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Comment by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on February 10, 2015 at 7:50pm

Michael- you should get the letter any day

Comment by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on January 27, 2015 at 7:12pm

from RTC:

Congratulations to this week’s winners of Captain’s Cup. Div. 805 took top honors in the non-integrated divisions while Div. 084 dominated in the integrated divisions.

What is Captain’s Cup?

Captain’s Cup is a fun, friendly athletic event held on the Saturday before graduation. The divisions that are set to graduate later in the week get a free morning to kick back and enjoy some fun competition between the divisions in their training group. It’s like recess for recruits.

Events include basketball, volleyball, relay races, tug-of-war, sit-ups, push-ups and more. There is a winning division for the non-integrated (all-male) divisions, and one winning division in the integrated (male/female) divisions. Each winning division receives a traveling trophy to display in their ship as well as a Captain’s Cup flag that they will carry and display during graduation.

Captain’s Cup gives the recruits the opportunity to display their athleticism they have built up during boot camp. They are all running around laughing, gulping Gatorade, cheering on their division, throwing their arms up in victory, and laughing more.

So, on the Saturday morning before graduation if you’re wondering what your recruit is doing, he or she is running around with a huge smile on his/her face.

Comment by David McNeill on January 23, 2015 at 10:24pm

Thank you gentlemen.

Comment by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on January 23, 2015 at 9:08pm

official RTC uniform policy:

Uniform of the Day

All Pass-in-Reviews at Recruit Training Command are formal ceremonies.
Military personnel participating in the ceremony shall wear the seasonally appropriate ceremonial uniform. Military personnel who arrive as guests shall wear the service dress uniform or service dress uniform equivalent. Military members who arrive in working uniforms will not be permitted inside the drill hall.

NAVY:
SUMMER: Summer Whites with ribbons for E-7 and above; Service Dress Whites with ribbons for E-6 and below.
WINTER: Dress Blues with ribbons.

Note: Working Uniforms (NWU, MARPAT, ACU, ABU, ODU) are not authorized uniforms for Pass-In-Review. 

Comment by Marvin on January 23, 2015 at 8:49pm

Hell yeah it is OK. They will even ask for all serving, and veterans to please stand to be recognized.

Comment by David McNeill on January 23, 2015 at 8:46pm

A friend of my son is invited to the PIR. He's in the Army Reserve. He wants to know if its appropriate for him to wear his uniform. Any ideas?

Comment by Tom Bosley on January 11, 2015 at 2:52pm

My daughter leaves for RTC on 20 January 15. Any others?

Comment by Christopher Wood on January 8, 2015 at 3:12pm

Congrats to all Dads for "lending" Uncle Sam your child for service, starting out as Seaman Recruits!

The first weeks of no communication will be difficult for you. Send as many letters and packages as possible. When your Seaman is allowed to receive your communications it will be like Christmas in February.

The greatest gift my Seaman Recruit gave me was after the Boot Camp graduation and we were celebrating in Chicago. She said "Pops, I want to apologize for what I put you through when I was in Jr/Sr high school." (She was good bad, not evil.)

My QM1, (Navigation Petty Officer 1st Class), went to GL in January, 2011 and is now moving back home to start her college career while remaining a Navy Reservist.

She has grown up quite a bit during her duty. Her successful active duty career included missions to the Med Sea, Persian Gulf, East Indian Ocean, then the North Atlantic, North Sea, Baltic Sea, and closer to home on training missions in the Caribbean and Southern Atlantic.

She is a Salty Shellback (for going south of the Equator) and a member of the Order of the Blue Nose (for going north of the Arctic Circle).

In addition to her duties in navigation she also volunteered to be the fitness instructor on her destroyer.

Your offspring, who go to sea, will endure days of servile work, sheer boredom, and times with rushes of adrenaline. All-in-all it will be a great adventure in each Seaman's life when responsibility for their own lives and their small, but important part, in the defense of our country.

Best wishes to you and your Seaman Recruit!!

Comment by Sharon Owen on December 10, 2014 at 9:02am

Before my son left, I used to think all these 'boo-hoo' people were just taking things to the EXTREME! LOL!

Sad to say, while I'm not actually boohoo-ing, I AM stalking facebook and any websites I can find for the possibility of a picture or news re his division and/or progress...

Ship 12/ Div 75 PIR 1-30-15

Comment by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on December 5, 2014 at 5:04pm

Luckily for Division 907, it was the Public Affairs Officer who gave them Sexual Assault Prevention and Response training today. Since they did such a good job during the discussion, RTC decided to post them on Facebook.

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