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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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**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).

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RTC Graduation

**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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Comment by JapanMom on September 18, 2010 at 10:55am: richsmom, did you talk to your son? I have talked to mine a couple times this week. He loves their instructors and says they are all doing good and staying out of trouble. He says the goal is to keep your instructors happy.

Comment by richsmom (Div 818 PIR 9/2/10) on September 17, 2010 at 2:49pm: kerry Hi!! How is your son making out? Rich tells me just about nothing. OK nothing. I've been leaving him alone this week because I though think they started training on Tuesday. But, he's off the hook tonight. I'm calling him. I'll share any info I may get.

Comment by kerrymcg25 on September 17, 2010 at 2:40pm: richsmom...thanks for the info. I've been watching the discovery channel's "make the cut". My son said that some of the drills are the same, but these are army combat drivers not deep sea so many items are different.

Comment by richsmom (Div 818 PIR 9/2/10) on September 17, 2010 at 11:22am: Iniapul I googled navy diver last night and read this:
Upon graduation from RTC and successfully completeing the PST you will go to the Navy Diver preparation COI lacated at NTC (32 training days to include 20 days of Basic Electrical and Engineering COI and 12 days of Diver preparation. Upon completion of Navy iver prearation COI you will proceed to Second Class Diver Training, at Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center in Panama City, Fl (70 training days). Instruction includes diving physics and medicine, SCUBA, surface supported diving systems, various underwater breasthing apparatus, underwater tools and work techniques, and underwater cutting and welding procedures. Course qualifies trainess to a maximum depth of 190 feet.
Following successful completion of Navy Diver Training, the Navy Diver candidate will graduate from the Naval Diving and Salvage Training enter and receive their Second Class Diver Insignia. The qualified Second Class Diver will then be assigned to one of the following: a Salvage or Repair ship, a Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit, and EOD Unit, or SEAL/USMC Unit as a Navy Diver. Upon arrival at either of these units, the Second Class Diver will hone the undersea diving and salvage skill required by the USN. Following a prescribed training "work-up", the Second Class Diver will deploy to coinduct numerous operations as listed in the beginning.
Hope this helps. If you find out anything please let me know. :o)

Comment by richsmom (Div 818 PIR 9/2/10) on September 17, 2010 at 7:55am: You can email me if you want. When I talk to my son son I can ask him if he knows your son.

Comment by richsmom (Div 818 PIR 9/2/10) on September 17, 2010 at 7:54am: BTW If I didn't make it clear , my son is also a diver candidate.

Comment by richsmom (Div 818 PIR 9/2/10) on September 17, 2010 at 7:54am: Inaipaul My son's PIR was 9/2. We had a few divers in that div. From what I heard prep started last Tuesday. (4 days ago). You should join our group DIV 818. What little info we get we share. Right now we're on that sight more because we really don't know that much. Come on over we'd love to have you. Great bunk of ladies.

Comment by lnaipaul on September 16, 2010 at 7:32pm: Hello I new to the whole navy thing. My son just went across base to get ready for dive prep. he was suppose to call today but did not. I told him dive prep is very tough. He was suppose to start in september but said that they are waiting for a class to start. i do not know what is going on . the boys are never toal anything. how long is dive prep?

Comment by JapanMom on September 11, 2010 at 10:44am: Good morning ladies, It is nice just being able to pick up the phone and talk to them. My son so far likes his dive buddy. They have also been talking to the class that is getting ready to finish so they are aware that this prep school is going to be way harder than bootcamp. I think they are just ready to get started!

Comment by CKH on September 10, 2010 at 6:56pm: Hi Andrews and richsmom nice to see you two here! :) Bren thank you so much for the info I will definately let my husband know. What is so nice is that I get to talk to him every night and he gets to say goodnight to our kids. WOW what a change from bootcamp. :) He said he is working out after their classes during the day running and such but I think he said they are doing that on their own. I assume that means until their official class starts?