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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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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."

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**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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**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.

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ALUMNI OF PIR 03/13/2015 TG 18 - 7 Divisions (107-112, and 918)

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This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 03/13/2015. A place to keep up with each other as their journey continues.

Your current Group "veteran members" are:

diannep

♥FireTeamLeaderWife♥ aka FTLW

LaLa Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons

ellen0502

Craig

CatMom509

Location: Great Lakes, Illinois
Members: 42
Latest Activity: May 19, 2015

WELCOME to PIR 03/13/2015! PLEASE See the PAGES section for Informational Posts about BC and PIR. PAGES is underneath the Members Photos. PLEASE scroll down this page here to find the Comment Box to post a reply to the PIR GROUP.

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N4M's Community GuidelinesandOPSEC.

~OPSEC OPerational SECurity, is always of the utmost importance.

~N4M’s also has Community Guidelines just like any other social media.

~Please take the time to read the OPSEC and N4M’s Community Guidelines.

~A quick note here, from the N4M’s CG’s:

• Don’t Jeopardize the Safety of Our Sailors: Remember OPSEC (Operational Security) (Don’t Sink Ships With Loose Lips) This site and all content posted on it are viewable to everyone on the Internet. This doesn’t mean you can’t share things about your Sailor – but too many details can put Sailors in harm’s way. The following are examples of red flags and should not be shared within this community either by posting or sending via a Group message:

• Sailors’ last names. This includes your username if you share the same last name as your son or daughter.

Some Suggestions:

~If your last name is different from your Recruits it is still not recommended for you to use in your username for your own personal security. This is your option. It is also not a good idea to use an email address as your username for personal security reasons.

~First Names and pictures of your Recruit are allowed but remember, everyone can see it and someone can easily match them up with their "mom". So you might want to consider changing your profile picture to not include your Recruit at least for the duration of BC. Again, your option

~It is also a good idea to make your settings for your Profile Page "viewable only to your friends"

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Comment by HerProudMomma on March 12, 2015 at 5:00pm: Super excited to be in Waukegan and go to the Meet & Greet tonight! Can't wait to see to see our Sailor!!!!

Comment by diannep on March 12, 2015 at 4:45pm: Ooops, never mind, Mamabear. Forgot I was on the 03/13 group so you are THERE! Just show up tonight at Sarge's....its ok. He just likes to have an approx count to know the food ordering, but it is fine. Please go and enjoy yourself!

Comment by diannep on March 12, 2015 at 4:43pm: Mamabear: CatMom has a place she can recommend for the eyebrows so message her or wait for her to see your post! You can scroll back a page or two here to find her last post.

Yes, Sarge asks that you register for his MeetandGreet, posting the number in your group in the comments section. He needs to have an approx count to order the food. I will post the link to his page in a moment!

Comment by Mamabear522 on March 12, 2015 at 2:24pm: Did we need to register for Sarges? And where can a female sailor get eyebrows done that's close to base?

Comment by FLNavymom on March 12, 2015 at 2:19pm: Good afternoon. It is a beautiful day in Waukegan! We will be at Sarge's Meet and Greet tonight. Hope to meet you all. Congratulations and best wishes to all our Sailors and their families. I'm a very proud Navy Mom!!

Comment by UncleEarlMom on March 12, 2015 at 2:02pm: We made to Great Lakes and can't wait to see my sailor.

Comment by Concerned Mom & Dad on March 12, 2015 at 10:59am: Good Morning All!

BEAUTIFUL morning in IL! Excited to meet all at Sarge's tonight. Especially Excited for PIR tomorrow!

Congratulations to ALL new Sailor's and their families!!

Happy Thurday!!

Concerned Mom & Dad :)

Comment by diannep on March 12, 2015 at 8:00am: Good Morning! Safe travel today.....enjoy Sarge's MeetandGreet tonight, be early to PIR tomorrow! A hint for those driving to PIR. Stay to the left on Buckley (main drag to RTC), car line will be on your right. Leave early for good choice of seating, gates open at 6:30. Bypass RTC and turn around at the train station which is right past there, heading back to RTC from the opposite direction. Easy no-wait left turn onto RTC! Some may opt to park at the train station too (minimal parking charge) and walk the 1/4-1/2 mile (sidewalks) to RTC to avoid any traffic leaving RTC after PIR. Others will take the shuttles and be dropped off/picked up at the gate. Lots of options!

Comment by heidi86 on March 11, 2015 at 11:48pm: Thanks, Dianne.

Comment by diannep on March 11, 2015 at 11:27pm: heidi: Sounds like your sailor's division got the Hall of Fame honor! A great honor! My son's division got that when he was there too....and they were quite proud! Congrats!

One correction in your post below, Concerned Mom & Dad: "Excited to see our SAILOR!!!!" HOOYAH! No more SR although E-1's are still referred to as that but are sailors to me since they passed it all!

Congrats to all!