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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:
Events
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
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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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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Comment by lemonelephant on February 13, 2015 at 4:47pm
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Ten days after arrival is AVERAGE. That means that some will come before that and some after. Most will have them by two weeks after arrival, which is why we say it is fine to get the address from the recruiter if it has been at least 2 weeks since your recruit arrived and you still don't have The Form Letter. It will be coming soon.
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Comment by allie1928 on February 13, 2015 at 8:32pm
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be patient i know it's hard...it two weeks for our letter ..We received the box of his clothes first...i will friend you if you want to be friends...also look for group of mom's whose recruits left same day and when you get the letter you can join your pir group get to know some of the mom's...it helped me...i go in chat room often...first thing in morning and about 3pm in afternoon nice group of mom's on and if you have questions they can answer them.
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Comment by tori'smom on February 14, 2015 at 12:53pm
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well I am a happy girl now! The letter did come but she sent it to her sister :) Her father and I are divorced but get a long very well... while she was preparing her to leave, we would tease her as to who would get the first phone call, the package, the form letter.. She is very clever- I got the call (dad graciously gave in bc he knew I would be a mess-LOL), he got the package and the letter was sent to her sister.... Love how she thinks!!! :) She graduates on April 3rd. Now she has lots of letters headed her way from lots of people! Only 7 more Fridays- hotel and car booked, and flights will be booked by the end of the weekend! Finally feeling some relief and have an extra hop in my step :) One step closer to contact!! Woo Hoo!! And I will definitely be joining that chat room.. absolutely love this site- everyone is so incredibly helpful and nice! Have a wonderul Valentine's Day and weekend!!!!
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Smart girl (she must get that from her mom).
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lol!! Yes and she is our peace keeper.
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