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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.
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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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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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Got 2 letters yesterday from our SR- sound like he's doing well. He said his butt was sore from shots!
He said PT is hard since they are taking the PFA AFTER they train for hours! Welcome to basic training, son! lol
He said only one RDC yells too much, and that life at Great Lakes is a lot like he thought it was gonna be. I'm glad he went in with his eyes open- makes me sleep a little better! glad most of you all are gettting letters- Purplemom, hang in there!
You'll get yours on a day that were all dying for another one!
After a VERY long wait I have finally received the first two letters from my recruit. He sounds upbeat. He said he was a little homesick on Christmas, but that is definitely normal. He asked lots of questions about everyone at home and said he was really excited to see all the snow. He volunteered that he knew how to do the Laundry and ended up as the Laundry Petty Officer. He said the RDCs are okay, but one can really yell and push buttons if they aren't doing what they should be. His biggest complaint is having to wear the long tube/sweat socks and that the food is pretty bad.
He says he has made pretty good friends with a kid from Massachusetts. Does he belong to anyone here??
In case you didn't see it on the main discussion board ---
I created a Facebook group called N4M PIR 2/18/2011. All are welcome to join. It is a place where we can use live chat or share without fear that RDCs will see the posts and either embarrass or use it against our SR.
The link for the group is N4M PIR 2/18/2011
Please invite anyone else that may be interested and hope to see you there.
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