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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

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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 as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

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RTC Graduation

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 mpl on January 8, 2014 at 12:42am: Hi Everyone my son is mobile unit1

Comment by narob01 on January 8, 2014 at 12:16am: My son started dive school in Panama City this week. He is very excited. Tomorrow they swim in the ocean. Kinda cold if you ask me!

Comment by Karenlee on January 7, 2014 at 10:37pm: Hi to everyone,
Yes, EOD is one tough school and addy is right only about 1/2 make it. It is a very rewarding career for them. They will need lots of love and encouragement. Addy, my son is in Rota but has been given verbal orders for Little Creek later this year. He is waiting on hard orders and then I will be doing the "happy dance". I will be glad when they are back in the US and closer to visit. Don't know if you guys know this but EOD is only stationed in VA or San Diego when they are stateside. Two places that will be on our vacation list. EOD is a very close and tight knit community. They have each other's back for everything. I,too am very proud of all the EOD guys and gals. If any of you have Navy week in your area check it out. They were in St Louis a few years back and will be here this April. The EOD guys will be there. Hope everyone is staying warm (if you happen to be "in the polar vortex") which we are. Have a good night.

Comment by addy62 on January 7, 2014 at 7:03pm: happy new year, i see some new posts here, i just thought i would update everyone with where my son is in his training. he is in san diego for his last class. it will be the last time his class will be all together. they are a very close knit group. proud of all them. after california he and one other EOD tech will be headed to rota, spain. come this march he will have been in tow years, so tell your sons and husbands, daughters and wives, it is a

VERY tough school. lots of ups and downs but after the get that crap pin it falls comes together. tell them to look around who is with them at bootcamp, over half of them will not be in their graduating class. good luck, give them lots of love and support

Comment by NJNavyMom on January 7, 2014 at 6:28pm: EOD is a very tough school to get through. It's very demanding and stressful, but my son never sounded so happy. We are not happy with EOD, but he sure is!!!

Comment by Bonnie-Codysmom on January 7, 2014 at 3:43pm: hi all, my sons leave date is coming fast....feb 3rd...im still not sure about this EOD thing but he is so excited about it...how is everyone doing?

Comment by Karenlee on January 6, 2014 at 3:35pm: Hi Brandonsmom, my son is MU8 but will be In MU12 at Little Creek.

Comment by NJNavyMom on January 6, 2014 at 1:42pm: Hi Karen. He will be in mobile unit 2.

Comment by KJTsMomma on January 6, 2014 at 11:21am: Karenlee - We are half way - One month and one day to PIR!!! I will pack LOTS of kleenex for sure. I know my SR will LOVE the underwater diving. He's been a fish since he was little. Come on Feb. 7 - get here already! :)

Comment by Karenlee on January 6, 2014 at 10:12am: Hope everyone is staying warm. Mighty cold in MO. Brandonsmom, what unit will your son be with in Virginia Beach? My son will be at Little Creek later this year.