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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

...and visit Navy.com - America's Navy and Navy.mil also Navy Live - The Official Blog of the Navy to learn more.

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RTC Graduation

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 JenS20 on November 17, 2010 at 11:34pm: yeah it is. my dads gf works as a stewardess for the flight im taking so im on wahts called a buddy pass :)

Comment by NS on November 17, 2010 at 11:17pm: Thanks for clarifying Libby!!

Comment by bret's girl on November 17, 2010 at 11:16pm: Is your flight refundable or is the date changeable? Something to look into as he's not guaranteed to graduate on time. Many things can cause the date to change, sickness, poor performance etc.

Comment by JenS20 on November 17, 2010 at 11:10pm: he left november 3rd. it seems like it was forever ago. but i already got my flight to illinois to see him graduate in january. so its something to keep my spirits up :) you?

Comment by NS on November 17, 2010 at 10:25pm: awwww lol I'm guilty of that too even though I know it won't be coming for at least another week. When I got the form letter I didn't even know it came until I happened to be standing outside talking to my brother and saw his last name and SR sticking out the top of my mailbox. I literally started screaming like a little baby!! haha it happens! When did your recruit leave for RTC?

Comment by JenS20 on November 17, 2010 at 10:22pm: oh wow. i guess it all makes sense. kind of hard to take in. i run to the mailbox everyday like a little girl. lol.

Comment by NS on November 17, 2010 at 10:19pm: Yes... I think they wait to give them the letters so that they don't get overly homesick... naturally they all will be homesick for a while but after the third week most of the yelling calms down and they won't focus so much on missing home but will focus more on getting through the second half of boot camp. After they first receive letters I think mail call is every two days? (Can someone tell me if this is true or not?!) They usually only have time to write on Sundays or holidays... which means expect letters Wednesday or Thursday!!

Comment by JenS20 on November 17, 2010 at 10:13pm: wow, it really takes that long? after that is it a lot more regular?

Comment by navygirlfriend on November 13, 2010 at 9:55pm: So they receive ALL the letters then? Wow, my boy is going to get quite a handful of them at once haha. He said his division isn't doing well though :/

Comment by NS on November 13, 2010 at 9:45pm: can usually start recieving letters the third week. But it depends if their division is "doing well". most can recieve them by the third week though