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Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!
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.
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:
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
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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Added by Mushrush (Ship03Divison253) on July 14, 2012 at 4:32pm — 3 Comments
Added by Mushrush (Ship03Divison253) on July 13, 2012 at 11:54pm — 2 Comments
My son will head off to bc in Sept. How should he be training for running and other pt. How many miles per day etc.
Added by karens (alumni ship 13-Div 366) on July 13, 2012 at 1:37pm — 4 Comments
My son left sunday I got THE BOX yesterday I can't believe I was so excited to see his writing on the box!! I just mailed out about 4 letters to him Like every other MOM I am waiting for his letter and graduation date. I pray everything is going good for my son and every son/daughter right now It is so hard he is the baby and my only son I have a daughter 21 RN moving into her home in a few weeks I have been a single parent since ages 9 @ 6 very hard not hearing his voice or seeing a tex I…
ContinueAdded by Smokeybear66 on July 13, 2012 at 12:26pm — 8 Comments
Got a letter from my son last week, and was totally freaking out! He sounded so down. This is the first time he has ever been away from me for this long, and we are very close. I wrote him the "mom motivational speech" letter (my older son swears this is the greatest thing ever.) Got another letter Wednesday and he sounded "a little better" but he failed his PT. Wishes he would have listened to his dad and I when we kept "harping" about working out to get ready. How many times does he…
ContinueAdded by denise1142 on July 13, 2012 at 8:08am — 2 Comments
The letter finally arrived today! My heart is so happy! It is the form letter, but I was thrilled to find a personal letter written by my son on the back. My SR says all is well and he's still very happy with his decision to join. He says the RDC's are tough on them, but they need it (his words). He thinks the galley food is "pretty good." He seems happy, so that makes me beyond happy! I hope other moms received a note from their SR too. It definitely relieves some of they worry.
As I am writing this I cant stop crying. Received a call tonight from my SR. He sounded so defeated and broken. He was set to graduate next week but has to wait till the following week because he made a mistake and this is the consequence. I am notfor me but for him. He has been doing an excellent job and working really hard. I know he feels he let himself, division and us down which he did not, I wrote him a letter tonight to let him know we are really proud o him and that this is…
ContinueAdded by kdmac1 on July 12, 2012 at 10:57pm — 9 Comments
A little over a month ago, I began the process of joining the Navy! 1) To be closer to my SR and 2) to take hold of their great educational benefits... Well, this morning I found out that I had been rejected due to my thoracic scoliosis and although I was sad earlier and I'm wrapping my mind around the fact that this wasn't my journey to take... I've been positive for the most part. I keep telling myself that the likelihood of me being closer to my SR was VERY slim especially since he'll be…
ContinueAdded by Last_First124 on July 12, 2012 at 9:36pm — 7 Comments
My son (baby of the family) will be leaving soon for BC. I AM TERRIFIED! Any suggestions on all these confused feelings? Scared, Proud, don't want him to leave, but know that the opportunities are great, his contract is for nuclear eng schooling but its also for six years!
ContinueAdded by karens (alumni ship 13-Div 366) on July 12, 2012 at 9:14pm — 7 Comments
I am interested in learning the difference between Navy Reserve Full Time Support (FTS) verses Active Duty. Any assistance or guidance is greatly appreciated. Thank you!
Added by Tyler'sMom on July 12, 2012 at 3:15pm — 4 Comments
Added by Mushrush (Ship03Divison253) on July 12, 2012 at 1:30pm — 6 Comments
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Added by Aprilalvarado on July 11, 2012 at 8:34pm — 2 Comments
I got my first letter today I was so happy to get it! It's hard to read though, he sounds so tired. He said he doesn't feel like they get any sleep and he is next to the bathroom so the light is on all night long making it harder to sleep.
He didn't even mention the exercise, only that he couldn't get comfortable and the lack of sleep.
Anyone else's recruit going through this?
Added by FlowerGrower05 on July 11, 2012 at 6:19pm — 3 Comments
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Added by Mushrush (Ship03Divison253) on July 11, 2012 at 11:25am — 11 Comments
Added by Mibarra on July 10, 2012 at 9:48pm — 3 Comments
Today my neighbor delivered flowers from my boy who left for bootcamp July 3. The flowers were yellow and blue representing the Navy colors. The tears started. I miss him so much.
Added by julielind on July 10, 2012 at 8:31pm — 4 Comments
An angel appeared and said, are you having a lot of trouble with this one? Whats wrong with the standard model?
The Lord replied, have you seen the specifications on, this order? She has to…
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