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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:
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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Confused Depper....
My son signed a contract as AO and set to leave for BC in November. He has been unsure about the rate he choose but extremely excited to start his life in the Navy. Looking for a rate that can be benefical to him when he returns, he mentioned an opportunity to change to his recuriter, only to be brushed off.
After time he told his Chief Petty Office and a request was made for Machanical Engineer. He was told that they should know something in about a week. Is this true? Did he do the right thing? What changes can he expect?
I set my mind and heart to accept that within two months he will be on his way. Can this change (if granted) make him leave sooner?
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Comment by J25smom on September 3, 2010 at 11:38am
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I'm a DEPPER mom too. I know when my son had signed his contract for one job but then changed jobs it took several weeks before everything was approved. Once it was he was required to sign a new contract which moved his BC date to two weeks sooner than the original date. However, this all took place months before he was scheduled to leave for BC.
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Comment by Cat(Mom of an AO) on September 3, 2010 at 1:25pm
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thanks for the comment J25. And best of luck to both you and your son...
Can anyone tell me some pro and cons of each rate?
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WOW! Thank you Paula S.
you wrapped up everything there is to know about an AO. I appreciate your time and effort. The clock is ticking so if my son does stay with his current contract then he is off in as little as two month. I guess I will soon find out what decision has been made. You must be so proud of your daughter. Good Luck and God Bless to both of you!
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