
This is an RDC ("Red Rope") doing the inspecting. The A/B drawer with lock is visible in the photo at. The recruits must keep anything they brought with them here as well as anything that loved ones send them while at BC. It is about 8-9 inches wide, 14-16 inches long, and 4-6 inches deep.

Here are the terms that have come up on N4M or have been discussed with me privately.Ī/ B Drawer: the small drawer that recruits must keep all of their personal and valuable items (wallet, Bible, letters…) in while at RTC. This information is also available on navy.mil, but you have to open several pages to see everything and the information is easier to view at one time within the above links. List of United States Navy ratings Rating=Job or Occupational Specialty List of United States Navy enlisted rates Rate=Rank for other branches or Pay Grade I include it because of the section, "A Brand-New Language," which is not included in the most recent DEP START Guide. (This DEP Guide is old and some of the information is no longer correct, such as the info on pages 65-66 about what to bring. The old DEP Guide includes many terms on pages 26-29 and includes a lot of other useful information on the other pages as well. (You can check out the other modules by clicking the "Next" button at the top or bottom.) Module 1-Basics of Shipboard life has interesting info on life at sea. USN Ship Designations (defines the letters used to designate each type of Naval vessel) NAVY LINGO DECODED: NAVY TERMS EVERY SAILOR SHOULD KNOW (from Sandboxx)Īppendix:Glossary of U.S. Terms, Traditions and Customs of the Naval Service (this was at, but has moved) Naval Terminology, Jargon and Slang FAQ (Part 2 - N through Z) Naval Terminology, Jargon and Slang FAQ (Part 1 - A through M) I have a folder I have labeled "Navy" within my "Favorites" where I have links like this stored.)

(You may want to bookmark them or this Page on your computer so you can easily find them.

It can be a daunting task sometimes to figure out what your recruit/Sailor (or some of us on here) really means. You will be hearing/seeing a lot of abbreviations and terms that are just used in the military or Navy. The PAGES are located under the member icons on the right side. Please see changes to attending PIR in the PAGES column. A separate parking pass is no longer needed to drive on to base for parking. Tickets are now issued for all guests, and all guests must have a ticket to enter base. Please note! Changes to this guide happened in October 2017. **UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required. 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). **UPDATE ** You now must be fully vaccinated in order to attend PIR: **UPDATE as of PIR vaccination is no longer required. Still must be fully vaccinated to attend.

**UPDATE ** Effective with the PIR 4 guests will be allowed. and visit - America's Navyand Navy.mil also Navy Live - The Official Blog of the Navy to learn more. īoot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)
NAVY SHIP LINGO MEANING FULL
Link to Navy Speak - Navy Terms & Acronyms: Navy SpeakĪll 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. Jump in and introduce yourself! Start making friends that can last a lifetime. 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. Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships! While there, complete your Profile so you can post and share photos and videos of your Sailor and share stories with other moms! Go to "Settings" above to set your Username. Also, please do not include your email address in your user name. For the privacy and safety of you and/or your sailor, NO LAST NAMES ARE ALLOWED, even if your last name differs from that of your sailor (please make sure your URL address does not include your last name either).
