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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.
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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:
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
- PDF – 2.7 MB
- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
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Meps
Ok, today she is on her way to Meps. Was wondering #1 what is the acronym mean? #2 What happens if she does not score high on her ASVAB? She took the practice tests and didn't score very well in Math, electricity and general science. Will they still let her in? What does she need to have to get in and on her way to BC? She wants to be in Media and Journalism, and I know there is a minimum score for this. She is excellent in English and writing and also has a great vocab. However, when she took the practice tests, she saw words she has never seen before and she is a major reader. Do they have a second chance to study and do better? How does it work with all that? Lots of questions. She is really setting her mind to this and knows she will be buckling down and studying hard if she gets another chance at the test. she really didn't have much time to prepare for this one.
Thank you in advance for your comments!
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Comment by gsdkids (daughter AN) on July 15, 2010 at 1:56pm
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Meps stands for Military Entrance Processing Station. If there are other acronyms you aren't sure of look it up just to the right of the screen where it shows "Navy Speak." The better your daughter scores on the ASVAB the more selection of jobs that will be available to her. If she doesn't score well she can take the test again, but I believe she has to wait 30 days between tests. Therefore, the more she studies the better she will do. There are are all kinds of books with CD's and practice tests, not to mention she can practice on line to her hearts content.
You need to have patience, my daughter made several trips to MEPS before they had a job for her and then low and behold she had a job and was gone within 30 days. The military (all branches) definitely is hurry up and wait. When you think you have it figured out you will find out there is another delay, stall, or even OMG I need to be there now. Patience will come in very handy.
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Comment by MySarahgrl on July 16, 2010 at 1:04pm
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Thank you jessicaB-sailor mom and gsdkids! appreciate your comments. I look forward to hearing what's going on with her when she gets back today. Hopefully it will be less trips, but if it is, that's ok too. she and I will have patience. also, thank you for the website;I will check it out!!
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