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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.

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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Hi our son just shipped out yesterday before noon and only had a five hour commute to GL.  He had told us, and I have read that they get an original call home for about 30 seconds saying they made it onto campus there.  We still have not received that call.  Is it typical that they dont get to call to sy they have arrived?  Does anyone have any experience like that?  I know, I know I'm not going to have much communication, but I want to know he's there.  Its right now been 29 hours since he left.  Is that typical?

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Unfortunately, that happens sometimes. If your son had his cell phone with him, he would be allowed to use it for that call before it gets put in the "kid in a box." Sometimes cell phones don't get a signal there or maybe it had a dead battery. If he didn't have a cell phone or it didn't work, he would have to wait in line for a pay phone.  The lines can be long for the pay phones and they don't always get a turn. Just remember, no news really is good news in this case. That became my mantra when my son was in boot camp exactly 2 years ago! Really, he left on March 23, 2009. As soon as you get his Division number, you can look for a group on here for his PIR (graduation) date. That will be your best resource for the next several weeks. Welcome to the world of Navy moms, Tracey!
Thanks clockard!  Now I can settle down a little.

Does he have a calling card? If not, then you should mail him one when you get his addy. Make sure it is activated (most often it is activated when they swipe it in the store)

 

You should be able to get his addy from the recruiter  72 hours after he left.

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