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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
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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.
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- Graduation Info
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my son Marquan has been gone since last thursday its killing me
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Comment by NavyMom93 (DIV: 823) on September 30, 2011 at 5:55pm
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Ebony - take a deep breath, you've joined a site with a great bunch of ladies who are here when you need them! You can call his recruiter and get his address even before the form letter is sent to you. Get some phone cards from walmart or where ever you can get them, have them activated and send them in your letters.
My son just started his 3rd week there and I still have moments where I just want to crawl in a hole and not come out til PIR. I promise it will all be ok. Lean on us when you need to, it's a rough ride we moms are going on and we are here for one another. Warm hugs to you.
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Comment by Ebony on September 30, 2011 at 6:00pm
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thank you so much from reading other blogs i dont think he meant to send the phone card home that makes me feel so much better i will call his recruiter tomorrow the box was the worst smelling his clothes and going through his things this prolly sounds dumb but he had on a sweatshirt and i will not wash it til i see him i wanna smell him sometimes i just lay on his bed and cry i just wanna hear his voice and know he is ok
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Comment by Lisa (Olivia Div 09-Ship 331) on September 30, 2011 at 6:13pm
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Ebony -- I did the same with my daughters clothes. I couldn't wash them for about 3 weeks. I'd sit in her room and cry. Today I got the call that "She's officially a sailor and see you at graduation". I CAN'T believe I missed that call. I was so upset. I saved my daughter's message that she left when she landed in Chicago and saved the one from today. You're son will make it. Its harder on us. I think in part because we know deep down our children will be much different. I find myself thinking, can I still give her that same mom hug and kiss on the cheek? Can we still kid around? For me, it is a fear and longing of the days when she was in braids and curtsied and said, "mommy, may I have some miss you chips?". I had know idea what this 5 year old meant but it was a fond memory. So with that Ebony, crying is good. Embrace your son's journey, write a lot and send many letters. The recruits really rely on it and it gives them the strength they need. God bless you both!
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Ebony - I don't see anything wrong with keeping his sweatshirt. I use a box mine made me that has a few of his favorite things in it as well as cologne. I've been so stressed about not hearing from him that when a letter did come I crashed and took a 2 1/2 hour nap...something I never do. I haven't been able to go in his room yet. I will probably wait until after PIR to jump that hurdle. It will get better, I promise.
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Thank you all so much talking to you makes me feel like i am not crazy
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oh and i still have the arrival in chicago message also
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:-) hang on to that precious message!
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Ang, so true about the phone! My daughter PIR's this Friday. I can't wait to see her. Unfortunately, I was in a meeting when she called with the "I'm a sailor now" and did not have my phone with me. She left a message but I felt as if I had been punched in the stomach. I felt so sad that I did not talk to her. At least I have her message. Not sure if she will call before PIR. I hope so.
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yes i ahve my phone on the highest ringer and it stays on that it goes everywhere with me now thanks ladies
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