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Join groups! Browse for groups for your PIR date, your sailor's occupational specialty, "A" school, assigned ship, homeport city, your own city or state, and a myriad of other interests. Jump in and introduce yourself! Start making friends that can last a lifetime.
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
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:
Events
**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).
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
**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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- Graduation Info
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- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
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Going through A School at San Antonio?
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Latest Activity: Jun 19, 2022
Discussion Forum
Break down week by week
Started by lemonelephant. Last reply by lemonelephant Jul 25, 2018. 196 Replies 36 Likes
Flights from Bootcamp to San Antonio for MA School
Started by julie. Last reply by lemonelephant Jan 19, 2017. 7 Replies 1 Like
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Comment by lemonelephant on April 7, 2016 at 7:47pm
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NalaLucy01, no, graduation from "A" School is nothing like PIR. It will last about 30 minutes or so. Your Sailor will receive his certificate and have someone pin on his badge. Yes, your Sailor will be able to leave with you if everything is in order and he has arranged for travel with you. See Break down week by week, MA A-School Graduation Tips and Graduation Info for Lackland AFB - Navy MA graduation; Places to s....
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Comment by NalaLucy01 on April 7, 2016 at 4:50pm
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Can anyone tell me about graduation from "A" school? My son got his orders yesterday and we know he'll graduate on May 13, just wondering if graduation is like PIR or what to expect, times etc. Any help appreciated. Also do they get to come home with you or more waiting?
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Comment by Diane on April 6, 2016 at 8:08pm
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hello everyone. My sons PIR is 4/22/16 div 160. Is anyone going to Sarges meet and greet from this division?
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ADcrytomom, my son is now out of the Navy, but he did enjoy his time as an MA most of the time. I answered on your My Page since you had also commented on my My Page.
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Comment by ADcrytomom on March 3, 2016 at 4:21pm
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Lemonelephant, where did your son go after MA school? Did he get three top choices to choose from? And how does he like it now?
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Yes, you can print it out and send it to him if you wish. He may like it. Remember he is pretty busy right now.
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Hello. I am new to this group. My son will be going to SA for MA school too! Really wasn't for sure if I was thrilled about his decision. He was going for CTR and was real excited about that but was disqualified bc of his school loan that he is paying back can't believe that disqualified him! Oh well I guess we are on a new journey. Haven't been to Texas so that will be nice to go see. I have been reading a lot on here. Lots of info. Can I print out about the school and what to expect and send to my son in boot camp so he will know. He has 17 days left until graduation will be so glad to see him!
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RockinR, typically it has been in the morning. Sometimes it has to be changed to an afternoon due to other things happening. For example, my then Sailor's graduation was at 1:00 on a Thursday.
Your Sailor will be able to tell you when it will be. You will need to let your Sailor know if you plan to attend and you will need to arrive the day before so that you can get the base pass before the graduation day.
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See the info on Graduation and Pinning in Break down week by week.
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Does anyone happen to know what time of the day the graduation is? Morning or night?
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