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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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- PNG – 2.3 MB
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restaurant suggestions???
I was also looking for a nice place for dinner... any suggestions from the seasoned moms?? My SR graduates 9/14. Never wanted to rush my children's lives but these next 4 weeks need to pass quickly. We begin a week at the Jersey shore on 8/25 and then the whilwind begins of school starting. A week and a half later we leave for Chicago... I was lucky that I did get to talk to him and the letters keep coming but we can't wait to see him!!!! As I know you all can appreciate...
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Comment by momof4 on August 18, 2012 at 5:46pm
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We had lunch @ Ditka's in downtown Chicago. She wanted a good steak and they had it. Wandered around the restaurant looking at the Bears memoribilia while we waited for our meal. Great service but pricey. Also had pizza @ Giordanno's.
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Comment by Andrea Ship12 Div296 on August 19, 2012 at 11:13pm
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Kathleen what is your son's ship and div? My son graduates on 9/14. Just curious I have not heard from my son yet.
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Comment by kathleen on August 20, 2012 at 8:54am
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Andrea he is ship 14 division 291... I can't believe you haven't heard anything!!! I can't imagine how you feel.. we just got another call on Saturday that was unexpected but he has been an altar server for catholic mass every sunday since he arrived and I think they rewarded him for that. I will keep you in my prayers that you get a call... hang on... we are getting closer to seeing them. When I spoke to my son Chris he said that they do have some tough things coming up but he is having a blast... starting "graduation practice". etc. He was very animated and excited about the next few weeks. keep us posted!!!!
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Which Giordanno's is the closest, do you know? My son wants pizza so Ithink this will be a good choice but there are so many of them!! Also, do you know if they have adult beverages? No biggie, just wondering :)
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We arrived in Waukegan Thursday before PIR. We had lunch at the one in Gurnee and our daughter wanted pizza so we had dinner there the night of PIR. We were lucky that she didn't leave Chicago until Sunday so we and an extra day with her. Be sure to have batteries ready for your camera. You'll take a thousand pictures. lol. Such a great time.
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what a beautiful picture!!!!!!! thanks for sharing it!!!!
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