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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.
Format Downloads:
- Graduation Info
- PDF – 2.7 MB
- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
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Great Lakes Illinois Hotels
Does anyone know of a good priced Hotel in Great lakes Illinois , To see My child graduate Basic Training
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Comment by GaryMimi on January 10, 2012 at 8:46am
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We stayed at the springhill suites in waukegan - no shuttle, but we had rented a car and it was not too far away for the PIR - the hotel is wonderful - everything you could ever want - very helpful also - we stayed for a few days and were able to spend time with our sailor - he had a long leave after the 29th and came home - we just took him to his A School - but to be sure springhill suites was awesome.
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we flew into Midway - which was about 1 hour drive to Waukegan, but we were okay because we were excited for the PIR - we flew up the 28th and left the 31st - we paid $80 per night - also, it is a new hotel, and everyone there was wonderful - the Navy Lodge appeared older - we had clean rooms, no pets or smokers - it was like being in our own apartment - we had two queen beds and a sleeper - it has a GREAT shower - it also has microwave and small frige - lots of places to eat nearby - Dunkin Donuts close too!! and WalMArt - if you are planning to go to a meet and greet, w hich we did not do...the saloon is across the street -
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I would suggest Southwest due to allowability of changing tickets and also most affordable - we were coming from Florida - it cost about $500 round trip for us - we did not want to chance driving up during winter, check into driving if it will be warmer when she graduates - as far as hotel we advised them that it would be a military discount so we got the $80 per night rate - we used enterprise which was right at the Midway airport - we just took the elevator up to the rental area after getting our bags...it was very easy to do - refundable tickets is important because if there is a delay in her graduation for any reason you do not want to be out so much money.
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Comment by Julie73 on April 12, 2013 at 10:21pm
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Has anyone ever stayed at the LaQuinta Hotel and Suites?
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