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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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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 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.

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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Letter-Writing Navy Moms

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Show support for your Sailor and express yourself with a hand-written gesture. Have any tips to share? Feel free to add your comments and experiences to help other moms and loved ones!

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Comment by spomss on January 20, 2014 at 8:27pm: hi MommaDukes...remember to keep those letters so positive for him...maybe before he leaves you 2 can talk about what he does and doesnt want to know...like what sports scores are important...

and maybe you can give yourself a goal to have completed for PIR??

and you too Sierrascrapper...

Comment by MommaDukes on January 20, 2014 at 3:57pm: My son leaves Mon for BC.. I love to write and hope it will help me with empty nest as well as missing him..

Comment by Sierrascrapper (ETN2) on January 19, 2014 at 11:04am: I like your ideas from your BC letters BeachBunny. I will try to remember that when Jonathan goes in. One of the things my husband tells my son before he leaves for school every day is "Do Good". I think we will include that in the end of our letters. I should ask the band director or asst ifif they had something special they told the kids in band and maybe use that too. It would have special meaning to him. We are planning on staying involved with the marching band after Jonathan leaves, so we will be able to update him on the progress of the band while he is in BC which I think he will like.

Comment by BeachBunny on January 12, 2014 at 3:11pm: Sierrascrapper-oh, how fun, didn't know about the once every 5 year rule for bands, floats are contracted for 5 years min...so glad you got to experience that trip with him before he goes into the Navy....great memory makers for you two...:))

Comment by BeachBunny on January 12, 2014 at 2:09pm: When my son left for bc almost a year ago, in a few days, I wasn't to sure about what to write to him. I wrote him twice a week, he wrote back 3 times. He said he was too busy to write back with training and being on ship staff, which is ok. I wrote about funny and goofy things going on in our small town, sports news and found odd facts and findings to send to him. Ended every letter with(handwritten): be well, be safe, do your best, we are proud of you...nothing too mushy....after all he was an all league athletic and used to training and pushing himself , nothing too mushy......when I went to PIR all was good, got a great seat against the wall right in front of his division where I had a great view of the roll up doors, I did try a prompt them up by saying "open doors, now"...well, when they finally rolled up, am glad a had tissue, my eyes had liquid pride ,(tears), flowing down my cheeks...when I saw him on the PIR hall floor, I was speechless..he kept asking me if I was ok...Yup he didn't have a clue about the deep Mom feelings I had about him being there. He kept saying," I thought were good with this, I got this Mom". Now, when I see him, he laughs and says "don't get my uniform wet Mom", well, that's b/c am so short and when he hugs me the tears go right on his pocket...just remember to keep letters on the encouraging side, really upbeat, this is really just the first step and goes by fast....and now we end our emails, text or phone calls..with "I got this!"...we both do.....

Comment by Sierrascrapper (ETN2) on January 12, 2014 at 12:29pm: I have kept a journal since my son swore into DEP in June. I don't always write in it, but when I am struggling with the idea of him leaving, I write in it. Or I write down fun stuff we've done and the special moments we have shared.

Comment by bizibon on January 12, 2014 at 8:53am: A great idea that will benefit both of us. Thank you.

Comment by spomss on January 12, 2014 at 8:45am: hi BeachBunny!

hi bizibon - very nice-congrats to your SR! I used to write 2 letters at a time-one full of worry and what ifs...and when it got out of my system I could write the 'real' one giving encouragement and support...I also made a journal on my computer and would write daily stuff...

Comment by bizibon on January 12, 2014 at 7:54am: I'm glad I read the Letter Writing Guidelines. My writing starts today and I want my letters to be a bright spot in my son's experience, not cause him extra work.

Comment by Sierrascrapper (ETN2) on January 12, 2014 at 3:11am: Hi Beach Bunny! It was an AMAZING experience! The weather was incredible too! Definitely once in a lifetime. You know they only let the same high school perform every 5 years? That was the last time our band got to be in the parade. Now that it's over, the idea of how soon my son leaves is REALLY sinking in. Thanks for asking :)