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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

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**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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2011 MARCH MADNESS - ALUMNI

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For those that had loved ones leave for Boot Camp in March 2011.

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Latest Activity: Dec 7, 2016

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memory box\keepsakes

Started by nicksmum. Last reply by foreverMom Apr 18, 2011. 7 Replies 0 Likes

Hi all, I am not very artsy craftsy, and I was wondering if any of you are making a memory box or scrapbooking project for your SR's momentos. I have a bunch of pictures from Nick's going away party,…Continue

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Comment by jdmom on August 2, 2011 at 12:26pm: J&R thanks for the info, I will share with my son. He will be happy to hear about the golf course. My son will be on the Milius which is also a destroyer. I am already looking forward to my first visit out there even though I have no idea when I will be going.

Comment by J&R's Mom on July 31, 2011 at 11:13pm: Hi jdmom! We just got home from dropping our son in San Diego. He is all settled in, and we looked around the base. Lots to do there and a trolly ride into downtown SD. The base has a huge gym, golfing range and 3 par course, bowling alley, etc etc. He has 3 roommates in the barracks where the sailors stay that are on ships. So nice to see him becoming an independant young man. The weather here is gorgeous! Tell your son congrats. What ship is he on? Mine is on USS Preble which is a destroyer.

Comment by jdmom on July 31, 2011 at 12:51pm: Hi J&R, My son comes home tomorrow for two weeks and then heads out to San Diego.

We are on the East Coast so he is very excited to be going to the West Coast.

Comment by J&R's Mom on July 31, 2011 at 12:35pm: Hi All! My SR has been home for 2 weeks on leave, we are in So Cal. He is stationed in San Diego so we are leaving this morning to take him to the base so he can begin his job. His ship is on deployment now, so I am not sure if they will send him to the ship or he will wait here.

Comment by tks4 on July 29, 2011 at 1:00pm: OMG- congratulations

Comment by jdmom on July 29, 2011 at 8:47am: Congratulations and may they have many, many happy years together!

Comment by OMG hes a Sailor (div180) on July 29, 2011 at 6:09am: Well Brandon Thornburg and Erica Thornburg got married yesterday! I thought they were going to keep it a secret untill the real "wedding" when he gets back from his first deployment but they just could not keep it in!!! Please help me pray for them and thier new life together as Hubby and Wiffy! May God Bless them in every way! She will stay home when he gets back from his first deployment.

Comment by tks4 on July 6, 2011 at 2:13pm: forevermom - She was told she can finish up in 4 days. She will have to go back and be cleared by her surgeon first. Right now she is in alot of pain but is dealing with it. Most of the pain is coming from having to wear the bands. The equipment on her teeth to hold the bands are what is hurting. If she doesnt wear the bands then her jaw doesnt line up right. I am praying that when she goes back the surgeon does not want to do a second surgery. She has to report back July 29th.