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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.
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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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A phone call from my Son
I spoke with my Son Thursday Sept 06, just for a few minutes, the only words that I was able to say to Him was that I love him, it was really sad for me to know that I wouldn't be able to hear his voice until his graduation date 10/05, I dont know if Im going to be able to go, I will try my best.
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Comment by lemonelephant on September 15, 2012 at 8:03pm
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Hang in there, things will get better. I'm glad that you got the "I'm still alive!" call. Sometime in his last week you will get the "I'm a Sailor!" call to let you know that he has made it. It could come on any weekday (F, M-Th) beginning on the day of the previous week's PIR (09/28/2012) to the day before his PIR (10/04/2012). Those calls begin 2ish pm and end 8ish pm Central Time. Who knows, you may be blessed with a surprise call between now and then. Know that "No news is good news!" If something happens that would delay him or send him home, you will be called and that is not a call you want to receive. Don't expect a call, but have your phone available every day between 8 am and 8 pm Central Time, and be pleasantly surprised if you receive a call.
I hope you are able to make it to PIR. It will be a special day for you both. You will be able to spend the rest of that day with him and then you can meet him at the airport the next day to give him his cell phone and other things he wants and spend time with him and then see him off to "A" School.
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Comment by AndresProudmom on September 16, 2012 at 11:28pm
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Thank you very much for your comments, It helps a lot, last wednesdayMy Daughter received a letter from my son, he also sent a letter to his dad. Last saturday was my Son 18 b-day.
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Comment by tlb4444 on September 18, 2012 at 10:57pm
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Hang in there! Ours graduates 10/5 also. The first 5 weeks were tough for us but it is getting better now that we have heard from him. What kind of training / job is your son in?
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