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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

...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."

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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

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RTC Graduation

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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Twins and multiples in the Navy

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This is a group for navy moms who have twins or multiples and at least one has decided to join the navy. Share experiences of how you are coping and also how your kids are coping with being without their sibling.

Members: 31
Latest Activity: Aug 29, 2020

Administrator <callsforrecruits@gmail.com> ro request calling cards

To request the free Military mailing kit:

https://www.usps.com/ship/apo-fpo-guidelines.htm

phone the Military Postal Service Agency at 1-800-810-6098.

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Handling the Twin Bond Relationship at Bootcamp

Started by Sierrascrapper (ETN2). Last reply by rebecca1957 Aug 29, 2020. 29 Replies 1 Like

I wanted to ask about this topic as it has a deep impact on how twins relate to each other. This will be good future reference for other Navy Twin Moms as their sons leave for BC. I only have one…Continue

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Comment by cathymgShip03Div367&ship11Div383 on September 19, 2013 at 12:01am: How is everyone been doing?

CO-Twin I am feeling like I am going to need some advice from our twin veteran mom soon, thanks for being there for us!

Comment by cathymgShip03Div367&ship11Div383 on September 19, 2013 at 12:00am: Kendra, I love your pictures, they really are a lot different, my twins are Identical.

Recruiter, The boys did like their recruiter but I do think they could have prepared them better, they only went once a month for about 1 1/2 hours.

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on September 18, 2013 at 11:59pm: I loved it when we were at GL for PIR I could hear taps at night from the Navy Lodge.

Comment by Sierrascrapper (ETN2) on September 18, 2013 at 11:51pm: I really like Jonathan's recruiter and all the recruiters in the office have been so polite and helpful. Jonathan's recruiter makes me laugh every time I see him because he reminds me of Ferris Bueller. He also has a funny personality. He says BOOM all the time. It cracks me up.. By the time Jonathan leaves, I know they will have done a fine job preparing Jonathan. It's funny because every time I see him, he asks if I have any questions. I just say no...thanks though. It's only because of N4M :)

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on September 18, 2013 at 11:23pm: I am 35 miles from the recruiters office. He is a sweet man, boys think the world of him. He got them well prepared and was perfectly honest.

Comment by Sierrascrapper (ETN2) on September 18, 2013 at 11:19pm: I just have to say that I love being able to hear the marching band practicing through my open window. The sound just comes wafting in. It will be so bittersweet next year.

Comment by Sierrascrapper (ETN2) on September 18, 2013 at 10:40pm: 90 miles is a long way away. How far are you from the recruiter's office? Most of the DEPper Moms don't seem to be on N4M and I think that is part of the reason the chief asked me to speak at their meeting. He said it's good to have a supportive family and that N4M could help the Moms a lot because they are more concerned about their child's decision.

Comment by Sierrascrapper (ETN2) on September 18, 2013 at 10:31pm: Our recruiter didn't plan it or organize it. I decided that our area needed to get together and form a bond do I had to make it happen. I just asked a few NV Moms if they were interested and then I ran with it. After I talked to the chief about it at the recruiter's office, he asked me to speak to all the DEPpers. So far there are at least 5 of us coming and I hope to hear more. I gave out fliers to about 24 FSs

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on September 18, 2013 at 8:23pm: I don't recall our recruiter ever having one. To my knowledge I am the only N4M for 90 miles.

Comment by Sierrascrapper (ETN2) on September 18, 2013 at 8:18pm: Hi there ladies! Our local N4M picnic is this weekend. I'm getting really excited as I have gotten some responses from a few moms at the DEP meeting this month where I handed out fliers about our picnic. I'm not sure if any of you have attended any local meetups, but I would love any advice you might have. I want to make sure this picnic is a success. Is there anything that the hostess did to make the meetup GREAT?? Like did you play games or do an interesting activity or did the hostess give out something as a keepsake? I am thinking of printing out our MadLibs and bring them for everyone. Since I'm a scrapbooker, I tend to think that everything we go to has to have some kind of memorabilia. LOL