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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:

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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RTC Graduation

**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.

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RCU SHIP 04 DIV 741

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Seamen Recruits are here getting medical treatment for minor injuries. FIT DIV is also in this area.

Location: RTC Chicago, IL
Members: 203
Latest Activity: Jul 20, 2023

It's hard not knowing! That is the purpose for this group. Most likely if you are here your SR has had trouble keeping up or not passed a PFA due to some sort of minor medical issue. Often it stress fractures bringing SR's here. Know this when you don’t get a call that is a very good thing. Calling them is not a good thing and it can negatively impact your SR to have his or her “Mommy“ calling! They are harder on them in this DIV than any other. They want them up and out. The best thing you can do is sends tons of mail. Send scripture and motivational mail. I know my SR said reading the Bible was considered a sign of weakness here. When you get a tearful call motivate. Stay positive and encourage you SR. This is a small detour to greatness and getting the I'm a Sailor call! Recruit family and friends…“Navy mom friends are the best“…to send your SR mail as well. NMH for you all!!

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Comment by WestonsMom (FL A School) on September 28, 2011 at 3:39pm: Really? So if my son isn't in PIR I won't get the "official" "I'm a Sailor" call too? Ugghh.

Comment by TN Navy Mom (Stennis Nuke Mom) on September 28, 2011 at 2:54pm: WestonsMom - my sailor did not participate in PIR. He was over 6 weeks into bootcamp and had formed pretty good bonds with his division. He was Section Leader and Flag Bearer in his own division and felt that waiting in RCU for 5 weeks, then joining a new division would be less appealing than just finishing up and getting out of there. He felt that if he joined a new division, he would be an "outsider" and wouldn't form the "work together" bond that he had before. PLUS he was terrified that if he re-injured the knee, he would just be separated from the Navy and sent home.

He updated us with letters as he completed tasks and then SURPRISE! one Friday afternoon as I was driving back to my office from the bank, my cell phone rang, I picked it up and there he was sounding beyond exhausted. I just asked what was up (expecting an update on his progress) and he said that he was at the NEX and just had an energy drink then "Well I did it" and I made him say the words, "Mom, I'm a sailor". Driving, crying and talking on the cell phone are not a good combination but well worth it!

Comment by WestonsMom (FL A School) on September 28, 2011 at 1:58pm: TN Navy Mom... did your son participate in PIR?

Comment by Colten's Mom-Nuke A school 1207A on September 28, 2011 at 11:45am: Kassie I hope they do meet and Colten can be someone he can turn to here in the beginning. COlten is a 1st class Petty Officer in the div he told me what his job was but I didn't really understand. Hopefully Colten will be out of there before the end of October. He finished upo his Firefighting when h\was in phase 4 before they found that he was actually broken not just cracked. SO all he has left to do is BS21 final written test and final PFA. Hang in thee we are all in the same boat just at different stages.

Comment by TN Navy Mom (Stennis Nuke Mom) on September 28, 2011 at 11:16am: Kassie - my sailor was in RCU last year. They told him 4-6 weeks to heal from a knee injury and he was there for 5 weeks. When my son phased up in his treatment to LLD, he was allowed to finish his final academic test, then when he was FFD (fit for duty) he did damage control, gas chamber, final PFA and Battle Stations. He finished everything from RCU without joining another division as he was only 2.5 weeks from the finish line when he was sent to RCU.

I actually believe that he pushed himself to finish before his knee was fully healed BUT healed enough to finish, then he spent 5 weeks in THU (Temporary Holding Unit) before getting his PCS orders to Goose Creek. His 8 weeks of Navy Bootcamp ended up taking a few days over 4 months BUT he's a sailor and that's all that really mattered to him in the end.

Sending good luck healing vibes to your SR. Those RCU recruits usually do stick together. Mine is still in contact with some buddies he made in RCU.

Comment by Kassie73 on September 28, 2011 at 10:56am: Oh, don't be sorry! It is what it is and they will heal, move on, and become Sailor's. I can't believe your son had actual breaks, that is terrible and to only find it right now. Hopefully the boys can meet and be cheerleaders for each other. Sounds like your son has a great support system and an awesome mom.

Comment by Colten's Mom-Nuke A school 1207A on September 28, 2011 at 10:10am: yes my son has been there since Aug 4. Still has 3 weeks to go for stress fractures in his shins. But recently found out that they were actual breaks not stress fractures so the added another 4 weeks of rehab. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

Comment by Kassie73 on September 28, 2011 at 12:33am: My son has just been put into this division because of a fracture in his knee. Is it typical that they are there as long as they say? I am worried about him but know he will get through it.