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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 as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

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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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Concerned !!!

Started this discussion. Last reply by ponci68(Ship 09 Div180/pir5/23) Dec 2, 2013. 6 Replies

My daughter is set to go to Boot Camp Training in March 2014, and was pretty excited up to a few days ago she’s been hearing from others in DEP that she has the lowest of the jobs as she is culinary…Continue

 

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Anxious!!

Posted on April 2, 2014 at 2:22pm 1 Comment

"Prayers to all your loved ones. Today is a week my daughter left too boot camp. I have not received a call from her yet. I did receive my kid in the box yesterday but I have no further information on her address !!! I'm so dreading that call !!!"

Anxious!!

Posted on April 2, 2014 at 2:22pm 0 Comments

"Prayers to all your loved ones. Today is a week my daughter left too boot camp. I have not received a call from her yet. I did receive my kid in the box yesterday but I have no further information on her address !!! I'm so dreading that call !!!"

Sad !!!

Posted on March 31, 2014 at 2:54pm 4 Comments

My daughter left for Bootcamp on wednesday March 26, 2014. I still have not received the I'm here call" should I be worried? or is this normal?

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At 2:19pm on April 7, 2014, Debra ship9div180 said…
Hi my daughter is in the same ship/div... Have you heard from your daughter yet???
At 5:58pm on March 31, 2014, lemonelephant said…

Make change 3 at the bottom of OPSEC and PERSEC (Making Changes to Your Profile) (clickable link). There may be other changes you need to make as well, so read and consider each of the changes.

Since you have an SR at the RTC, you can change "Waiting to leave for Boot Camp" above to "Enlisted."

At 5:57pm on March 31, 2014, lemonelephant said…

Join the group, DEP-Leavin for bootcamp in March to connect with others with loved ones who arrived the same day and may have PIR together. You may want to check out Mom’s of Navy Daughters, Mom's of Daughters 2, and Women in the Navy.

At 5:45pm on March 31, 2014, lemonelephant said…

Welcome to Boot Camp Moms (and loved ones). I look forward to sharing this journey with you. Be sure to check out the Pages (found under the pictures of the Members) for information on what to expect and to help you prepare for PIR. Start with OPSEC and PERSEC (Making Changes to Your Profile) and Arrival and What Happens at the RTC and read 1 or 2 pages a day and then go back to them as you need the info. Take care and blessings to you and yours.

At 11:51pm on November 1, 2013, lemonelephant said…

Since your future Sailor has a contract for Culinary Specialist (CS), join CS (Culinary Specialist) Moms. You will also want to check out Joint Culinary Center of Excellence Facebook Page and Joint Culinary Training Directorate (JCTD). The Rating Information Card for CS can be found at https://www.cool.navy.mil/enlisted/rating_info_cards/cs.pdf. That indicates 9 weeks, but "A" School is 5-6 weeks after classing up. Your Sailor may fly out to "A" School in Fort Lee, VA to the Joint Culinary Center of Excellence the day after PIR, but it is not unusual for Sailors who will be going to Fort Lee to be on Hold in the THU at GL after PIR waiting to class up at Fort Lee, so you MAY get extra time with your Sailor PIR weekend just because of that. There must not be extra barracks at Fort Lee for all of those who are not ready to class up, so sometimes Sailors going there are in the THU for 1 to 4 weeks before flying to VA. I suggest that you plan to stay through Sunday night or Monday just in case your Sailor does not fly out right away. Only your Sailor will know how it will work and may not know until just before PIR. See PIR Day and Liberty During PIR Weekend to help you know how to plan your weekend.

At 11:49pm on November 1, 2013, lemonelephant said…

Join the group, DEP-Leavin for bootcamp in March.  You will meet others with loved ones leaving that day/week who may be in the same TG and have PIR together. Be sure to check out the discussion, Things to Do in the Last Month before Your Future Sailor Leaves for the RTC. I also suggest you to join Boot Camp Moms (and loved ones) and begin checking out the Pages (found under the pictures of the Members) and Discussions there. You may want to check out Mom’s of Navy Daughters, Mom's of Daughters 2, and Women in the Navy.

Your future Sailor may want to join http://www.navydep.com to learn the ins and outs from the DEP point of view. Craig runs that and will steer her to some good links on there.

 
 
 

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