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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
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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:
Events
**UPDATE 4/26/2022** Effective with the May 6, 2022 PIR 4 guests will be allowed. Still must be fully vaccinated to attend.
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
**UPDATE 7/29/2021** You now must be fully vaccinated in order to attend PIR:
In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.
**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.
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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For those who have graduated from Officer Candidate School in Newport, RI or who are currently attending there.
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Comment by navymom9875 on January 10, 2011 at 10:41pm
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Kelliannep89: are you a member of the 07-11 facebook page? If not, you should join. Here is the link:
http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/home.php?sk=group_108717709199819&ap=1
My son just graduated with the 04-11 class and I found the facebook group to be an invaluable source of information as well as support and encouragement. Best of luck to you and your fiance.
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Comment by Kelliannep89 on January 10, 2011 at 7:03pm
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My fiance is currently at OCS in Newport, RI. He is class 07-11. He left Nov. 14th, was class 06-11, but failed inspection, therefore was pushed back. Does anyone have any info about class 07-11 or have anyone in that class?
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Comment by Manette on December 16, 2010 at 11:09am
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Perfect!!!! Thanks gdawg!
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Manette - you should be able to figure out your son's class number at OCS based on when he started. The most recent class that started was 07-11, which started on Dec. 5th. Class 06-11 started 3 weeks prior to that and so on.
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Comment by Angel B on December 7, 2010 at 1:43pm
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Thanks Violet. Its been hard keeping it from the kids since so many friends and family members know.We shall see how it all plays out.LOL
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Comment by violet on December 7, 2010 at 11:49am
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@Angle B - That sounds so wonderful. What a great Christmas for your family. You are so clever putting that all together. God Bless you and yours. Violet
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Well its that time.Getting ready for Christmas, and the Hubby is coming home.The kids have no idea Daddy will be home for Christmas.They are making a video with Santa asking him to bring Daddy home,and then filming that same day at the airport sending a message to Daddy to come home.You got it ,its the same day my hubby will be walking through the gates.He doesnt know the kids will be there so its a surprise all around.Soon graduation,and I will be headed to Ri.God is being so good to my family.Hope you all have a great Christmas.
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That makes a lot of sense. Thanks, L727
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Comment by LZ27 on December 6, 2010 at 7:37pm
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I just put his full name, officer Candidate School Class 19-10. I did not put ensign because this is a box he will have for all his pins, bars, etc for a long time. My son is talking about making a career, so I am assuming he will not be an ensign the whole time (at least I hope).
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Another question about the Ensign boxes. I'm set to order from The Good Wood Store - finally decided on which one. I'm wondering what others had engraved on theirs. This is what they suggested for an OCS graduate:
Name
OCS Class XX-XX
Newport, Rhode Island
7 January 2010
What I'm wondering is should it say "Ensign" somewhere? And if so, where?
Thanks for all your help,
Gale
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