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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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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.
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Don't know how to approach parents
Hi all,
I'm joining the navy as a nuke enlisted, but I haven't told my parents about any part of the process. My parents expected me to wrap up my degree and get a job in the private sector, not join the military. They are the typical Indian parents; Their view of the military is based on movies and not on what is actually being done. I want to approach them with a plan, but I don't know how they are going to take what they might consider a major deviation from the grand plan of my life.
I really want to make the Navy my life, not just a career for 5 or 6 years, but I really want to have my parents support. I'd really appreciate any advice any of you might have. Thank you for your time.
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Permalink Reply by lemonelephant on
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Perhaps some others in DEP can help you with this. Join http://www.navydep.com to learn the ins and outs from the DEP point of view. Craig runs that and will steer you to some good links on there.
I hope that your parents will accept your decision and be proud of the fine young man you are becoming. Some parents have a hard time with accepting that their children are now young adults and are going out into the world on their own and have chosen to pursue a dream that is not one that they had for them, but usually by the time PIR comes around they know that this is the right choice (or at least that it has happened and they might as well get onboard with it) and are very proud of their new Sailor. Let your parents know about this site and you can show them some links such as Things to Do in the Last Month Before Your Future Sailor Leaves for... and help them to find the group for the month that you leave. There are also groups for those with loved ones in NF that we can steer them to. I wish you well and thank you for your willingness to serve.
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Permalink Reply by supermom(PIR 4/4ship9 div 130) on
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My daughter was an honor student with a college career ahead of her we spent over a year fine tuning which colleges were right for her and applied...wevisited a few...in the horizon a medical degree in emergency medicine or Nuclear....she walked in while i was cooking dinner and said.."mom, i think i want to take a break before i go to college" i looked up all sorts of confused...and replied"ok" she finished by saying "I've spent the last four years doing homework, clubs and color guard...i need a break.." I askedwhat brought this on...her reply...a swift simple statement...;i want to join the Navy"...now we had talked before about this sore with recruiters and i intercepted a meps date with college on my mind...but at that moment i knew she wad makinga for her..and add a parent i had to respect that. She continued to tell me she wants acareer in the Navy..enlist first as a corpsman then go to school for Nuclear med then officer program..she had a plan..i couldn't argue with that...i wish you luck but just be passionate about your decision to your parents and definitely have a plan and be ready to answer any and all questions they have...good luck
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Permalink Reply by Concernedad on
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I think you already have your answer...
Their view of the military is based on movies and not on what is actually being done. I want to approach them with a plan, but I don't know how they are going to take what they might consider a major deviation from the grand plan of my life.
I really want to make the Navy my life, not just a career for 5 or 6 years, but I really want to have my parents support.
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