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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.
OPSEC - Navy Operations Security
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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).
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**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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PIR 10/24/08 Great Lakes
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All the Families w/ Sailors PIR 10/24/08 ***Remember the OPSEC rules!! No last names, dividion #'s or locations!!!
Members: 59
Latest Activity: Sep 2, 2014
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Comment by CarolJ * Courtney's Mom * on October 27, 2008 at 10:37am
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Oh My What a experience!!1 As everyone has said "you just can't explain in words" We had a wonderful time although we had limitied time with Courtney at the airport on Friday. It was great. So grown up. Thursday night at flanigans was wonderful, it was great meeting and visiting with everyone. Beth thank you so much for the lovely gift!! So thoughtful!!
The only bad part of weekend..... OUr camera screwed up. So our pictures are limited. We did manage to get some on our phones but quality is not the greatest. What a time for a camera to go on the fritz UGH!!!! we we have the memories and they CAN"T be forgotten!!
Courtney is in Mississppi and adjusting well. It was so nice being able to talk with her and text her and send pictures back and forth. I talked to her 1hour and 30 minutes last night!!!!! It was AWESOME!!! I still miss her but it's a little easier now with contact.
Thank you all for your sharing your children in their service to our country!!!
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Congrads to all!!!!
WE are getting ready to leave, we will see you all at flananans!!
We just got a letter saying she is a honor graduate!! Glad we got it!! We would not have known otherwise!! :)
Safe traveling to all and don't forget the tissues!!!
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Ginger-- 2500 Meridian Dr. Great lakes il
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Just got the call SHE"S A SAILOR!!!!!! a tired one but a sailor!! She sounded good and is ready for PIR. I am still shaking with excitement!!! I love her so much and am so proud of her!!
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Lea, awesome!! I agree with thebetter than any present aspect 100%!! and Susie.... COUNT ME IN!! I love that idea and have never heard of it and doubt many have but I haven't made any plans for an outfit so Red shirt it is!!! Thanks for the info!!!
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DEFINATELY wasn't me!!!! I wouldn't know what to do without this site!!!!
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Teresa I'm thrilled you did not get a call!!! That sounds bad but i am sure everyone on here knows what I mean!! :)
Dorothy- thanks for the prayers and encouraging word!!
I did get one hour of sleep last night!! between 4:30 and 5:30 but that was it!! Then when I did get to sleep I had the most amazing dream... I have not dreamed of Courtney since she left but last night I fell asleep and dreamed she was home in my bedroom and I was hugging her and crying. she was holding on tome so tight and I her and we were both sobbing.... I woke ACTUALLY crying! I tried to go back to sleep so hard it was so real !! She felt so thin I could FEEL her!! I missed her sooo much more at that moment! I couldn't, so i just sat there and cried and prayed for her!! It was such an amazing dream!!
It's kinda neat because in every letter I tell COurtney that I asked God to give her a hug today and ask her if she felt it ( it's our "thing") . Well last night I feel llike God gave me the gift of hugging her myself!! WOW!! Now i'm clinching my phone waiting for a call!!!
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can't sleep tonight battlestations are going on RIGHT NOW!!!! i'm so anxious for them
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Ladies i am setting here crying reading all the posts catching up!!! I too am going to go into the "ugly" cry i know i will but I bet it will be ok!!:)
Lisa H and Beth T........ BATTLESTATIONS tonight for our babies!!!!! that means phone calls tomorrow!!!! I will be praying every minute I can!!
I started counting down hours yesterday....... ya i know saaaaddddd!!! it was like 190 hours and that sounded really depressing so i'm going back to days!!!!
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11 days till we hit the road!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YIPEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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