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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
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- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
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Day 3 what a wonderful son
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Comment by navy25 on March 12, 2011 at 2:44am
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Hi Kim, thats a Precious Gift you received from your Son Yes you did a Great Job and he sounds like a Wonderful Young Man and the best to him in BC.My son is in Great Lakes since August 16th and he just started A School and every little note, text message, quick call,letter its so important for us to have a connection with them.Its a bit easier now for us to communicate but the Missing My only Son Part is pretty much the same is very hard and the one thing that keeps it together is that its for their benefit and a bright future for them and a part of growing up. Just hang in there Boot Camp is very tough for your Sailor and for You but before you know it youll be Hugging him at PIR Graduation time start saving your pennies its an amazing event in your sons life and your family .This support group and the one from your same PIR date will be very helpful for those times you need a friend to share your feelings of missing him and a shoulder to cry on.The Best to your Recruit and Keep in touch,Maria Navy25
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Comment by annafornavy on March 12, 2011 at 10:22am
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Kim - I cried as I read your blog... Your son will do amazing in boot-camp I can tell... You already raised an amazing son and now the Navy is going to polish him and add some nice finishing touches to him. He is going trough processing this first week, shots, dr's and dentisit.. I was out of my mind the first couple weeks wondering what was going on.. Then his first letter came and he said mom this is not as bad as I thought it would be. He said the first couple of weeks dragged because there was so much rushing here and there to sit around and wait.. You can call his recruiter to get the address and start mailing letters it was very theraputic for me knowing I was trying to reach out to him even if he didnt get mail for a couple weeks... Boot-camp is the first step to an amazing life that will unfold for him.. MY son has now joined the Fleet and he is on his first 6 month deployment... ALthough PIR seems so far away it will come quick... And the min those doors open up and see the divisons marching in your soul begins to dance with excitment... Bravo to you and your Sailor... Anna
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Comment by ltolerNCcoastmom(ship03/Div155) on March 12, 2011 at 3:46pm
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i have tears rolling down my face right now. What a blessing you recieved!! My son left on the 7th for BC. I recieved "The Box" with his belongings 2 days ago and waiting to get his address. I can't wait to hear from him.
My son went off to college here in NC but only lasted 3 months before coming home. He was so homesick and couldn't do it. After coming home, going to the community college here and working he realized he needed to get his life in order. At 20 yrs. old enlisted.
I was counting down the months before he would be gone. Sick of tired of cleaning up his messes, not knowing where he was half the time, and being disrespectful to his family. I had had it!
The day we dropped him off he had tears in his eyes and kept telling us he loved us. Now, I can't keep it together. All I do is find myself looking for him to walk in the door, or go to his room to be close. It is so nice to know we have moms going through the same stuff and we can relate to them.
If they can do this, then we CERTAINLY can!
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Comment by AJVNavyMom on March 13, 2011 at 6:20pm
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It is an emotional journey, that's for sure. I got two books that really helped me know what my son was doing and what to expect. It was comforting to read week to week as he was going through boot, but sometimes I thought maybe I didn't want to know. Either way, I felt closer to him and when he'd call or write, I had somewhat of a clue of what he was talking about. "Honor, Courage, Commitment". and "When the Eagle Invades the Nest" Good luck!
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