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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

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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.

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Follow this link for OPSEC Guidelines:

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RTC Graduation

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.

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PIR 1/14/2011

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This is for all of us who have recruits graduating from RTC on January 14th, 2011. Here we can all support eachother through the long separation and prepare to see our US Navy Sailors for the first time after RTC.

Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 111
Latest Activity: Jul 29, 2011

This PIR group includes Divisons 39-48, 908!Best of luck to all of them!

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Comment by MinnesotaMom on December 30, 2010 at 10:42pm: Gate passes are now available for TG 08 — 11 Divisions (039–048 & 908) Graduate Friday, Jan. 14, 2011 now at http://www.bootcamp.navy.mil/upcoming_grads.asp

Phase 1 ...boot camp nearing the end!!

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on December 30, 2010 at 10:08pm: Anyone in this group who has not sent your payment in for your ribbons place get it to me asap. All the ribbons are either mailed, our ready to mail and waiting for a payment to arrive. It is not to late to order ribbons if anyone still wants to order just send me a friend request and I will send you the info.

Did anyone get their ribbons today?

Comment by Alysia-Redsmom (VQ-4/ATO) on December 30, 2010 at 2:33pm: More good day | Forward this Graphic

Comment by diannep on December 30, 2010 at 1:48pm: Yes, gate passes should be available on Monday sometime for this group. Look for that prompt by your PIR date!

Comment by Tamme on December 30, 2010 at 12:00pm: We stayed at the Candlewood Suites in Waukegan. 3 miles from the base.

Comment by AshJewell on December 30, 2010 at 11:00am: 2 weeks from today I will be making the trip to Great Lakes, IL (again!) Let's hope the weather is decent for PIR weekend!

Comment by kdhnc(Ship07Div48) on December 30, 2010 at 9:55am: So, we can print our parking passes on Monday???? So So So excited!!!!!!!

Comment by Alysia-Redsmom (VQ-4/ATO) on December 30, 2010 at 9:52am: good morning ladies, it's my friday let the longgg weekend begin:-)

it's gettin' closer....14 more days & counting ~ HOOYAH!

Comment by diannep on December 30, 2010 at 9:10am: For those wanting to stay in a Candlewood Suites, as DramaboysMom did, there is one very close to Residence Inn, only 4 miles from the base. Residence also allows pets.

Comment by DramaboysMom on December 29, 2010 at 8:54pm: We stayed at the Candlewood Suites in Wheeling about 20 miles from GL. We are used to traveling the area, and with in a mile of my cousin, so that was a plus for us. Plus we had the dog and they let us have her. They had a wonderful kitchenette, clean room, one kingsize bed per room. Not sure yet were we are staying, I fly a little by the seat of my pants. Since we visit Chi-town often, and drive there a lot we aren't too worried about hotels. But I would agree that Waukegan is a little, well, underwhelming. ( Is that politically correct?) For those that don't know much about the eateries, if you are gonna be in Chicago and like pizza, Giordano's has the best deep dish Chicago style pizza. If you are looking to travel to the city anytime, there is a wonderful Jewish deli called 11th City Diner (http://www.elevencitydiner.com/) And there are numerous Portillo's (http://www.portillos.com/) with great Chicago style hot dogs( this place has a Chocolate Cake Shake that is to DIE for!). And of course the Miracle Mile, Rush Street, Navy Pier, The Museums, The Aquarium, The Planetarium, Second City, Blue Man Group... and on and on...
Tamme, which Candlewood did you stay at?