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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."
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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
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Today is the day!
Hello everyone,
Well in just 2 short hours I will be deliverying my only child to the Navy! So bitter sweet. Don't miss understand me, I am one proud Momma! My son has grown and is on his way. I had time to prepare for this moment but seems that has all gone out the window. I feel so many emotions. I don't want to be a mess when I drop him off. I will go to the airport in the morning to see him get onto the plane. Hope he looks back. I am grateful for this site. Reading other blogs helps me feel that I am not alone. The next few days are going to be odd. Geez I feel so selfish.
So it's off to purchase phone card minutes, going to get thousands, and stamps, yes thousands of those too. I'm going to start writting tonight, going to write thousands. I'm going to hang tough, chin up, proud with the ocassional melt down.
Thanks for being there!
Anthony's Mom
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Comment by Darcy on December 11, 2011 at 8:23pm
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Thank you Denise. Just got back from dropping my son off. Sad and emotional day, but tomorrow I will witness his swearing in, and able to spend the day waiting. I so look forward to that, more than I can explain. So many family and friends wanted to see him this past week. I sort of felt left out but tomorrow is all me and my son, hope the plane if a late one. Thanks again for being there.
Anthony's Mom
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Comment by MMT Ship07 Div.059 on December 12, 2011 at 3:04am
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When you go to the airport make sure you ask the ticket agent for an escort pass, this way you can be with him until he boards his plane. One mom told me this prior to me going and she told me that the airline her son was going on does permit this but was not to sure about all, when I did asked the agent she did explain that they usually don't allow but I think she could see the emotion in my eyes and she was kind enough to issue us a pass. ( I think she could see if she didn't let me go I was ready to have a terrible breakdown at her counter, which I would of)LOL So do ask. Don't forget to tell your son to eat something good at the airport when he gets to Chicago. (phone card ) We also spent the day with him at MEPS , what a proud moment when they do the final swearing in. Take lots of pictures. Hang in there.
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Comment by JMT1366 (Ship 3 - Div 188) on December 12, 2011 at 12:33pm
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My son leaves for boot camp on April 18th. He was sworn in a few months ago but was also sworn in again on the field of the Army Navy game this past Saturday. He is very modest and doesn't like any attention and didn't tell us this was happening for fear we would have the entire family there cheering him on. I'm so upset that he didn't allow us to share in that moment, he said...."It's nothing Mom" ... I'm on a mission to see if anyone has any photos of that day that they could share with me. Thanking you in advance.
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