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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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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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Follow this link for OPSEC Guidelines:

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**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).  

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**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED.  Vaccinations still required.

**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.

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ALUMNI OF PIR 04/17/2015 TG 23 - 9 Divisions (145-152, and 923)

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ALUMNI OF PIR 04/17/2015 TG 23 - 9 Divisions (145-152, and 923)

This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 04/17/2015. A place to keep up with each other as their journey continues.

Location: Great Lakes, Illinois
Members: 46
Latest Activity: Jan 1, 2016

WELCOME to PIR 04/17/2015!

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OPSEC.

~OPSEC OPerational SECurity, is always of the utmost importance.

~N4M’s also has Community Guidelines just like any other social media.

~Please take the time to read the OPSEC and N4M’s Community Guidelines.

~A quick note here, from the N4M’s CG’s:

• Don’t Jeopardize the Safety of Our Sailors: Remember OPSEC (Operational Security) (Don’t Sink Ships With Loose Lips) This site and all content posted on it are viewable to everyone on the Internet. This doesn’t mean you can’t share things about your Sailor – but too many details can put Sailors in harm’s way. The following are examples of red flags and should not be shared within this community either by posting or sending via a Group message:

• Sailors’ last names. This includes your username if you share the same last name as your son or daughter.

Some Suggestions:

~If your last name is different from your Recruits it is still not recommended for you to use in your username for your own personal security. This is your option. It is also not a good idea to use an email address as your username for personal security reasons.

~First Names and pictures of your Recruit are allowed but remember, everyone can see it and someone can easily match them up with their "mom". So you might want to consider changing your profile picture to not include your Recruit at least for the duration of BC. Again, your option

~It is also a good idea to make your settings for your Profile Page "viewable only to your friends"

Discussion Forum

Ship 11 (USS Kearsarge) Divisons 151 - 152 (Brother Divisions)

Started by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW. Last reply by momh Apr 23, 2015. 24 Replies

Ship 13 (USS Marvin Shields) Divisions 149 - 150 (Brother Divisions)

Started by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW. Last reply by Kim*CD's*ProudNavyMom Apr 14, 2015. 15 Replies

Ship 02 (USS Reuben James) Division 923

Started by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW. Last reply by DREW7062 Apr 13, 2015. 3 Replies

Ship 03 (USS Hopper) Divisions 147 - 148 (Brother Divisions)

Started by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW. Last reply by momsports Apr 8, 2015. 6 Replies

PERTINENT PIR TIPS!

Started by CatMom509. Last reply by CatMom509 Mar 25, 2015. 3 Replies

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Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on March 3, 2015 at 11:43pm

Tracye, weekends and holidays don't count. So with him saying Saturday is Week 1 day 3 it was probably Friday that was week 1 day 3. So the next Friday would be Week 2 day 3. It is possible that he was giving you his next training day which would be Monday. I would ask him in your next letter to date each letter and put week and day under the day. It will help you keep up with it better. If Friday was say week 3 day 1 and Monday was a holiday then Tuesday would be Week 3 day 2. 

Comment by scrappyjax on March 3, 2015 at 11:24pm

Good question Tracye, I was wondering the same thing. I was in boot camp 20+ years ago and know we counted the days the same way but can't remember if we did 5 days or 7. 

Comment by Tracye on March 3, 2015 at 9:42pm

Can someone tell me how to count the weeks. My son called Saturday and said he was in week 1 day 3! Do you count 5 days or 7 days? I didn't have enough time to ask! 

Comment by Norma on March 3, 2015 at 9:10pm
Julie, my son is in 13/149.
Comment by CatMom509 on March 3, 2015 at 7:43pm

Thanks for that great info, Craig!!

Comment by CatMom509 on March 3, 2015 at 7:41pm

Greetings!

     "To everything there is a season,

      a time for every purpose under heaven."

Comment by diannep on March 3, 2015 at 6:44pm

Welcome to the group, Julie!  

Comment by Julie on March 3, 2015 at 5:39pm
Hi all! We got the form letter last night. Graduation 4/17, Ship 13, Div 149. Anyone else have a loved one in this division? Hope I'm using the right terms. This is all new to me. :)
Comment by Craig on March 3, 2015 at 11:48am

*** Wisdom Teeth ***
Almost everyone gets their wisdom teeth taken out. It's usually on their ~2-1 (and as late as ~2-5) day of training. 

There are 4 different dental classes.

Class 1 is means you have had an exam, cleaning, X-ray within 1 year, and don't need any dental work. 

Class 2 is when you have cavities, or need a deep cleaning, or both. 

Class 3 is not deployable (you cannot go overseas). This is when teeth need to be extracted, decayed, impacted wisdom teeth, root canal, crown that needs to be done, any big fillings, any serious dental work. 

Class 4 is also not deployable, and means you haven't been to the dentist in over 1 year. 

All sailors will be issued a form DD-2813 signed by the dentist saying they are deployable (class 1 or 2) or not deployable (class 3 or 4). 
(it's funny because my spell correct says deployable is suppose to be deplorable. maybe they're right  ~ha)

Remember wisdom teeth are useless teeth. Those that have erupted, or near erupting will have them pulled. Its way much better to have them pulled now than when you're on a submarine 5 miles below the ocean, in an airplane doing a covert mission, or being in a war zone fighting the enemy. Remember, in submarines, your teeth are treated differently. The pressure of going down will cause severe pain. The "small boy" ship don't have dentist, so would you want a medical corpsman to do it (heck no). Yes, they could helo you off to the aircraft carrier to have the work done, but that is really expensive. The teeth are useless, and usually mess up your other teeth, get them taken out.

It's much better just to have them pulled in boot camp when your recruits are basically useless since they have no Navy skills. As a recruit, you are way much better off getting them pulled at boot camp. 

The reason? Your private dentist may pull a few wisdom teeth throughout the year; in boot camp they pull hundred every week. They have seen every problem or concern.

Secondly, it's free. 

Thirdly, and most important, these recruits love the 2 day bed rest. They get 2 days to "recharge" their batteries, and get the much needed sleep. While all those that already had theirs taken out still are getting yelled at, and having to march, clean, and exercise. The wisdom teeth recruits are laying in bed, taking their OxyContin and have dreams of the easy life.

I work with 1000's of new recruits on my website NavyDEP.com, I have yet to hear one sailor say they wished they didn't have their wisdom teeth taken out in boot camp. In fact, they all brag how much they enjoyed the 2 day "Recruit Vacation". Yours will do the same....

Here is an interesting video…. Who would have thought 2 Medal of Honor winners…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vm2IT9rXwnQ

 

Craig

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Comment by diannep on March 3, 2015 at 9:39am

Good Morning!

 

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