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Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!
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:
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:
**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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- Graduation Info
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About 2 hours away from RTC!
Stopped at Cracker Barrel for "linner" then they (12 in a van) will be on their way to RTC.
I had a restless sleep last night and knew my son would too ... we were texting at 0313. Lots of <3 and :) and words of encouragement passed between us, and gentle tears (for me at least). Tyler has been very choked up with his HS friends over the last few days he's been home and dinner last night with one of his closest buddies. He fully understands that "nothing will ever be the same." He is the first of his friends to start their journey into adulthood, both frightening and exciting.
Now that he is physically moving forward and his fellow recruits are "cool," Tyler's demeanor has changed, less frightened and more excited. Positive blessings to my son and his fellow recruits in becoming sailors.
"May you have fair skies and following seas!" (from one of my best friends, an old salt)
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Comment by lemonelephant on June 26, 2013 at 3:14pm
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Welcome to this amazing journey. Join the group, DEP-Leavin for bootcamp in June, to connect with others with loved ones who left today and may have PIR together. Be sure to also check out Arrival and What Happens at the RTC within Boot Camp Moms (and loved ones).
Yes, we hope he and all of our recruits and Sailors have fair winds and following seas.
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Comment by rja on June 26, 2013 at 3:34pm
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Tyler: "In Chicago now!" Me: "Exciting!!!" Tyler: "I'm excited!! :)"
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Comment by Hello2u on June 28, 2013 at 11:47am
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Congrats! I got to watch it live just now,,, Go 814!!! (my son's friend's div) Hooyahhhhhh
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I've had two phone calls so far, 1st was Sat. 13-JUL and 2nd Tues. 23-JUL. The 1st call was with quivering lips, but we remained strong -- no tears (I told him if he started crying, then I wouldn't be able to stop myself either). He passed his PTs and is definitely graduating on 23-AUG!!! I could already detect a change in my son's voice, he's not mumbling anymore--lol.
His second call was more much more light-hearted...I could hear some of his mates in the background...the stress isn't as obvious in his voice as it was at first. He's doing really well and was appointed as Starboard Watch, but apparently is still be yelled at. I told him that was 'cuz they only want to see if you can and want to do better. He's worried he'll be "fired," but I encouraged him to view it as a new opportunity to learn something else, if he is fired.
Well it's less than a month away that my SR becomes a sailor. I am so proud of him!!!
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