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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:
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.
Format Downloads:
- Graduation Info
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- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
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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 Oneofalot on November 4, 2016 at 6:46am
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Good Morning to Everyone. Still no baby. Still isn't going to the hospital. She said pretty much this labor has stopped. Bummer
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Comment by Anna on November 4, 2016 at 12:20am
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Wow, sorry I've been missing for awhile. Trying to get some minor trailer repairs taken care of that we've put off for awhile while moving around. Tomorrow I have a Dr appt with the VA - a primary care for San Diego's VA. I'm prepared to go to battle because I spent 7 hours in the ER two weeks ago to get an ortho consult and I haven't heard one peep from them. I called Tuesday this week and was told the notes said "they" want me to establish primary care to consider other options!!! WTH, they didn't even look at the MRI in my file or they would know there are no other options!!! I can't even bend the knee without excruciating pain and if they say I have to go to Physical Therapy I'm going to refuse. I can't take any more pain and working the muscles is not going to repair this tear!!! I am so frustrated and angry I just don't know what to do anymore!!!
Sorry for the vent!!!
Oneofalot,
I hope you get that precious grandbaby tomorrow!!!!
Shawn'sMom,
You got very good advice on here. Start writing to her the day she leaves and number your envelopes so when you can finally send them she can read them in order. Send anything that can boost her spirits, comics, jokes, news from home. If she has a pet, send her a letter from her pet. Upload pictures to your computer and print them out on the paper you write your letter on so she can "see" what's going on at home without adding bulky pictures to her letter. You won't hear from her much for up to 3 or 4 weeks at first, but always remember, no news is good news!!! They are kept so busy but mail call is always a moral boost to them!!!! BC is the toughest but all in all it is also the shortest time she will spend out of touch!!!! And just know that you can ALWAYS come here for support - we all have been in that boat before!! *pun intended***
Blondie,
Good luck on your interview!!!
Oleander,
So glad your Halloween event was a good one. I hope we get to see some pictures!!!!
JayDee,
Funny story about the mascara!!!!
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No baby yet. She hasn't even left for the hospital yet. Doctor said if she continues this way they'll induce by the weekend.
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Comment by JayDee659 on November 3, 2016 at 5:40pm
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Good evening! Any baby update?
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Comment by spyder013 on November 3, 2016 at 5:39pm
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We are waiting with you;)!
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Good Afternoon Everyone.
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Oleander's right. BC is hardest so far. My girl hasn't deployed yet but I'm sure that's a whole new set of crazy mom moments. BUT when she does I know that I have awesome support right here thanks to all of you wonderful ladies. Thank you all for all your support!
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Comment by Oleander on November 3, 2016 at 1:38pm
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Hi everybody.
JayDee and Anna - We had an awesome Halloween, somewhere around 2,000 trick or treaters! Not sure what we won but the neighborhood FB page said we won one of the categories. Bottom line, we had a great time.
Blondie - when do you find time to breathe? Good luck this afternoon! Keep us posted
Hang in there oneofalot - she'll be here soon!
ShawnMom, savor every minute before she leaves. I think we all agree with JayDee that at least to this point bc was the hardest because of the lack of communication. But write to her every day while she's there. Your letters to her will keep her going and will remind her that even tho she can't call you're thinking of her and supporting her through it all.
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ShawnMom, I agree with Blondie, lots of pictures. When you see her at PIR she'll be different (in a good way).
She will make new friends in the Navy and the bond will be strong. They isolate them from the real world, break them down and build them back up. I worried so much (it's normal) but they made my strong girl even stronger and she's even more incredible than she was. What cracked me up though was that she purchased mascara for PIR and wore it! My girl never wore make up and she kept batting her eyes at me during PIR. I laughed so hard when I realized what she was doing.
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Oneofalot....hang in there:)!
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