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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.
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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 Pentwater98 on January 26, 2012 at 7:46am
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Well my Sailor made it through Escape Hatch Training just fine and how he is on to Air Systems Training...
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Comment by sbarber on January 25, 2012 at 11:10pm
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Hey ya'll haven't been on lately lots of stuff going on. I have a question maybe a favor, is anyone going to BESS graduation Friday? I really would like to have a picture of my son if anyone is going to be there. Please let me know or send me a message and thanks.
@Pentwater my son said the escape trainer was fun :-) not to worry its kinda like the build up for battle stations then sssshh its over. He'll be fine.
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Comment by G's Mom (Jen) Ship 07 Div 063 on January 25, 2012 at 8:46pm
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Greetings everyone! My son's PIR is February 10th, then on to sub school. I joined the group a little early. I look forward to following along and learning from your experiences!
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Thanks everyone.. You have made me feel so much better about the escape hatch training. I can stop worrying now.. He is going to be fine..
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Comment by Navymom2012 on January 24, 2012 at 5:08pm
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Thanks all it all went well....Now getting ready to go to his PR on Friday..The he flies out to CT,to start his schooling...He is nervous and excited..
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Comment by Sheilamf #2 PIR10/10/14 Div 318 on January 24, 2012 at 4:17pm
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Pentwater, My son also loved escape hatch training. Might have been the only thing he explained in detail during BESS. He also made a point of showing me the building in which the training took place while I visited.
My son started his A School for MM yesterday. He got his station/assignment. It was not what he had hoped for, but he's handling it pretty well anyway. He will remain in Groton. He's assigned to the USS New Mexico.
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Comment by Jo (Wife of an ET Radioman) on January 24, 2012 at 3:40pm
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Stomach flu is apparently going around the barracks, Matt and his roommates all had/have it. Hope your Sailors stay healthy! (And please, remind them that if they get sick, fluids and easy food like crackers. Matt was nibbling on chocolate last night, because none of them felt well enough to go get actual food.)
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Comment by Kris' proud mom on January 24, 2012 at 2:18pm
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My son also loved escape hatch training! He was so excited when he was telling me about it! He had a blast!! It sounds scarey but they have fun doing it!
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Comment by SSMom on January 24, 2012 at 1:25pm
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Pentwater I will gladly say a prayer for your son. My son loved escape hatch training. He was so excited when he was able to tell me about it.
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Hi Navymom nothing to worry about just routine questions, what type of person he is, if you would trust him with our nations security and how long you have known him... funny right.
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