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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:

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 Son will be enlisting in the DEP, I see alot of talk here about medical records not recieved.  I asked teh recruiter If they need his past medical records and was told no, just immunizations..that he woud get his phyical at MEPS.  Is this true or do we have to track down his medical records from previous doctors?

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If his medical records are just normal childhood visits and immunizations, the medical records most are talking about are for injuries, or illnesses that are above and beyond the regular well visits. Sometimes they need a waiver for past medical history, like if they were on meds for ADD, or sometype of surgeries, things that may have long term effects. Whatever he may have had (if anything) please be sure to tell the recruiter, he can loose his opportunity to serve if he doesnt tell everything about his past, they have a way of finding out.
THanks for replying Kathy, His medical records are normal childhood visits and immunizaitons. Just want to be sure we have everything we need lined up, trying to avoid delays and snafu's :)
This Mom is a Nurse so I know what it can be like trying to get hands on medical records!

I am a compulsive organizer, Have a whole year before his HS Graduation ,

One more question, does he go to the MEPS upon signing up for DEP or after high school graduation?
OMG...its been so long ago for me I dont remember. But if you start another blog I am sure there are moms who can answer it for you! My daughter was in DEP 2 years ago..feels like a lifetime ago.
He goes to MEPs, then he signs a preliminary contract, then he'll be in DEP. Once his ship date comes, he'll go back to meps, sign his contract again, swear in and leave.. Err.. im actually not sure about the contract.. i know he will sign one when he goes into DEP.. not sure if he has to sign again but i think he does..
Hi, MSChris, My son just signed a contract at MEPS on May 7th. He also said he was sworn in. I hear he is also sworn in when he leaves for BC. We have never had to give medical records to anyone. He did have one problem in the past and they wanted to get the records themselves and he gave them permission to do this. I believe he filled out a medical information form at the recruiting office telling about his medical history and any injuries or medical problems he has had in the past. If the recruiter ever says it is not important to mention any problem do it anyway. It might prevent problems in the future. My son is honest to a fault, thank goodness.

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