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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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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 as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

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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.

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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San Antonio MA's

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Going through A School at San Antonio?

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Latest Activity: Jun 19, 2022

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Comment by lemonelephant on January 9, 2013 at 4:44pm: SierrasMom, they have another Sailor do it or one of the personnel from the "A" School.

Comment by SierrasMom (Bahrain on January 9, 2013 at 11:06am: My daugher will graduate this Friday. I am very proud of her but I wish I could be there for her graduation to "Pin" her. :( Who pins them if they don't have family there? I live in NC and really can't afford to make the trip to TX. She will be leaving for Bahrain in a few weeks.

Comment by lemonelephant on January 9, 2013 at 3:28am: Yes, your Sailor will choose the person to pin his/her rating badge on. Be sure to check out the discussions above for more info on what happens at "A" School and graduation.

Comment by debzz3 on January 8, 2013 at 11:09pm: My daughter is graduating on the 25th also and she said anyone could pin you and she wanted me to.

Comment by dmondrik on January 8, 2013 at 10:38am: My son is set to graduate from MA school on Jan 25th and I was told that he could have anyone pin him at the ceremony. Does anyone know if this is true?

Comment by Sailor14 on January 6, 2013 at 4:16pm: The holidays are over and my SR is back on base. School starts on Monday for him I hope. His PIR was Nov 21 and has been in holding.

Looking forward to the next several weeks to hear how the new cirriculum is going

Good luck to all of your sailors this year.

Comment by lemonelephant on January 6, 2013 at 12:05am: You are very welcome.

Comment by snowmanmom on January 6, 2013 at 12:03am: Thank YOU!!! so very much!

Comment by lemonelephant on January 5, 2013 at 11:58pm: "A" School is 7 weeks, but some will be at Lackland a week or so waiting to class up, so the average time there is 9 weeks. Be sure to check out Break down week by week.

Comment by snowmanmom on January 5, 2013 at 10:33pm: LoriK he will PIR 2/1 I am glad you now will be able to be able to talk a little more with your son, I cant wait for that. I was hoping they would let the boys come home then flyout there if their schooling does not start right away. How many weeks is A school do you know. At work vacation days are filling up fast and my husband has to get dates on the calendar. I know we cant schedule anything until he is on way to know when his date of schooling will begin. I am very excited for him and just cant wait for this bc to be over.