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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

...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 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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ILLINOIS N4M

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Who wants to make an Illinois N4M site with me? Calling all Illinois Sailor families.

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Latest Activity: Apr 7, 2021

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Comment by jacqueline-rn on November 21, 2011 at 1:52am: @ Earl's Mom.

I got the box Tuesday and the letter Friday. If the pattern holds you should get yours any day now. Remember most of the letter is not much of a letter. Our son was able to scribble 28 words, one being Hey and the other being his name. Still with my Mom eyes and ESP working at peak capacity I was able to glean quite a lot of information, Boot camp is challenging, but not more so than he expected. (Not his exact words but very close.) can't wat to see what he'll say with time and the whole English language available to him.

Comment by ProudNavyMom on November 20, 2011 at 11:48pm: Hi Pentwater- fancy meeting you on here! Lol. I'm in this group because I am from Peoria, Illinois and my family still lives there. I go back to visit a couple times a year.

Comment by Erons Mom on November 20, 2011 at 10:39pm: RLBLY-thanx for "happily" sending us our sons' clothing back!

if those other boxes came back smelling like mine son's you deserve a special medal! cant wait to see him marchin' in!!!!

heres to a speedy recovery for ya!!!

Comment by rlbly on November 20, 2011 at 9:51pm: Congrats Earl's Mom on receiving your box. I am happily the one sending boxes now. I hope your BC expirence goes as quickly as ours did. The first few weeks is the hardest. Hang in there. When you see the doors open and see all the sailors march in at PIR it makes it all worth it.

Hey central Illinois moms I hope you can get together. Depending on the date I may not be able to go. I am having surgery next tuesday and will probably be out of commission until after christmas. Gotta get this Gall Bladder removed so I can get on with life.

Comment by rlbly on November 20, 2011 at 9:38pm: SR = sailor recruit.

Comment by disneyfan on November 20, 2011 at 9:32pm: OK, so I have to ask,, what do all the initials stand for. PIR is pass in review, is SR senior recruit?

Comment by Pentwater98 on November 20, 2011 at 9:30pm: Hi there Illinois moms.. I live right in the center of IL.. Between Champaign, Bloomington and Decatur... My SR PIRs on 12/02.. Can't wait to see him..

Comment by Erons Mom on November 20, 2011 at 9:27pm: Im brand new to this site thanx for the warm welcome carol!

i look forward to sharing these wonderful experiences with all of you out there!

i just recieved "the box" friday! now waiting on "the letter" thanx for helping me along through this very new and personal experience ;)

Comment by carols_kitchen on November 20, 2011 at 6:27pm: Hey Springfielders. Tell me what it would be like to meet for lunch at White Oaks Mall, and then if anyone wanted to shop after lunch, they could. See there is open mall as well as sit down restaurants on their website. Just looking for ways to get this meet and greet going soon.