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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.
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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
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Heart Pain
Never realized how real that "pain" could feel when my baby--my youngest and my only son, informed me that he had enlisted in the Navy. Of course, I knew it was a possibility. He had spoken of joining the military many times while growing up. He was a "hero" when he was 2 years old. He slept in his homeade batman cape and carried a sword tucked into a belt he swiped from my drawer on a daily basis. At Halloween, he never chose a scary costume...but went as a Power Ranger, Ninja or "Army Guy" (in his words). My son was always the "quiet defender"... waiting for just the right moment to set a trap for his 2 older sisters (who relentlessly teased him--like siblings do). He took what they gave him in good stride...seldom raised his voice or ran to me for help. He figured out ways on his own to get them back...eventually recruiting friends to help with the missions!
My son grew up so fast. He hugged me and I held him tight. The words he spoke were firm and clear. A calculated, researched and definite decision.
My son is the first in my family to join the military. "Mom, I joined the Navy...I want to be a Navy SEAL." With those words and my ever tightening hug around his now man sized body, the tear that fell down my left cheek, jaw and neck was painful. It stung. It was a tear from my heart.
After-all, boot camp was still more than several months away.
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Comment by Melody on February 19, 2015 at 4:38pm
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I for one know how you feel. My son did the same thing while he was still in high school.(Sr years) Broke my heart. In my heart I always knew he would do this. I have three children and he is the youngest. I thought I would die the day he told me. But you keep a smile on and be proud and try to be happy no matter how you feel. My son left us two days after his 18th birthday and about two weeks after graduation so it made it a lot harder for us. But with smiles and a lot of tears we said goodbye and off he went. First time ever away from us. It was the hardest thing I have ever had to do in my life. He's been in now six months and just graduated Medic Cormen today. I couldn't be prouder of him. For him the first week of boot came was rough but he loves what's he is doing and he's happy. Him saying he's happy is the best and that he loves what he's doing. If he is happy I'm happy. We text all the time and talk on the phone when we can.Boot came graduation is great lots and lots of tears but we'll worth it. I wasn't able to be at graduation today because he's in Texas and it's pretty far away for us. He's sending us a copy of graduation on film which is nice. Hang in there you'll never stop worrying and never stop thinking about him when he goes but it gets easier when boot camp is over. Best wishes
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