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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

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.

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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:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

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**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).

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RTC Graduation

**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.

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Day 8 since leaving for Boot Camp

20 years ago today I gave birth to my son... strange I'm not able to wish him a Happy Birthday!!!! Thought about him all day and I hope it was a good day for him... but for some reason I think he spent today running and getting screamed at... I'm still waiting for my PIR letter...

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Comment by shinystuff on March 9, 2012 at 5:54am: Thursday was day 8 for us too! And, we are still waiting for that letter as well! I am hoping today will be the day. I've read that it's usually 3 days after receiving "the box." When did you get the box? I will be doing the same thing as you at the end of April. My son's 19th birthday will be on 04/29. I was really hoping that his PIR would be that weekend, but we'll see.

Comment by Fmfcorpsmanmom2286 on March 9, 2012 at 7:29pm: My sailor graduated from the Great Lakes back in October - FABULOUS ceremony DON'T MISS IT!

It was several weeks before I got my first letter but then they seemed to come quicker. You'll find the Navy sends out the mail when they feel like it! :( But when you get that first one - I'm sure you'll mimic me - I jumped around and danced AT the mailbox on the street. Once I managed to get back in the house with it I was crying so hard I couldn't read it! I smelled it and touched it for at least an hour - you would have thought it was in brail!

"The Box" - oh that box. When that box came, I dropped to my knees and cried AGAIN! I'm not gonna lie, removing their things rips your heart right out of your chest! I smelled my sons scent from his shirt for a week until it wasn't there anymore.

Good luck!

Comment by mdamon70/SHIP11Div.134 on March 11, 2012 at 10:12pm: Today is Day 11... still no PIR letter... My now 20 year old son left for BC on 2/29... I'm optimistic the PIR letter will arrive tomorrow... I just can't wait for the opportunity to start sending letters of encouragement... @CodysMom... sounds like our sons left for BC on the same day... maybe they're together... :)... thanks everyone...