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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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OPSEC - Navy Operations Security

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Follow this link for OPSEC Guidelines:

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**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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**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.

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ALUMNI of PIR 11/16/2012 TG 1 — 9 Divisions (001–008 & 901)

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This Group is for those with sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 11/16/2012.

A place to keep up with each other as the journey continues.

Your current Group "veteran members" are:

diannep

LaLa Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons

ellen0502

♥FireTeamLeaderWife♥ aka FTLW

Betsy, son on Stennis carrier

Craig

Location: Great Lakes IL
Members: 103
Latest Activity: Sep 26, 2017

WELCOME to PIR 11/16/2012

OPSEC OPerational SECurity, is always of the utmost importance. Please take the timeto read the OPSEC and Community Guidelines. A quick note here: Last Names of Sailors/Recruits are not allowed on this site. If it is in your username you will need to change your username. If yours is different from your Recruits it is still not recommended. First Names and pictures of your Recruit are allowed but remember someone can easily match them up with their "mom". So you might want to consider changing your profile picture to not include your Recruit at least for the duration of BC. It is also a good idea to make your settings for your Profile Page "viewable only to your friends".

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You need to be a member of ALUMNI of PIR 11/16/2012 TG 1 — 9 Divisions (001–008 & 901) to add comments!

Comment by SEA's mom on November 25, 2012 at 9:44am: Milligan7-give me a bit of time and I'll find out. That's right up the road from me and I know I read about it. I have a couple of facebook friends who should be able to give me the information.

Comment by milligan7ship14div007 on November 25, 2012 at 8:19am: Does anyone know an addressor the name for the vets that hosted some of our new sailors on Thanksgiving day. My son said it was in McHenry, IL. My son had a great time and I think it helped with him missing not being at home.

Comment by diannep on November 19, 2012 at 11:04am: Here's Brett! OUR HERO! Thanks so much, Ladies, for all of the prayers!

http://www.jttownsendfoundation.org/2012/11/brett-parks-hero/

Comment by Karyn on November 19, 2012 at 10:38am: Thank you, FTLW.

Group leaders, for your upcoming PIR groups, I would highly recommend ACE Rent A Car. We had a minor (well not to the car) coming from downtown Chicago on our way to the airport and ACE was right there to assistance us. Though we had to wait for the tow truck, Ace sent a driver out to take us directly to the airport.

Beccazay, my sailor is now down at PCola and is presently on hold so he doubts if he'll be able to come home for the Christmas shutdown. Guess we'll find out more when it gets closer to that time.

Thanks again to such a wonderful and supportive group. I'm sure I'll see some of you in another N4Ms group.

Comment by Beccazay on November 18, 2012 at 10:47pm: Does anyone know how Christmas leave works in A school? If the school is closed for two weeks will they get leave and be able to come home that entire time?

Comment by HeatherT(09/003) on November 18, 2012 at 6:41pm: Hey does anyone know a sailor by name of Tracey?? From South Carolina?? He graduated with us this weekend and I found out after graduation he was from the same recruit office as us!! I just wanted to say hi to his family from Cheif!!

Comment by HeatherT(09/003) on November 18, 2012 at 6:33pm: Thanks to everyone on here for all of y'all's support!! It was great meeting everyone this weekend!! Congrats to all of our sailors!!
For all of the families that have sailors going to charleston sc.... Keep in touch with me I live approx an hour and a half away and will e glad to help them with anything!! Already talking to some about sponsoring them for Christmas etc if tey would like!! Let me know!! Much love an sprayers to all!! Go Navy!! Hooyah!!

Comment by diannep on November 18, 2012 at 8:46am: So glad that you all had such a wonderful experience. I welcome any of you to drop into the next PIR group, 11/21, with stories of your experiences and "hints" of how to made it better. Those ladies only have 3 more days and they are "there" since this is a Wed PIR. Here is the link to their group:

http://www.navyformoms.com/group/pir11212012

Blessings to you and your sailors as they begin this next journey in their lives!

Comment by PAmom on November 17, 2012 at 10:26pm: Thank you everyone! This site truely is/was a blessing!

Comment by milligan7ship14div007 on November 17, 2012 at 8:07pm: Thank you for this site. It was so helpful. PIR was emotional and beautiful. I made it to Sarge's meet and greet but not until about 7:30 and we were exhausted like everyone else and he was giving his talk on his pointers. My son will be staying in Great Lakes we think until the end of December and then onto VA but not sure. Again thank you and I will look on N4M for groups when my son gets to his next destination.