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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:
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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).
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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Comment by bryters ATI Whidbey Island on November 9, 2011 at 10:12pm
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My son got his orders on Christmas Eve last year! It wasnt the present I wanted, but I am very happy now that I know what he's doing.
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Comment by Matt's Mom/Cathy on November 7, 2011 at 11:40pm
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Matt likes the area and the base - he is not too crazy about the weather though. Growing up in Texas does not prepare you for cold weather. The whole area is really pretty very lush and green and of course you can see all of the different mountain ranges. I hope to go back next summer.
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Comment by mom21sailor on November 7, 2011 at 11:30pm
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Thanks Cathy, we are thinking of visiting next spring or summer, depending on his schedule. How do your sons and daughter like the area and the base?
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Welcome Cindy! My son is with VQ1 and has been in WA for over a year now. He will be coming home for Christmas this year. I had a chance to visit WA for the first time a couple of months ago and it is a beautiful state.
Cathy
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Thanks for the welcome. I have also joined the Washington moms. My son so far has only verbal orders he will be with a squadron VP-1, he will probably come home before he has to report to Whidbey but we don't know any of this until he gets written orders. If he can't come home after A school, then hopefully for Christmas. He said something tonight about his squadron deploying soon, but again no details. He is an AD. My name is Cindy
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welcome. We're a small group, but you've got to start somewhere.
We are going to Whidbey for Thanks Giving. And if Chris gets his leave aproved he will be home for Christmas also.
Chris is attached to FRC and works in the AT Shop, Matt and Lauren are in Squadrons. (correct me if I'm wrong). Do you know where your son will be working? The P-3 is a little different than other orders so we will be glad to help sort out what we can. I also recomend that you join the Washington Moms.
I'm Terrie
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Hi ladies! I'm new, my son will be in Whidbey Island soon. He finishes A school this week. His orders have him going to Whidbey to work on the P-3 Orion. We live on the East side of the country but it looks beautiful up there.
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Glad you had a nice visit Kim! Matt told me that you came by and he is enjoying his gift. He will be coming home for Christmas this year. Spent last night trying to find airline tickets for him and his gf. I didn't have any luck finding the Love Comes Softly series at the book sale. They only had two of her books and neither were in the series but I am going to keep looking. Are you going to WA for Christmas?
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Kim how was your visit with Lauren?
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That sounds like fun. So her and Matt are on the same schedule now. If I have any luck on the books I will get her address. I will send you Matt's number.
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