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Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!
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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Discussion Forum
Son wants SWCC
Started by navymom25. Last reply by BlessedMomof3 Jun 19, 2015. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Liberty after boot camp
Started by janice. Last reply by Mary Anne Jan 27, 2013. 6 Replies 0 Likes
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Comment by BlessedMom on April 2, 2014 at 10:28am
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LOVE & peace will see him through. My prayers go out for you and his family...it will all work out for the best because of your mutual love for your sailor!
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Due to security of our Warriors you will not find any SWCC ceremonies online due to security. It's a total different security level than GL graduation which can be viewed online. Have you read OPSEC? It will be up to him whom to personally invite to SWCC graduation/pinning ceremony & limited invites must go through security clearance before attendance.
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Sorry I corrected my comment...
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Yes, Navy_gf2012, a wonderful, monumental once in a lifetime SWCC pinning ceremony, unforgettable & very emotional, so bring your kleenex! This ceremony will not be displayed on line due to security for our Warriors. I know you are very proud of him! Much love & prayers for him, you and his family...God bless all our SWCC sons & families! ((hug))
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Comment by Susan06239 on April 2, 2014 at 8:39am
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Hi everyone. First I am in awe of you and your sailors for what they do and you go through and I hope to not experience some of what you do. But as things sink in I seem to be accepting. My son is heading to Virginia for training in an area that isn't swcc but puts him in similar situations. He is an ET who will be supporting mobile communications with the team I guess is as I understand it. So if there is a group out there that you could suggest for me that would be great. He is coming home today for a week and heading to Little Creek from here. Thanks for any advice!
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Comment by my6kids (Ship 13) on March 23, 2014 at 10:47pm
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That is so great Navy_gf2012! I am so glad his mom is keeping you in the loop! Hopefuly closer to PIR she will change her mind about you going. I know there are only 4 spots per sailor so it can be hard. I have heard that people can go and be on standby to get into graduation if spots are available.. Maybe that could be an option.
I am sure your shippers will get to know each other too. How old is your boyfriend? Hang in there darlin! You will make it!
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Navy_gf2012- I just got the form letter. He is ship 04 Div 812. PIR date is May 16. Let me know when you get your info. Maybe we can all meet at PIR
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Comment by kelly67 on March 23, 2014 at 12:44pm
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Welcome to the SWCC Family Keliane & my6kids! My son has been a SWCC 3yrs now & this group of parents here were & still are a wonderful support system for me as he went through the training & beyond! Best of luck to your son who is just beginning his journey my6kids and Thank you to your son keliane for his 8yrs & new support status!
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My son began his SWCC journey this past week. He arrived at boot camp in Great Lakes and his PIR is scheduled for May 16th. I know it is going to be a crazy ride! lol
I feel so blessed to have such great support from these groups! I have learned so much already from these pages.
Looking forward to the journey!
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Comment by amber1321 on March 4, 2014 at 11:08am
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Thank you for the response! Very excited to start this journey again. Dsmum we are all doing great the kids are much older and ready to see their dad finally go back into the program. It is all he has talked about for the last three years. It is nice to see this page still so active!
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