11 DIVISIONS (341 - 348, 820 - 821 & 948)

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This group is for the families and loved ones of those who will graduate boot camp on 10/14/2011. We are here to support and comfort each other durring the weeks to come and to encourage all. Hopefully we can meet up at PIR

Location: Great Lakes, Illinois
Members: 99
Latest Activity: Sep 17, 2019

Welcome to PIR 10/14/2011

OPSEC, OPerational SECurity, is always of the utmust importance. Please take the time to read the Opsec and Community Guidelines. A quick note here: Last Names are never allowed on this site. If it is different from your Recruits it is still not recommended. First Names and pictures of your Recruit are allowed but discouraged.

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Comment by diannep on September 10, 2011 at 12:57pm: mattsmom: You may want to reconsider and stay until Sunday...just in case. Sometimes their plans change and he will be still having liberty when you leave! If you havent' already made your reservations, think about it---or are you driving there? I know that fireteamleaderswife's son was in this situation. She booked out on Sunday just in case...her son told her originally that he would leave the next day after PIR, but then plans changed and he had the weekend with them. So it is worth it sometimes! If your sailor leaves on Sat., you can sightsee for a day!

cakes: SRs actually have a few days of SIQ/Light Duty after wisdom teeth. Usually doesn't affect their training/PIR date.

Comment by mattsmom on September 10, 2011 at 12:44pm: cakes-navysis, yes we plan on staying the thursday and friday night as I believe our son will leave for A school on the saturday. Haven't had any confirmation of that yet though. Looking forward to meeting everybody at Meet and Great/ PIR, but more so seeing my son!!!!!!

Comment by proud2baNavyMom on September 10, 2011 at 12:42pm: Ty MJ and cakes yes we reserved for thursday and friday usually they will leave sat for their next station unless they are staying in Great Lakes from what I can understand if you need to stay Sat and the hotel is not reserved you can always add it when you get there

Comment by cakes-navysis on September 10, 2011 at 11:51am: For those of you going to PIR are you getting hotel rooms for Thursday and Friday night only? I believe that our SR will leave sometime Sat morning, right?

Also, how long do the SRs stay in Sick Quarters when they get wisdom teeth removed?

Comment by MJ (Dan's Mom) on September 10, 2011 at 11:31am: Congrats proud2bnavymom on your son making E2!!!!

Comment by kjkooz on September 10, 2011 at 9:47am: Question - do the divisions have to "earn" phone call time? Just wondering how some divisions call in week two and others week four - this is all new to me so wondering how things work!

Comment by Judi(NavyMom) on September 10, 2011 at 9:24am: I'm right there with you kjkooz! I jump anytime the phome rings and ready to tackle the mailman!!

Comment by past45 on September 10, 2011 at 8:56am: Congratulations on the calls!

Comment by kjkooz on September 10, 2011 at 8:47am: Happy to hear that there are letters and phone calls going out! Just under three weeks for my SR and am still not-so-patiently waiting. Is boot camp harder for the SR or for loved ones?

Love the new header for the N4M!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on September 10, 2011 at 3:14am: mattsmom - It's called a "collar device" and it signifies his place in the chain of command.

This is one example of a collar device.

Here is a link to RTC WEbsite and the explanation of the RPO-Recruit Petty Officers.

http://www.bootcamp.navy.mil/recruit_petty_officer.asp

You will find the Section Leaders under RPO1

Here is a graph of the RDCOC at BC - Recruit Divisional Chain of Command at Boot Camp.