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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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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:

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

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At 12:52pm on August 14, 2012, IndyMom said…

Comment by IndyMom18 minutes ago           Delete Comment

Your recruiter is correct in telling you to get second opinion.  

Going to pull rank here on some of the medical questions and concerns.  Hubby is physician and I was a trauma center lab tech for  ten years.  Most vaccines now are not live viruses.  I did have one once when I started work in the hospital and ended up with the measles.  Most vaccines today however are not live, which means you are exposed to the illness in a non-live form that is designed to cause a immune response in your body.  As we can all remember from the baby shots this can cause flu like symptoms and fever.  The same can happen in adults.  So even though your SR is not getting the illness he can be having a heightened immune response which can lower his resistance and cause him to catch something he is not being protected from (common colds, bacterial infections, etc.) which is why they give them vitamins and an immunoglobulin shot to try and counter other infections.  Unfortunately, with them being in such close quarters, being run down physically, being stressed, and being immuno compromised due to the shots they are at risk for catching something and most do get at the very least a cold.  The navy doctors do a great job of taking care of them so try not to worry.

Also, in regard to the SR who was sent home for asthma.  Did he have a history of asthma before BC?  If not then my husband said you should definetly get a second opinion from a pulmonologist.  If it is just excerised induced that it is easlily treated and in regard to what I mentioned above about shots etc. at BC it could have caused him to appear that it was more serous than it really is.  In addition, if it is execised induced he could pick a navy job that is less phyiscal in nature.  My son is in CTI which is pretty much a desk job.

Please feel free to email or friend me if you need any additional information.  Tell your son I am rooting for him!

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At 9:43pm on August 2, 2012, proudnavymama ship13,div 311 said…

Hello, my name is Rachelle (proudnavymama) and we live in Veedersburg, about 70 miles west of Indy..after seeing your picture I remember seeing you there, but some of that day is already a blur...today wasnt too  bad, I was extremely busy at work, then I heard one of my SR favorite songs & a had a moment...I'm sure we'll have lots of those!! How was your day? Hope you're hanging in there!!:)

At 10:33am on August 2, 2012, Dzmom91 said…

Good morning!  Reading your post gave me hope! lol  My son leaves for bc this coming monday.  Though my stomach is already in knots, after hearing your positive tone, I will try to hold it together for my son.  I miss him already and he hasn't even left! Have a great day! 

At 5:48pm on July 19, 2012, Pat said…

Welcome aboard! Come join us on the Indiana group page on this website.

You may also be interested in the Boot Camp group page, where you will find a lot of helpful information.

 
 
 

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