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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
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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:
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:
**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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- Graduation Info
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- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
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hi My Son is currently in Groton, Ct. for Submarine School then "A" School.
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Comment by Gardenia100 on May 22, 2016 at 10:48pm
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Reds
Boot camp graduation or Bess?
I don't remember having to buy tickets.
You can attend sergeant Sar meeting and get informations about the booth camp graduation.
I hope that help.
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Comment by Reds on May 22, 2016 at 10:18pm
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Mandy thank you! I'm not sure what to do and I'm driving 12 hours on Thursday to get there and not sure what to do
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Comment by Mandy on May 22, 2016 at 8:39pm
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Reds, I'm sorry no one has gotten back with you yet. I have no idea but will ask my son if he can get some details for you. May not be until tomorrow though.
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Can someone please help me or tell me how they got their tickets for Graduation? My son graduates this Friday coming may 27 and I haven't heard from him in 2 weeks or gotten anything from the navy saying what to do. When I spoke to him last he said they would be sending it? Is this true ?
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My son has been in school for about a week before he sent me his new address. Hope this helps!
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Comment by Erin on May 22, 2016 at 5:29pm
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My son just finished bootcamp and would have arrived at Groton yesterday. Can anyone tell me how it works when they first get there? Will he be able to let me know his address so I can send his phone? I am new to this so any insight would be appreciated!
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Hi can someone help me with how and when they give out the tickets for graduation ceremony? My son graduates on May 27 and I'm confused on how that works thanks
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Hi! I finally got on here! Just read through all the posts to learn about BESS! Not sure if my son started SS today or if it will be two weeks? They sure keep ya guessing. Super excited that he is there and ready to go!
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Comment by tysmom on May 7, 2016 at 6:22pm
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My son is stationed there. He loves it! Soon I will be visiting there.
What boat is your son on?
There is a Hawaii group.
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Comment by WearsLargeHats on May 7, 2016 at 1:17pm
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Just talked to my son. He has written orders to Hawaii, as he wanted. I guess I need to find the groups for that.
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