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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.
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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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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 Edwards19 ( Tricia ) on May 16, 2016 at 11:38am
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Morning Oleander good luck to her and you'll do great as you did before ..
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Comment by Oleander on May 16, 2016 at 11:29am
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Morning everyone.
Well, today's the day - my sailor goes underway. It feels like bc all over again. She sent me a little snap this a.m. and whispered "hi mom". Can't wait to hear all about this adventure when she's back in 10 days. Prayers that all the training goes well!
Have a great Monday everyone.
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Comment by Trojans12 on May 15, 2016 at 9:14pm
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Going on day 5. I'm wondering if all the processing will be done and if she will start doing boot camp tomorrow, you know real stuff!! This is soooo hard not hearing from her!
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Comment by Anna on May 15, 2016 at 8:08pm
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Congratulations Tricia on getting so close to the beginning of this wonderful adventure!! I'm praying she will do fine at BC and the time will go fast for you, but the reality is that time will now c r a w l by!!!! But mysailormeg stated it best - write everyday and look forward to that glorious graduation when things start to really look up!!! Keep here with us and we will get you through!!!!
Thank you lsb!!!!
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wow mysailormeg she sounds like my daughter. Just need structure and I am so happy she has the opportunity to go travel, make money besides fast food.. I give these kids so much credit to do this.. Thank you ladies for your posts
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Comment by mysailormeg on May 15, 2016 at 3:37pm
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Edwards 19 - I survived boot camp and promise that their school time is much better! We text, Facebook and FaceTime often. It's amazing! I did write every day while she was in boot camp. It was not always easy to have paper, stamps and be in the proximity of a mail box but I did it. She thanked me for that and said she didn't really like the weekends because there was no mail call. I never dreamed I could love her more or deeper but when I saw her at graduation and spent the day with her - and then seeing her at the airport with her new friends, I can tell you that it just gets better and better. Talking to her now from Pensacola is just as good. She is really loving it and coming in to her own. She was always a good kid and we've always been close but she was kind of lost...didn't do well in school and was just struggling and digging deeper working a minimum wage job...anyway....so proud of her and so thankful for this amazing journey!
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Morning all.
Oh Edwards 19 - believe it or not you'll look back on this in a few months and won't believe how fast the time in bc went. But for now it's probably going to feel like every week is a month long. Big picture --- she's going to succeed and you're going to be so proud! Write her every day, it helps a lot!
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yes it s so bitter/sweet Just have to get her through BC and half my anxiety will go away
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Comment by JayDee659 on May 15, 2016 at 12:15pm
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Edwards 19 its an interesting time isn't it? You're excited for them to start their lives yet don't want them to go. Enjoy the next couple days and get lots of hugs.
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YIKES!!! 2 days to BC for my daughter
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