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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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Let's chat about our wonderful sons and daughters who have chosen the PACT program.
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Latest Activity: Jul 17, 2022
Hello
It has been a long time since I have posted and I am sorry. I hope everyone has been able to connect with others in the PACT program. My son is now 3 and a half years in and it has been a great experience. He thought he wanted to be an AM. When he got on the ship, he was put with the AO’s. Now he is an AD3. It was best for him to start PACT because we didn’t know much about the Navy and he wasn’t sure what he wanted to do. This has been a good route for him.
Discussion Forum
S-PACT
Started by Maya2021. Last reply by Valtameri Apr 21, 2022. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Hello, I am newbie here, My son has signed 3 yr contract for S-PACT and will be leaving for BC next month 01/27. After which we were told he will attend another 3-4 week training and then will be…Continue
PACT Airman
Started by Angella. Last reply by shellyh Jan 7, 2019. 14 Replies 0 Likes
My son just left yesterday for BC, and I am wondering about his A-PACT program. The Chief Petty Officer at his recruiter's office told him that he came in under the PACT program and it was really the…Continue
Im Freaking out a little!
Started by tracemc. Last reply by shellyh Jan 7, 2019. 14 Replies 1 Like
Really, I can't help but freak out a bit here. I am literally up at night thinking about my daughter signing up in DEP as a S-PACT. I found out when I arrived at MEPS to watch her swear in. I am ex…Continue
New and Improved Navy A PACT Program
Started by Barbara. Last reply by shellyh Dec 20, 2018. 13 Replies 1 Like
Hi all!Relatively new to all this.... my daughter left for BC June 27th. She signed up under the new and "improved" PACT program. She was told she would be able to designate after 12 months at her…Continue
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Comment by me2anavymom on February 4, 2016 at 7:33pm
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We got our letter..... OMG! This is one proud mom! She sounded great! Said she was making friends and has past her tests so far..... She said there food was good, except for the eggs... Lol! She has a recruit job - section leader. She stated it was alot of responsibility.... This makes me so happy, so proud, and so relieved that she is embracing this experience. Thank you all for holding me up, when I could not...
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Comment by texasmom79 on January 18, 2016 at 6:38pm
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good after noon all my son is in his 3rd week at P-cole class start next week he say lots a waiting around he sound little down when i talk to him today not making any friends"keep say he will not be there long" he is trying to make a good front for me saying he is Ok, he is in the APACT prog so he will not be there to much longer. Im going to send him some homemade cookies care pkage. Any other ides what i can do to help him throw this besides pray
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Comment by Vickie360 on January 11, 2016 at 2:24pm
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Sorry for all my typos last time!!! Apparently I didn't have my glasses on!! My son graduated about the same time last year as yours is this year. They were a little backed up in p-cola because of the holidays so he was in p-cola for several weeks before he started his class. When they first arrive they move into the barracks. After a week or so they can get more privileges (if everyone follows the rules-I think). Eventually they will be able to leave the base with a buddy in regular clothes- that was really nice for my son!! I think my son was there about 6 weeks but he wasn't in school the entire time.... He was waiting to start.
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Comment by ReneeHum on January 11, 2016 at 1:36pm
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That is so true, My son loved it there. Now he is in Piont Mugu.CA. he still trying to get use to that base. They are not boys anymore. Good luck
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Comment by Cherie Ship 12 Div 082 on January 11, 2016 at 12:58pm
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ReneeHum - that's funny! I had read that a few times on this site so when I spoke to my SR on Saturday I mentioned that going to FL would be different and he will need to adjust to going from being told what to do every second of every day to having to navigate for himself. hence why I have bought him a battery operated alarm clock and a watch with an alarm!
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Cherie they will learn to do thing on there own without someone yelling at them. My son said it was hard not having someone telling or yelling at him.LOL
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ReneeHum - thank you so much for responding. Every bit of information helps.
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Cherie, they will get there room, then they will work( be on watch) then they will get there classes. After that they find out which base they go to. My sailor wasn't there as long as they first said. Good luck. things can change every day, so take a deep breath and you just have to wait to see what they tell him after he does Station 21.
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Hi All - my son has PIR 1/29/16 and then is on to Pensacola as APACT. Does anyone have some detailed or more specific information on what happens with them VS A School?
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Contrats to to Texasmom79 and Cherie Ship! Exciting road ahead. My son graduated last January on the 30th! There was a big snow storm in Chicago. His flight went on Saturday afternoon. We had planned to stay until Sunday because we didn't know when he would fly out. The storm his late Saturday and our plane was one of the only ones to fly out on Sunday! Whew!! Our son was in P-cola until mid March... then went to first duty station and deployed in mid May. Good luck to all of you!
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