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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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**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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Comment by BunkerQB on April 2, 2010 at 12:08pm
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In case you have not seen this amazing video about the Stennis.
http://enlightenmentsrevolution.com/?p=1133
My son graduated from college with a degree in EE, joined the Navy, went through OCS, currently a nuke officer on a sub.
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Comment by WHITNEY (B's WIFE) on March 25, 2010 at 12:26am
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Just Double checking is this for STA 21 for the 8 yrs thing or is it JUST for ROTC bc blake is already in the navy
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blake can get a job at home since he is nuke...tehre is a plant here he has already talked to a friend he has that works there and has been told they love to hire navy nukes bc of the training...so 5-7 yrs is and him bieing out at 28 sounds a lot better than being 35...3 yrs for school plus 2 yr training and then 8 yr contract
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well he hasnt put anything in so we are all good lol
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Oh no!! so instead of the 5 yrs he has left with nuke he woudl be in 8 YEARS!!!!!!! AFTER he got trained for his job!!!
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Comment by spensmom on March 24, 2010 at 2:26pm
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My son (who is in ROTC now and will commission in May) has told me that you don't get "credit" in terms of payback while you are in school training for your job in the Navy. So, I'm assuming its 4 years after finishing sub school if the Navy only paid for undergraduate studies.
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oh ok and the 2 1/2 yrs shes been doing training is that part of the 5 yr contract? blake was asking me that....blake told me he would be in school 3 yrs to get his degree and then training then whereever they put him> and he would have a 5 yr contract after he got out of college?
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Comment by Sweet*Southern*Lady on March 23, 2010 at 8:31pm
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Whitney-Check out airwarriors.com it was the only website (i was recommend it by someone on here) that i could find real info about besides the STA-21 website. I'll fill you in on the Significant other side of things during his stay at NIS this summer.
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JM.......This is what I know about graduate work from info. I have gathered from my son who is in NROTC at the moment (will commission in May). As I understand it, if the Navy pays for school then you are committed to serve additional years (not sure of the amount - whether it's an equal amount). If you pay for school, then he is not committed to serve more years. Don't know about if you can pay part or not. Hope this helps.
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Comment by dooby1424 on March 23, 2010 at 8:14am
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JM - you were asking about Master's Degree. there is a school in Monterey, CA - Naval Post Graduate School. The Navy (and other branches and other countries) send officers there to for post graduate work. (They also have other programs, but the Master's Programs are the largest.) My daughter finished her Master's Degree in Mechanical engineering last December. Have your son check with his detailer to see if going to school there would be a possibility. (The Navy pays for it.)
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