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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 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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**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.

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

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ALUMNI OF PIR 03/15/2013 TG 18 - 9 Divisions (113-120 and 918)

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This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 03/15/2013. A place to keep up with each other as their journey continues.

Your current Group "veteran members" are:

diannep

LaLa Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons

ellen0502

♥FireTeamLeaderWife♥ aka FTLW

Betsy, son on Stennis carrier

Craig

Location: Great Lakes,Illnois
Members: 67
Latest Activity: May 14, 2013

WELCOME to PIR 03/15/2013! 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.

CLICK MEforN4M'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 kellismom on March 13, 2013 at 5:53pm: Thankyou Dianep...bummer but she has family in Chicago that she's staying with, she will at least get to visit with her afterwards. Packing for the early am flt oohrah!!

Comment by diannep on March 13, 2013 at 5:37pm: No calls yet?

Comment by BeachBunny on March 13, 2013 at 4:54pm: ellen0502-cute smiling huggers! How funny......

Comment by ellen0502 on March 13, 2013 at 2:02pm: Safe travels to all of you. No more Fridays to get through, only a wake up call this next one.

Be ready for the best hug ever!!!

Comment by Wendy/Chris'Mom on March 13, 2013 at 11:55am: 2 days exactly till PIR Yay. Come on 12pm my time.

Comment by diannep on March 13, 2013 at 11:35am: I totally agree with ellen that all need to do their very best to be on that finalized list. That would mean, writing to your SR early during bootcamp with the full names of those attending. That is the only guaranteed way that your group will get in. But remember, as RTC FB said before, who attends for your sailor is totally up to your sailor. He/she will be the ones to determine this, but will need to coordinate with you on who can/can't attend.

Comment by ellen0502 on March 13, 2013 at 11:12am: I would not count on getting in to PIR if you are not on the list. Jersey Sam you may have just lucked out that day with a sympathetic PO, or possibly not known the other names were on the list(?).

From the RTC website

As of January 1st, 2013 Recruit Training Command will enforce the following policy:

ALL GUESTS, including Active Duty/Retired Military Personnel and those ages 3 and older must be on the access list. Children 2 and under do not need to be on the access list. Please coordinate with the recruit as only recruits may place names on the list. RTC staff can neither change these names nor release the names of those on the list.

12 or less divisions within the training group: FOUR guest maximum per recruit.

13 or more divisions within the training group: THREE guest maximum per recruit.

Individuals not on the access list will NOT be able to enter the drill hall and we do NOT have a standby list.

Comment by diannep on March 13, 2013 at 10:46am: LuLu: Thank you so much! It has been a wild 6 weeks in our household...marriage...baby announcement to family (too early for anyone else)...then the job loss. I was reminded by another friend yesterday to keep my eyes on Him because the Lord is on the throne! I have been on my knees....so I am constantly looking up to Him. Comments like yours help me so much! Thanks!

Jersey Sam: Thanks for the info that if the name is not on the list, some can still get in if within the allotted number per sailor. RTC has posted that if you are not on the list, you will not get in. Nice to know that maybe that is not always the case? Here is the info on the RTC site:

http://www.bootcamp.navy.mil/upcoming_grads.asp

This will give some hope to those who did not make it on the updated list...however, I hope that all checking people in are as compassionate as the person that checked you in!

Comment by BeachBunny on March 13, 2013 at 9:48am: Good morn all...

Happy phone calls to the other Moms today...safe travels to whose heading that way and thank you Mother Nature for the clear, sunny but cold weather...

Comment by BridgetteH on March 13, 2013 at 9:29am: DTH's Mom -
The calls are on Central Daylight Time. 12 pacific & Arizona, 1 Mountain, 2 Central, 3 Eastern. Good Luck! My blue candle is still lit for those who have not called.