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Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!
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:
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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He left today
My son offically left for boot camp today. There was a small chance that he would not get to ship out today due to some paperwork problems, but apparently that was cleared up and now is plane is due to land at O'Hare in about an hour.
I can honestly say that today has been one of the very hardest days of my life with the exception of the day my Mom died. I have tried to stay strong for our 6 yr old daughter, but even at that, I have had my times of breaking down.
When I do not feel sad, I start to feel guilty for trying to accept life as it is now and going on. It has really been a catch 22 day for me.
I will say that my hubby and friends on facebook have been Awesome....Especially my hubby. He has had his hands full with me and our little one and yet he has been very understanding and patient with both of us.
I've watched the videos, but yet I still wonder what my son's night/day is going to be like once he gets off the plane at O'Hare.
The letter writing will begin tomorrow for sure.
I've already warned my hubby that about the time I start dealing with everything decently, our son's box will come and I will be right back to where I am now. Thankfully, he says he understands that and is okay with it.
Tomorrow is my birthday....I'm praying that it will be a decent day and that I'm able to be very positive and not sit around and wish that our son was here with me.
Off to wait for my phone call.
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Comment by Andysproudmom on July 2, 2012 at 10:10pm
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My son also left today and am waiting by the phone as I write this hoping for the "I'm here" phone call. Hang in there and know that we all are here for you anytime you need anything. Here is hoping that your birthday is wonderful and know that your son will be thinking of you as much as you are thinking of him. Happy Birthday!!
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Comment by Tee-1sailor's mom on July 3, 2012 at 10:37am
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Here's how I describe being a Navy Mom. They got on a roller coaster in the front seat, and we're sitting in the back with our seat belt buckled hanging on for dear life! We roll with the coaster, up and down, upside down. Laughing, crying, screaming. Sometimes it's scary, sometimes it's beautiful, but we can always see our son's head and know that he's serving his country, so we are always proud.
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