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Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!
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
- PDF – 2.7 MB
- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
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Comment by NavyM♥m on July 22, 2018 at 11:40pm
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Comment by summer_girl on June 24, 2017 at 10:56pm
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He is going to school in Great Lakes right after boot camp for 9 weeks, so he will basically be there all winter. Hopefully, he gets stationed somewhere warm afterwards so he can thaw out!
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He will be fine...the guys adjust quickly. There were 2 other guys from Florida in DIV 912. Don't worry about the snow we did not see that much. Just watched the weather before you go. You will have time with your son after graduation until 8 or 9 pm. He may ship out that Saturday night or Sunday. Depending on where he is going. My son is an Am so he left for the airport Sunday morning 4am for Pensacola FL which is a great base. He is in Virginia Beach now.
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Thanks for all the information and tips. My son has never liked to wear a coat, even when he was little, so this should be interesting. He has started running, so making progress on that front, he doesn't leave for boot camp until November. I would like to spend a few days there, but I have never driven in snow, will have to think about that. But most important thing is to see my son graduate and spend whatever time they will allow with him.
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Comment by FlBroomie on June 24, 2017 at 10:21pm
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Hi Summer_girl, My son's PIR was Dec 5 2014. He was born and raised in West Central Florida, Tampa Bay area. He also di his A school there in Great Lakes. He had pneumonia 3 times while there. His A school was delayed 82 days. I hate snow and hated going to Great Lakes. I would not have gone had I known he would be home for the holidays and that he would be guarding the doors (He was in DIV 904 and since he did not do anything that they do he and 11 others just stood at the door. The only saving grace on that was I got to hug my sailor before any other parent since he greeted me at the door and then took us to a private area near the doors. My sailor is now stationed in Hawaii. Good luck to your son and you
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When we flew up and had Sarge pick us up at air port which was great because we don't know how to drive in snow; however we ended up renting a car. Definitely go to the museums they are great. And by a heavy coat and scarf your going to need it... It's called the wind city for a reason.
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Summer_girl, My whole family grew up in north Florida. We have only seen snow a handful of times. My son trained outside if it was warm enough. The Navy does give them very warm clothes. He was disappointed they did not get to swim more or do hand to hand combat training. My son was on a swim team and wrestling team most of his life, so he missed the warm water. He said the best thing to do is do what your told and focus on your studies. Make sure your son runs alot before he goes.
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as for training - alot of the training was inside and there were underground tunnels as well. It was COLD when they did go outside though and that was new for my FL guy. Their uniforms are warm though - they have a trench coat with liner and gloves and earmuffs...
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Summer_girl - we drove up for DS's graduation. Took 3 days to drive each way because we wanted to be able to stop and see stuff along the way. My youngest(9 then) got to see snow for the first time - she loved that. We did a day in Chicago on the Saturday - got up early to meet DS at the airport and give him his stuff and say goodbye - and then drove into the city for the day - we saw the Bean - that was the hit for my girls (9 and 16 then)...that's an awesome park it is in.
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Thank you Wendy. I was thinking of taking some extra days to go into Chicago as well, as I have never been there. Did your son have to do a lot of his training outside? We have lived in FL my son's whole life and I am worried about how he will do in that kind of weather. Running in FL cold weather I am sure is nothing like running in IL cold weather.
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