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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).

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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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seperation anxiety

Well ladies its happening again. My son graduated today and I only get 9 short hours with him. I am having a very difficult time today because I am letting him spend most of his time with his girlfriend and now I regret it. He's mine..... I shouldn't have to share him.

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Permalink Reply by NORBELY on October 15, 2013 at 7:47am

Good mornng Anxious Mom,

You did the right thing by encouraging your son to spend most of the time with his girlfriend,if that is what he wanted to do. Right now it's all about him.Being a parent and having to share your son is part of the roll.You will be doing a lot more sharing of your son now that he has joined the Navy.If he's happy,then be happy for him,you will always be his mom and will have plenty of time to share with him.He can also call you more often and facetime you,now that he Graduated. Congratulation's to you and your wonderful son.

Permalink Reply by lenrose on October 15, 2013 at 12:22pm

NORBELY..... thank you so much for those encouraging words. Everything you said is so true. I had no idea what facetime was..... I thought it was a typo.....lol. All of the younger people that I worked with informed me that it is like a newer version of Skype. I will have to see if my son will do one or the other with me :) Then have someone help me create an account. Yes I am stuck in the 80's....LOL. I have an Android phone and no wi fi at home. Is Skype or Facetime an option for me? God Bless You!!

Permalink Reply by NORBELY on October 15, 2013 at 12:39pm

Hello, I'm stuck in the 70's myself..I have never used skype or facetime,so if I sounded hip ...well thats Great ! My son is still in bootcamp and will graduate this friday the 18th. I will learn how to use all of the above in order to stay in touch with him as often as possible.Facetime and skype are options on certain phones I think not all.Ask your son and I'll ask mine.If I find out any info I'll share it with you and all other mom's like us.Lost in time.

Permalink Reply by Proud AF/Navy Sis 02/903 on October 15, 2013 at 1:40pm

FaceTime is for iphones.. It gives you the option of voice call or video call when you're calling another iPhone. Skype is for any smartphone really.. You just have to download the app. If you have an iPhone you can have both. I have an iPhone and FaceTime my brother since he also has an iPhone.. My brother in law, however, has an android so we talk via Skype. If you have skype you can log on from your phone, laptop, or desktop.