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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.

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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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mrsgrace247
  • Female
  • Seymour, IN
  • United States

Mrsgrace247's Friends

  • Becky (J's Mom)
  • navymom88
  • Bob (Christian's Dad)
  • hmseats
  • sacha3357 (Wife of an FC)
  • Sailor Garrett's Mom DIV 158
  • ShortBecky
  • Pat

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I am here to support my
Son/Daughter
Stage of (Sailor’s) Navy career?
Waiting to leave for Boot Camp
When I heard “Navy,” I...
Was proud and encouraged it

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At 9:11pm on March 12, 2010, Bob (Christian's Dad) said…
Mrs. Grace,
I can't wait until PIR and am looking forward to meeting you and all the good parents of these great sailors that we raised. We are all so proud of our kids. Serving their country was their choice and it is an honorable one. We must have done something right in raising our sons and daughters.
At 10:07am on March 7, 2010, mrsgrace247 said…
Ok - not sure how far I am from Evansville. About one hour away from Indianapolis. I am getting so excited for PIR and seeing my son. I know he will be a great man.
At 9:16am on March 7, 2010, ShortBecky said…
I am from Fairfield. we are about 65 miles from Evansville indiana.
At 10:24pm on March 6, 2010, Pat said…
Glad to see that you have found the division and ship #, as well as PIR!
At 5:04am on March 5, 2010, ShortBecky said…
He left on the 17th of February. Where is Seymour Indiana? Are you close to Indy or Evansville?
At 9:12pm on March 4, 2010, sacha3357 (Wife of an FC) said…
Glad to see that there is more than the shortbecky and I with someone in div 153. glad you joined the group!
At 6:50pm on March 4, 2010, ShortBecky said…
Mrs grace are you from Southern Illinois? My sister in law lives in Marion Illinois. Have you heard anything yet?
At 6:14pm on March 4, 2010, mrsgrace247 said…
My great great grandfather (there might be another great in there) founded Jonesboro. My family is scattered all over there - Marion and Fairmount. Very small world. My mother and father both graduated from Marion High School. I got his address today - I talked with his recruiter. So tonight I am going to write my first letter. His gf was excited and she is mailing the one she wrote the day he left.
At 7:51pm on March 3, 2010, Pat said…
All great information...is your daughter close enough to her father and brother to write a couple of letters to her brother and get the address from him to send them??? May be an option?
Wow I have family in the Gas City area...my grandmother was born and raised in that area. Small world!
At 6:26pm on March 2, 2010, Pat said…
Sailor in the box should come soon...I just found the answer to my question! You may want to go to the 'groups' tab at the top of the page and search for 'boot camp' there. You will find quite a few different groups...start looking for people who had recruits that went in at the same time as yours. You may find out add'l information. I can't imagine if you had been in contact with him 3 times a day that he would not at least write to you. The men in charge of these recruits are pretty pushy when it comes to recruits contacting their moms...letter writing. When mine was @ boot...they were encouraged to write every Sunday afternoon. I can imagine that his earned phone calls may go to his gf...but I would imagine that he will want to let you know about PIR (graduation). For info ahead of time on this...check out the blog in the center of the top of the 'main' page of this website (see tabs just under the N4M banner) called PIR for Dummies. It is very helpful.
 
 
 

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