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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

...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

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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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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).  

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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

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Pokey1042's Blog – May 2018 Archive (4)

Two Days of Slow Motion

We dropped  him off at the hotel and were able to have dinner with him.  I could tell he was anxious and we said our "see ya laters and cried and hugged tight".  He text me later that evening that his roommate at the hotel was nice and that they watched the game.

Next day, his dad and I headed to MEPS.  I suggest getting their early like we did because their system went down and we had to wait.  Then we got the okay to go ahead to the MEPS building.  When he arrived I immediately saw…

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Added by pokey1042 on May 30, 2018 at 10:40am — 3 Comments

Today is the day

Today is the day, we drop him off at the hotel. I’m going to try hard to contain myself & tomorrow we’ll see him do his final swear in and the Friday countdown begins. #navyboy #boymeetsworld

Added by pokey1042 on May 28, 2018 at 9:00am — 1 Comment

1 Week Away

We're one week away from our son to leave for BT.  Thus far I'm still crying daily in anticipation of him leaving.  This week is his last week of work at his job.  That's going to be a hard one for him because he loves his job and the people he works with.  He's been hanging out with his friends, not sure when they're going to say there good byes.  Two of his friends now are wanting to join, and they need to, but they haven't done it yet.  He's been meeting with his recruiter and I'm hoping…

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Added by pokey1042 on May 21, 2018 at 11:25am — 4 Comments

Getting Prepared

My son leaves for BT on the 29th of this month.  We're super proud of his decision, but of course as a parent I worry.  I'm calm at times, but then it hits me during the day and I randomly cry that its getting closer in the days coming that he will be leaving.  I know its not going to be forever, but we've never been apart.  His three brothers and his dad are putting on a brave face for now, but I know when the 29th roles around they're going to loose it.  In all, we know he's going to do…

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Added by pokey1042 on May 9, 2018 at 3:42pm — 5 Comments

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