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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:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

Events

**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

RTC Graduation

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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Navy.com Para Familias

Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com

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I am still wrestling with the idea that he is going into the Navy and leaving home. I am so proud of him but in the same breath I am worried about surviving without him. I am a single mom so he is the "man" of the house and is the fixer of problems around here. He is my rock and my strength. He has this amazing way of brighting up my day regardless of how bad it is. His smile is so contagious and I already miss it. I see it every day but know that in July I will see it no more. I know he will come home but he will no longer be my Cody. He will now be a man. He may look the same but will not "be" the same young man that left. He will be stronger, he will be more fierce, he will be more worldly, and most of all he will be a man. My Cody leaves in July and never comes back. I am afraid to let him go but still so very proud to tell, you and everyone that my son is in the Navy and going for SEALS. Am I afraid, of course, I would be lieing if I said no. I have this bright shining light in my heart for knowing that he is serving his country and is going to be part of a very elite part of our protecting force.
I wrestle with him leaving everyday. I wantto spend time with him but have to let him grow. This is new for me. He has always been here for me. I guess in some ways I am being selfish but I ahve to let the world see how great he is and how amazing of a young man he is.
I am proud of his chioce. I am proud of him as a human being and a person. I will stand taller then most for knowing that he is doing something that takes a very special breed of human. The choice to defend our freedom and put his own life on the line makes me so afraid but so proud. Sometimes I wonder how I can feel those two feelings at the same time.
He is a great role model for his brother that now wants to go into the Navy. He is ROTC in school now. I can not be any more proud except when I see him in his uniform and graduating..
One last thing before I go... My grandfather was Navy and I have a very old picture of him. I can't wait til the day I can have Cody's image inposed next to his great grandfather.
I guess I am letting go of my boy but taking hold of a man that is so wonderful and courageous that I can not be any more proud.

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