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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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A hole the size of the Grand Canyon...
has invaded my heart!!!
I thought I had this all worked out inside my head...I thought logic was going to prevail. But this empty house, his empty room....my broken heart.
I'm not ready....I want to be selfish and keep my baby boy at home just a little longer....I want him to need me still
One thing I do realize through these tears is the problem lies within me and I have to toughen up....I have to be strong just like I was for the last 18 years.
just so blindsided by the pain
forgive me for not being positive....tomorrow is a new day!
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Comment by janeyjane on August 6, 2012 at 9:44pm
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Dropped my son at hotel tonight...I am lost.
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I have so many things that keep me positive, but it is still there...you cannot fight or turn off THE MOM.
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Comment by Leisa Ship13 Div309 Grad 9-28 on August 6, 2012 at 10:13pm
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Totally understand. My son left from Texas to GL on Wed August 1st...i feel your horrible pain. I am thankful to hear someone else, which i know there are many that feel the same. Its the worst feeling ever, The feeling of no contact, completely cut off from your son. When he called me wed nite when he arrived we had 3 seconds if that it was i am here and bye and i was devestated that there was nothing else i could say or do was speechless and just went to bed in tears. Next day at work first thing my coworkers asked how it went and i just started sobbing i just told them i cant talk about it right now cause its too painful, luckily most are parents and they think they understand but they wont until they experience it....anyway, big hug to you, be strong, thats what i am trying to do, i hear it gets easier, i dont feel that though yet. Keeping busy has helped me a little bit, but not even close to where i want to be. Blindsided by the pain is a good way of putting it. We knew in January that he was leaving August 1st and no matter how much we knew ahead of time, when the time came NOTHING CAN PREPARE YOU FOR THAT...Again big hugs.....my email at work is lnewlin@eprod.com if you ever want to talk. i have got in this website at work but it runs really slow...at home now, much better. HUGS!!
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Comment by Chas'Mom on August 6, 2012 at 11:15pm
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(((hugs))) to you, Janeyjane and Leisa!!!
Yes, after my crying fit I thought okay what can I do to keep myself busy and I think painting my rooms will be my first step....I heard keeping busy helps....I also think having this website is a God sent....blogging and taking to the veteran women in chat .... and having a long talk with a great friend....I feel much better!
I'm not ready for that "I'm here" call....not ready for Thursday when we have to say goodbye again and know it will be 8 weeks....but when I think about it, I get this "excited" feeling to see my boy in his whites as a Sailor.
And it is so hard to turn of "The Mom"!!!!
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Comment by TenaciousDee on August 7, 2012 at 12:36am
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I promise you the emotional roller coaster that you will be on will be worth the moment you put your arms around him at PIR. Think of it as an adventure, not just for them, but for us. My son is currently in A School and I still have my moments that the tears just come. I woke up in tears Saturday...because I just miss him terribly and I still have a hard time going into his room. The quietness is something I am still dealing with, but after the 8 weeks it does get better. I still log onto this site each day...it was what got me though boot camp. And write to him every day. We know what you are going through, will be going through and are here for you. I send you a huge hug!
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TenaciousDee - Thanks for the words of encouragement, all of it helps! Big Hug backactcha!
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