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Join groups! Browse for groups for your PIR date, your sailor's occupational specialty, "A" school, assigned ship, homeport city, your own city or state, and a myriad of other interests. Jump in and introduce yourself! Start making friends that can last a lifetime.
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.
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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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I did get my call from him Saturday evening around 6pm. I was so surprised, I thought it'd come today! I was not expecting to hear his voice when I answered. I kinda suspected when I saw the toll free number, but it could've been a telemarketer! LOL! He's doing good. He thinks he might have a sinus infection, the RDC told him they are very common there because of all the dust, and he has to go Monday to get checked. Did you get your call from your son yet? I had changed my daughter's ring tone and somehow changed the all calls one to the same as hers, so when it started playing I answered expecting her...well he said "hi momma" and my heart about jumped outta my chest! I got so excited I started getting all choked up, but calmed my voice so he wouldn't get to feeling blue. He said they had their first inspection and that he was doing good. He said the other divisions are calling theirs the Bad News Bears, I guess cause there are a lot of guys there that just aren't trying and don't want to be there and it's making the division look like they are still in their P-days. But, he said the past couple days were starting to get better! He is the Starboard Watch Section Leader and is in charge of 30 guys. He said when one of them messes up, if he doesn't catch it right away, he does push-ups. I guess he and the Port Watch Section Leader are keeping score to sese who does the most in a day, right now my son is in the lead...lol! He said he's averaging about 250 a day! But he said it's all good, and that things are starting to come together. I asked him so many questions, he probably thought I was crazy! I had made a list yesterday morning of what I wanted to know, I'm glad I did! He said it could be one or two of the guys that's the look a like, but he said probably their RCPO Hilbrink, I think that's the name he said! I'll be talking to you again. Can't wait for the next letter on Thursday & call this weekend!
Take Care,
Carol
Welcome to N4M. Your key to adjusting is finding support groups – Click on the underlined links:
1. New Moms Stop Here group. Think of this group as your orientation station. We have experienced members who can answer questions and point you in the right direction.
2. Depper’s… in but not yet . is a group for those just waiting for bootcamp to start (Delayed Entry Program)
3. Boot Camp Moms group. Is your son/daughter already in bootcamp? This is the group.
4. OCS Graduate Moms or the NROTC Moms. For those going to be an officer or going to NROTC?
Read this blog on how to use the N4M site.
Welcome to New Members
Learn to use the “Search” function. Search in blogs, forums, discussions in previously posted threads BEFORE adding a NEW blog/discussion. Finally, it takes time to learn how to use this site. Be patient.
Check your page & status box regularly.
Best of luck, BunkerBee and AbbyblueOK (from the New Moms Stop Here Group)
You will find this site very helpful and full of members who are eager to answer your questions. Browse around the site and check out the featured forums, groups, blogs, photos, videos, and even the other member profiles!
If you haven’t already, please make sure that you review our Community Guidelines to learn the “Do’s and Don’ts” of the community.
Also, check out this OPSEC Internet Safety Video
Enjoy your time here and we look forward (along with the community) to
reading more about you! :)
Elizabeth and Colleen