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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. Jump in and introduce yourself!  Start making friends that can last a lifetime.

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.

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:

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:

RTC Graduation

**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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December 2017 Blog Posts (10)

Travel using Sandboxx app??

Has anyone used Sandboxx to book their travel?? Our son is at BC in Great Lakes and we are trying to make our travel arrangements for February 2018. Sandboxx claims that if our graduation date is changed, there is no rebooking fee. If it is canceled, then we will receive 100% of the base cost of the ticket. Advice is greatly appreciated!!! 

Added by ChandlersMom on December 29, 2017 at 6:00pm — 8 Comments

New Journey

My son left on November 29th and we did the best we could to have an early Christmas that included him, It still will not be the same without him here on Christmas I have received my second letter today and I’m so glad he is doing well feeling strong and committed... I am a happy mom :) I can’t wait to be there to see him graduating...such a new and exciting journey for us both.

Added by CJB’sMom on December 22, 2017 at 10:05pm — No Comments

MorningSun

Hi MorningSun:

It will take awhile for you to get mail my FS left on 11/9 and I did not get anything until 11/19/2017, and

that was just his address to write to.  He did not get any letters from me (20) in all until 12/2/17.  All I can say is be patient.  If all goes right you will get a call after three weeks.

Hope this helps!

SILLIESMOM2017

Added by Silliesmom2017 on December 15, 2017 at 4:02pm — No Comments

Christmas Packages

My daughter left November 28th.  I have sent letters daily.  Have not received anything back as of yet.  Wondering if anyone knows if we can send them a Christmas care package and what we are allowed to put in it?  I was hoping to hear from her with this info but time is of the essence now.  Thanks for input regarding this.

Added by MorningSun on December 14, 2017 at 3:49pm — 9 Comments

Ready to go!

Thank you for the info Phoenixmom!  I booked flights today, and hotel anyone interested the Homewood Suites by Hilton at 10 Westminister has rooms for $85.00 per might (includes Breakfast  7 days a week and Dinner M-THU) with beer and wine included. 1-847-945-9300 12 mins from location.  Sounded like a great deal to me. room is equipped so you can cook too, if you want to.

See ya there 1/5/2018

Silliesmom2017

Added by Silliesmom2017 on December 13, 2017 at 5:06pm — 1 Comment

Any one else love one leaving march to Chicago for basic

I am kinda scared i know hardly nothing about the navy.

Added by Nikki. on December 12, 2017 at 9:13pm — 15 Comments

Graduation set for Jan 5, 2018

My FS letter said his graduation day was 1/5/2017.  It is now 23 days away, and I have not made any reservations, in fear that he may be held back.  Does anyone know if there is a time frame in which we should have received notification, that he is being held back?  All flights are non refundable and hotels too.  Not rich, can't afford to loose money. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Silliesmom2017

Added by Silliesmom2017 on December 12, 2017 at 4:03pm — 5 Comments

Navy separations

My husband is in separations for hepatitis C would he be able to fight this case, hepatitis C is curable

Added by Opall2017 on December 9, 2017 at 2:16pm — 4 Comments

Playing Speak Out!

Madison got the game Speak Out for us and then went on deployment. So when she got back we finally got together and played the game. What laughter and fun it was! Trying to talk and say the phrases on the cards with the mouthpieces in our mouths was a…

Added by John and Yvonne on December 3, 2017 at 9:30am — No Comments

Letters not being delivered????

Hi everybody:  has anyone else's FS said they are not receiving letters?  I have received three from my son and they have arrived in like three day.  He however, has not received any of the seventeen I have mailed to him starting on 11/20/17.  I started writing letters after he said he arrived and was safe. I received his address on the 17th of November and I mailed all the letters individually on 11/20/17.

please let me know if anyone knows the reason why or has this same…

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Added by Silliesmom2017 on December 1, 2017 at 4:45pm — 8 Comments

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