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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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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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Care packages for new graduates (a school)
Started by Cali's mama. Last reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) Mar 19, 2021. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Looking for current information for my daughter on what's allowed for care packages..idk if it matters that she is in the great lakes location or not..ship 7 div 136...lonely mom with confused tears lol
Bootcamp arrival Sept 8, 2020??
Started by Stephanie0725. Last reply by Shoosh Oct 5, 2020. 4 Replies 0 Likes
Hello! Got the call that my daughter made it to bootcamp quarantine last night 09/08/2020. Looking for other moms out there on the same timeline. Sadie is my baby, only daughter, and only child in the military. I think I am going to need lots of…Continue
PIR DATE: December 13, 2019
Started by Donita. Last reply by Donita Nov 5, 2019. 5 Replies 0 Likes
Anyone else’s recruit have a PIR date ofDecember 13, 2019?Continue
Arrived at boot camp October 2nd
Started by Donita. Last reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) Nov 5, 2019. 26 Replies 1 Like
Hey everyone- my daughter left for boot camp October 2nd. I missed a call from her last Friday telling me that her graduation is December 13th. I feel like the worst mom in the world for missing her call. Really didn’t expect her to call so soon but…Continue
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Comment by mysailormeg on April 2, 2016 at 10:10pm
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Thanks JayDee659. BE CAREFUL!! Where do you live?
Enjoy your time with your daughter...can't wait!
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Comment by JayDee659 on April 2, 2016 at 9:04pm
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Blondie, I hope things settle down at work. Surely they know how valuable that you are and they'll work with you. If not, they're not worth it.
mysailormeg, that 33 days will go by quickly. Something I learned at PIR. I was told that it's better to sit up in the balcony so that you can see everything during the ceremony. If I had it to do over, I'd have sat on the main floor, just on the top row. It took me forever to get down to my girl. She was standing down there making faces at me and tapping her foot.
One more night until my girl gets here. We have 60 mph winds and there's a tree uprooting behind my house. Not sure I want to go get in bed because if it comes down wrong it will be on the corner of my bedroom. UGH!
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Thanks so much Oleander! Your comment about PIR reminded me of the sight of my nephew graduating from Marine bootcamp about 10 years ago. What an amazing thing to see! And then about 8 years my other nephew graduated from Nuclear Training in South Carolina and we lived in NC at the time so we went to that too. It was different, not so WOW since it was a smaller setting but I remember just seeing all of those fresh, young faces and how inspiring it was. Can't wait to see my girl! 33 days!
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My daughter went in on March 14 and graduates on May 6. I've received a call and my first letter yesterday. She said
"I am growing here. It's a good feeling"
I read it over and over! Can't wait to see her and trying to adjust to the realization that she just won't be around for lunches, dinners and day trips to SF or Tahoe anymore. So happy for her and SO proud of her but it is a loss too. A beautiful, circle of life kind of loss. <3
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Comment by Roliesmom on April 1, 2016 at 12:45pm
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Najul: wow! so excited for you!! I remember the last couple of weeks I didn't sleep well and forget about sleeping a couple of nights before, lol. All the excitement and anticipation of PIR and seeing your sailor, its all overwhelmingly beautiful. ENJOY!!!
JayDee: yup, your right! Who need presents when you have your sailor standing in front of you but it is a lovely gesture, what a sweet girl!!
Today is my sailors 1 year anniversary!! Today the captain gave her department off because they've done really good with getting the engines ready to go underway. They all celebrated and went to eat at ihop. I seen a pic of her on the ships Facebook page and she looks very tired. They have been working very long hours and that means longer weeks, along with watch, she's not sleeping much. I know she can do it, I have no doubts about that. Just if you could say an prayer for her that when she able to sleep, it would be a restful and rejuvenating sleep. Thank you ladies and have a wonderful weekend.
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My daughter called me from the airport to say that she'd bought a present for me but left it in her room. I told her that having her home is present enough. I can hardly wait to get my hands on her! They put them on an earlier flight due to possible weather issues along the way, so they'll get a few extra hours with his parents.
Happy Happy Friday! :)
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Getting super excited for April 15th PIR. Boot camp goes by so fast !!
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Lucy's mom....find the questionnaires and send some of those in week 4 ...there's one that c overs the first 3 weeks, my recruit found them hilarious and the girls had a great time with it!
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Lucky's Mom, I think the good portion of us on here have kids who are done with boot camp, but there seem to be a lot of new moms so there could be somebody. Have you joined your PIR group on this site yet? It's going to be your best place to find out information while she's in boot camp. And look as I speak there's one now, Hi Denisep216!
My daughter was Ship 11 back in the late summer. :)
Welcome ladies!
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Comment by Denisep216 on March 31, 2016 at 5:28pm
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I just received my daughters letter and I can't stop smiling! She is in ship 11 division 189 with PIR date March 20!!!! Uber excited right now
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