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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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My sons recruiter called me yesterday and gave me my sons division over the phone, but i havent received the letter yet, only the box.  I was hopeful it would arrive today, but the mail came and went, and no letter.  Maybe tomorrow?

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It really is tragic. Made me fear this that much more. Good friends have really been there for me thru this Navy idea and now the loss of my daughters good friend. Im keeping the faith and remaining as positive as I can. You all have surely made adjusting to having a millitary child alot easier and bearable. I hope we have everyone on fb now and welcome anyone else that wants to join. Thank goodness for the ability to connect and share this expierence.
So I am having a rough time today, and probably will for the next few days. Nikki turns 18 on the third and I can not even tell her Happy Birthday!!!!!! She is "legally" an adult, of course leaving for BC made her an adult in my eyes anyways. I of course mailed letters and cards but she will not get any of them until after her birthday. I am hoping she at least hears a happy birthday sometime in between the being shouted at.
That ...is hard. Here is a ((((HUG))).

thank you

JK....I know exactly what you are going through...my daughters birthday is at the end of the month....it'll be the first one that I wasn't able to spend with her....and hopefully it'll be the last (i know wishful thinking in military life, lol) 
Missing her horribly today...I have NEVER been on the sidelines in my SR's life. Even when she wanted me to back off I was still there. Now I can not say Happy Birthday....this stinks!!!!!
I'll be in your shoes on the 25th Its my SRs 19th and i know exactly what your saying......
Oh Jennifer  i am so sorry....Sending lots and lots of hugs and kleenex.  My heart goes out to you. 
Should I be worried that I haven't gotten "the box" yet?  I know she didn't have a lot with her...but still
Did you get the form letter? If you did ask your SR if she sent it home. I think I read somewhere they can give their stuff to charity or something...not 100% positive though. Pretty sure what ever I read also said it is strongly "suggested" they send it home. Nikki had the clothes on her back, toothbrush, hairbrush, phone and one bag...it all came home.
I'll be sure to ask her.....but she didn't have much with her at all...
Hey ladies! Been thinking of you all day. Special birthday message to our groups little girl. Happy 18 to her momma. Im sure its a bitter sweet day for you. Sending you lots of cyber hugs girl. I know I was thinking I did not go thru all that labor for this but I guess I did and boy was that good training for what was to come years down the road. Missing my Morgan so much. I cant wait for the next piece of contact. Hope you all are enjoyig the weekend. I am out of town in San Antonio until tomorrow night. Thinking of you all and will write more tomorrow night.  

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