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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 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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NAS Patuxent River, MD

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A group for those with love ones stationed at the Naval Air Station in Pax River.

Members: 36
Latest Activity: Dec 1, 2020

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Comment by laura h on March 22, 2012 at 8:15am: Hi Fellow PAX group members: fyi----

NAS Patuxent River

found this on PAX facebook today

Hey Pax River! Miss America is coming so come say hi, thanks to the USO. She's coming on Thursday, March 22, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. The party is at the Library and there are free hot dogs for the first 500 military in uniform

Comment by laura h on March 12, 2012 at 9:19pm: rhonda: is he looking to do online classes? I know there are few colleges nearby, but I believe you would need a car to get there. Not much in way of public transportation. UMaryland and another one that I cannot think of right now. Does the base have a liasion where the sailors can find out & register for classes?

Comment by laura h on February 27, 2012 at 10:37pm: Angie: How long has your sailor been at PAX? Can you send me a message with your email? Would love to ask you some questions. Thanks, Laura

Comment by rob's mom on February 16, 2012 at 12:54am: Yes they do not sure how much but my son said he is.

Comment by Dan's Dad (John) on February 8, 2012 at 9:56am: I'm familiar with the area and know it's a beautiful place to live, but I was afraid it a little too family oriented since my son is only 23 and single. I only wish I still had my sailboat to visit him in!

Comment by karen p on February 8, 2012 at 6:54am: annie, yes its a nice base. I have been up there a several times since Steven and family got stationed there. My grand daughter was born there almost 2 years ago so the 13 hour drive isn't that bad when I know I have her to look forward to. They live out in Leonardtown about 20 minutes from base. They bought a beautiful home there. What does your son do there? Where are you from?

Comment by karen p on February 7, 2012 at 6:07pm: Welcome all to Pax River. It's a beautiful base

Comment by Dan's Dad (John) on February 7, 2012 at 3:10pm: My son just got his new orders and will be heading that way in the fall, unless something changes.

Comment by karen p on January 4, 2012 at 5:44pm: Dan I guess the service is like anything else in life, You get out of it what you make of it. Life is never easy but the Navy can be a great life for some people. and in todays world the jobs are far and few between. At least he knows he gets a pay check every week and a roof over his head. Paxs River is a really nice base bau there is not alot of things to do in the area. If he has a car that will help as Washington is only and hour away. My son loves it there bt he bought a home and has his wife and daughter so things are alittle different for him. I hope your son decides to give the navy a chance and see alll that it does have to offer. Steven has been stationed in Italy twice, and Spain plus all the ports of call he has traveled to that he would never have done if he worked outside a normal 8 to 5 job someplace. Hope things work out for him and you, Karen

Comment by Dan's Dad (John) on January 4, 2012 at 10:39am: I've tried to talk him into seeing some new places but as of right now he just wants out, I hope this next duty changes his mind. He's packing now to return to Camp Lejeune and is dreading it. All he knows for sure is that he wants to get to a Navy base. He is a Corpsman and just got back from a deployment with the Marines.