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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

...and visit Navy.com - America's Navy and Navy.mil also Navy Live - The Official Blog of the Navy to learn more.

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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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RTC Graduation

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

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

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August 2012 Blog Posts (172)

My bologna has a middle name....

Saturday I went to buy my mother-in-law a birthday card. I ended up spending ages in the card section of the Hallmark store sifting through cards....

Our SR has ALWAYS been the comedian in the family. We all think we're pretty funny, but our SR has great delivery! He can "comedy speak" any language! Is he really speaking German, Hindi, Chinese and Arabic? NOPE! But you'd not know it if you too didn't speak it. He can imitate any accent speaking English too. It's pretty…

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Added by BoxinatorMom Ship11 Div331 on August 28, 2012 at 5:37pm — 5 Comments

Boot Camp

Tomorrow my husband and I will be dropping our son off with his recruiter. Boot camp is suppose to start on Thursday for him. My question is will my son be sworn in tomorrow or Thursday? We live about an hour away from MEPS and really would like to attend.

Added by Lori (Ship12/Div 352) on August 28, 2012 at 5:12pm — 7 Comments

mail

are sr's given mail every night my son is ship 13 div 310 i miss him so much pir 9/28/12 31 days to go

Added by Grayboy on August 28, 2012 at 10:02am — 6 Comments

Received phone call from our SR PIR 9/28

Hello my SR called his dad today. He is home sick:( he was upset he didnt get to call home because he was on watch. Everyone that got to call yesterday were given 1/2 hr and my son was only aloud to have 10 minutes:( he chocked up while talking to him. My husband called me crying. I am so glad that the call came. My husband started To try to give him a proud to be your father talk and hold himself together ugh. I just wish the time will hurry up and go by already. I know i cant control what is… Continue

Added by Navymassmomship13div313 on August 27, 2012 at 8:18pm — 4 Comments

Getting Close

I can't believe how time has flown. J is getting ready to leave for BC in just 22 DAYS!! I am going to have areally hard time when he is gone. He has become such a lifeline for me. He is always around (unless he is with the GF, whom I LOVE) and always helping out. He is starting to stress some because he has been in bad moods more lately, but I think it is a combination of worry and not wanting to leave but excited and not being able to wait to get started. He recently meet a young lady whom…

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Added by HeatherT(09/003) on August 27, 2012 at 8:08pm — 1 Comment

Anyone have a sailor in ship 13 div 294?

I would love to talk :)

Added by Shellypoo on August 27, 2012 at 1:56pm — 10 Comments

Confused.

Ok, so I am confused. Maybe I am in the minority but I can't understand feelings that some moms have about their kids joining the Navy. I just read a post about the 5 stages of Boot Camp and frankly the first 4 seem odd.

When our son told us he was joining the Navy, I was so proud. I still am. I guess my only concern now is where his A-school will be!

Go Navy!
Kelly

Added by Kellyd on August 27, 2012 at 12:49pm — 19 Comments

One more thing

In our form letter instead of my son putting our names he put Mom, Dad, Sister and Grandmother... is that going to cause a problem... what should we do?

Added by momof3djm on August 27, 2012 at 9:20am — 6 Comments

Help...

I know I saw on here somewhere about ordering division shirts and stuff., but cant find it now... can someone help me please... and I am counting Fridays we only have 7 more PIR 10/12

Added by momof3djm on August 27, 2012 at 9:13am — 3 Comments

Waiting for Boot Camp

My son has all of his paperwork signed, and has been sworn in. He is going to be a Master at Arms. He leaves to go to boot camp on January 16, 2013.

Added by BridgetteH on August 27, 2012 at 3:46am — 5 Comments

form letter

I finally received my boyfriends address, ship and div and pir date!! Yay!!!! :D finally!!!!

Added by LuvyLovesChris Ship02 Div948 on August 26, 2012 at 11:46pm — No Comments

Cold feet

My daughter is scheduled to leave for boot camp on Sept 18th she is getting scared and has come to me asking to stay home and go to college. Her last two meetings with the recruitors were tough for her since she needs to lose five pounds. They told her of she didn't lose it they will drop her. She sounds like that is what she wants. But also has a boyfriend she doesn't want to leave and I seriously think she is getting cold feet. I have sat with her and talked about her future. And the… Continue

Added by Court'sMom! on August 26, 2012 at 7:56pm — No Comments

Hi... is anyones son in Ship 14 div 333? Would love to chat!!!

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Added by zachsmom on August 26, 2012 at 9:39am — 1 Comment

feeling lost

My son left on August 15th....I am so glad one week has gone by...I am so proud of him but miss him so much...I am running to the mail box everyday waiting to get his address....I so hope it comes today!!!

Added by zachsmom on August 25, 2012 at 10:55am — 4 Comments

He did it!!!

Congratulations Alex!! You did it! We can officially say, "We are now the proud parents of a United States Sailor!!!" Way to go DIV 272!!!

Thank you RTC and to Alex's RDC's Thank you for what you do everyday to help our children become what you know they can be!!!

Sincerely,

Alex's Proud Parents!!!

Added by Pam (Alex's Mom) Ship 12 DIV 272 on August 25, 2012 at 8:13am — 1 Comment

Ship 9 Div 327

Anyone? I received form letter on Wednesday 8/22. PIR will be on 10/12/2012. My son is in the NUKE program left from Jacksonville, Fl on August 13. Already sent my mail. We might have letters next Wednesday!!!

Added by Ms.Wanda on August 25, 2012 at 1:26am — No Comments

Baby Scarlett

GraceRae gave birth to baby Scarlett today - 7lb, 11oz and 20 inches. Both are doing well.

And GraceRae now has a Sailor! She got the "I'm a Sailor" call after Scarlett was born so her husband got to talk to her and hear the baby cry!

Congratulations, Grace!

Added by ski-nanny on August 24, 2012 at 9:49pm — 2 Comments

Hello everyone im new to this. My daughter just left for bootcamp on 8/21/12 and i cant stop crying.lol. anyone else feel this way. A friend said its like they're going away to college. I instantly …

Hello everyone im new to this. My daughter just left for bootcamp on 8/21/12 and i cant stop crying.lol. anyone else feel this way. A friend said its like they're going away to college. I instantly let her know how wrong she was. My younger kids can't seem to adjust to her not being in the house. And wouldn't u know the little box arrives and we are all jumping and excited that its here. How sad that we are looking forward to seeing a plain brown box! My emotions are everywhere and i can't…

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Added by renie76 on August 24, 2012 at 4:58pm — 8 Comments

I don't know how we got so lucky but I just got our 3rd phone call from our SR!! This one wasn't that long..he called his girlfriend for part of his time. Wanted to know our plans for graduation an…

I don't know how we got so lucky but I just got our 3rd phone call from our SR!! This one wasn't that long..he called his girlfriend for part of his time. Wanted to know our plans for graduation and was talking about todays PIR.. I can't remember when we have this excited about something!!

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Added by kathleen on August 24, 2012 at 4:36pm — No Comments

Small World Isn't It?

Hi all you proud moms. My name is Diana and I, too am the proud mom of a son in the Navy. He is assigned to the Hue City (CG66) Mayport. I am not new to this life as I literally grew up on the water. My father was a Merchant Marine Chief Engineer so I know what a "Water Widow" is. The only benefit I had that you don't was I got to go on trips with dad whenever I wanted to because he was an officer. I've been to most of the Great Lakes ports. Of course there were the drawbacks that you…

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Added by Diana G. on August 24, 2012 at 3:38pm — 2 Comments