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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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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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Care packages for new graduates (a school)
Started by Cali's mama. Last reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) Mar 19, 2021. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Looking for current information for my daughter on what's allowed for care packages..idk if it matters that she is in the great lakes location or not..ship 7 div 136...lonely mom with confused tears lol
Bootcamp arrival Sept 8, 2020??
Started by Stephanie0725. Last reply by Shoosh Oct 5, 2020. 4 Replies 0 Likes
Hello! Got the call that my daughter made it to bootcamp quarantine last night 09/08/2020. Looking for other moms out there on the same timeline. Sadie is my baby, only daughter, and only child in the military. I think I am going to need lots of…Continue
PIR DATE: December 13, 2019
Started by Donita. Last reply by Donita Nov 5, 2019. 5 Replies 0 Likes
Anyone else’s recruit have a PIR date ofDecember 13, 2019?Continue
Arrived at boot camp October 2nd
Started by Donita. Last reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) Nov 5, 2019. 26 Replies 1 Like
Hey everyone- my daughter left for boot camp October 2nd. I missed a call from her last Friday telling me that her graduation is December 13th. I feel like the worst mom in the world for missing her call. Really didn’t expect her to call so soon but…Continue
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Comment by Anna on June 5, 2018 at 3:26pm
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JayDee,
Are you coming here to Pensacola also?? I'll try to leave you some sunshine and sand!!!!!
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Comment by JayDee659 on June 5, 2018 at 3:10pm
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Hi Anna! Glad to hear that the bad knee has improved but sorry that the good knee is now the bad knee! Sounds like we'll just miss you in Pensacola. :(
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krikris,
I'm glad she made it there safe and sound, and was able to enjoy a weekend with friends!!!! Hope all goes well for her, keep us posted!!
Ladies have been quiet on here lately. I know lots of you are busy with summer events!! This is my last week of Paradise in Pensacola!! Had a great achievement last weekend when officer daughter and I climbed the Pensacola Lighthouse!!!! My now good knee had no problems - the other one however . . . . . . . . Hopefully I'll get that one replaced soon!!!!
Hope everyone is doing well!!!
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Comment by krikris on June 2, 2018 at 7:58pm
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Hi all!
Well, DD got to Portsmouth late on Thurs before the long weekend and was able to get the last available room in the barracks. She spent this past week getting paperwork done and some orientation-type classes.
She was able to meet up with one of her A-School friends and spend time with him and his family at the beach over the holiday weekend.
So far she sounds like things are going OK. I think she’s just ready to really get her schedule set and get to “work.”
We are looking forward again to our weekly phone calls for her updates. She’s not much of a conversationalist with us. We have to think hard about the questions we ask so as not to get just one or two word answers. Though I suppose it’s par for the course, considering she is still just a teenager (for a few more months anyway) lol
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Comment by Blondie on May 18, 2018 at 10:01am
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4GensOfSailors, YES, our baby girls are well our Babies! Being girls and our babies we're just closer, not that I'm not close to my other children...but it's different! But I have been told it's harder when it's your sons because they don't' tend to communicate like our girls I get it my nephews and SIL don't communicate but sends messages or when they come home tell me How important those cards, letters and boxes were to them. But this is our Babies we're talking about! LOL HUGS my friend, we're here for you.
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4GensOfSailors,
I so understand your thoughts on watching your girl go off to bootcamp. Our son joined the Navy in 2003 and we knew that was what he wanted to do. My husband and I are both Navy vets so we fully understood that call and what was ahead for him. Then in 2007 our daughter started talking about joining after high school. She left July 2008!! I was surprised how much more difficult it was on me watching her go. I kept thinking about how my mom felt when I left but unfortunately she passed away just 2 months before my daughter left. I think that made it harder for me!! But it was all good, she's out now and is proud to be a Navy Vet. Son is still in and another daughter is serving as well!!! Don't hesitate to ask any questions or address any concerns you may have! I look forward to sharing this awesome journey with you!!
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Comment by 4GensOfSailors on May 17, 2018 at 3:40am
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Hi everyone! Its been a while since I have been on the website but it is getting close to that time again for me. Last year my oldest son graduated BC in April and next month, my daughter ships out to BC! I think this one is even harder than the first because she is my little girl all grown up!
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Happy for ya JayDee! I got to see my Eldest daughter Saturday night, we drove half way to meet them. Had a great supper, and set around talking, when they closed we went to Wal-Mart and walked around talking LOL Late night but worth it. Got to face time Sailor, daughter and Grandbaby on Sunday. Happy mama here. Got to talk to both boys....
Congrats Oleander!!!! You're gonna LOVE being Grandparents. :) Thanks you they are so darn cute! Can't get enuff of them. Heading to VA in June!
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Comment by spyder013 on May 14, 2018 at 4:29pm
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Congratulations Oleander!
And wonderful surprise JayDee !
Happy after mothers day to all.
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Comment by Oleander on May 14, 2018 at 3:47pm
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I hope everyone had a wonderful Mother's Day. Sounds like you did JayDee!
Also, I['m so sorry to hear about your niece. Definitely sending prayers, please keep us posted.
Those babies are darling Blondie!
Big news here - we're going to be grandparents! Our oldest (not sailor) is due in Oct. We just got back from visiting them in NJ, mother and baby doing great. I even got to go with her to the Dr and heard his heartbeat : )
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