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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
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Follow this link for OPSEC Guidelines:
Events
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
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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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Comment by Lisa (A-Mac's mom) on January 4, 2012 at 12:02am
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My sailor left on Saturday afternoon. Some left first thing in the morning on Saturday. But they drop them all off at the airport around 4 am, regardless of what time they fly out. You'll be able to find your sailor at the USO. Then go with your sailor to the ticket counter and get a pass to go to the gate to wait with him/her. They alow the family members of active duty in uniform to go through security and wait at the gate.
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Comment by Okie Cowgirl on January 3, 2012 at 11:55pm
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Do they leave out of O'Hare?
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Comment by lisab4 on January 3, 2012 at 11:43pm
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It does depend on each recruit, but we allowed ourselves time the day after graduation and we spent that time with our son in the airport. He had 11 hours there to wait for his flight. They drop them off way too early but it gave us extra time together!
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Comment by I'm Laurie the Sailor's Mom! on January 3, 2012 at 11:29pm
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My sailor graduated on Friday and had a 9 am flight out on Saturday. I went very early to the airport and met him at the USO. We went into the chapel nearby and spent a couple of hours in quiet conversation.
I also took that opportunity to give him his cell phone, camera, etc. It was fine to do because he was off the base by then.
It all depends on the flight they get assigned.
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Does anyone know how long the kids are in Great Lakes after boot camp graduation before they leave for Monterey?
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My son said his break is in July. It must depend on when their classes started and how long they are in school for. We went out to visit him in October over a weekend. Even though he had watch on Saturday for a few hours we had a great time.
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Lisa, I will keep you posted about a future trip to Monterey which will probably be this summer. It would be fun to connect in person! I got to meet your son briefly on Skype. He stopped by my son's room to talk about an outing somewhere while we were chatting. So glad our sailors are friends!
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Comment by KC'smom on January 3, 2012 at 1:16pm
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Oh! That makes sense. I guess I misunderstood him! hee hee.
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My son gets a break in April supposedly but he said his class, as a whole, decides how long the break will be. (???).
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At this point, I'm guessing on when they will have a 4 day weekend. Our son is checking on that. I'm wondering when his graduation will be happening.
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