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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.

OPSEC - Navy Operations Security

Always keep Navy Operations Security in mind.  In the Navy, it's essential to remember that "loose lips sink ships."  OPSEC is everyone's responsibility. 

DON'T post critical information including future destinations or ports of call; future operations, exercises or missions; deployment or homecoming dates.  

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:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

Events

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

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

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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RhondaLou
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At 10:48pm on November 12, 2013, Lindsay said…
They really are! Looking into phone card for him because he should have said something that he was out for injury. Ugh.... Men being so tough! Please let's stay in touch!!

Lindsay
At 10:29pm on November 12, 2013, Lindsay said…
OMG!!!! An amazing man in 05 found out where he is.....he is on medical hold with a leg injury. But never said anything or called probably because he doesn't have phone card. I need to get him one!!! Now on to waiting for a letter from him.....
At 11:53pm on November 11, 2013, Lindsay said…
I joined the 05-14 Facebook group and have looked so. Dry carefully through both classes. I have found out a lot from there but why would he not be excited to come home for the holidays because I found out about that on the Facebook page. The opportunity is here for us to see each other but I just don't even know which we he has and what the deal is. I keep writing letters but now am not even sure he is getting them. I have emailed his usually email and also no reply. I am really trying to make this all better so I don't feel so bummed. I know he is working hard and I am so proud of him for this and love him dearly. Just need a little bone thrown my way :) please if you think of anything else I would appreciate your thoughts, advice, and support. I am glad and blessed to have met some nice people on here already. I hope we can stay in touch!
At 11:35pm on November 11, 2013, Lindsay said…
Yes his class is 05-14, at least that's what I know he told me when he made his "I have arrived" call and it's what I write on his letters. He got my letters from what he told me but I haven't got a phone call since the arrival one. I have gotten 2 letters and the last one was written on oct 27 but did not share much of anything other than talk about our wedding plans I shared with him and telling me the ship he wanted to put in for. How can I really reach him to share with me? I have not gotten a letter since and still no phone calls. I know he has been off base because of purchases he has made but even hasn't shared he got the Liberty with me. I'm very confused? Is this normal?
At 8:22pm on November 11, 2013, Lindsay said…

HI Rhonda!  I was told you might be able to help me.....

My fiancé left for OTCN in September and I was curious because I know it was brought to his attention by his recruiter, his weight.  He worked hard before he left, but I am not sure it was enough.  What happens if they are not the right weight?  He told me they have like a "fat camp."  Do they and how long would that be?  Would it also mean he doesn't graduation or continue with the class he was assigned?

 

Anything information would be greatly appreciated and helpful.  I am new to this whole process and haven't gotten much from my fiancé.

Thanks :)

 
 
 

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