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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:
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**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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The Beginning for Us.
I have never been so emotional in all of my life (other than maybe my pregnancy... lol).
My 21 year old brother, Jordan, has joined the Navy. When he told me he was thinking about it... I thought, "oh that'll be neat...."; obviously not taking it 100% serious. But he certainly went through with it. The day he went to MEPS and got sworn in was the first day I actually cried about it.... Reality set in. My baby brother is now a US Navy Sailor... wow, so surreal. I still can't believe it sometimes. I live and work with my brother. He's always there. Always has been. On 7/8; my life will change and so will his. I am sooo proud of him and so completely honored to be his sister. But I can't help but feel sadness when I think about him not being in the next room.... not around for me to tease him like have for the last 21 years... no longer there to play pranks on him (and get my fair share of pranks played on me.. let me tell ya!)... and also no longer there to be my protector as he's been all my life. I have to let him go... and I think I'm starting to come to terms with this. He knows how I am. He knows I can be very emotional and I am so passionate about my family. Especially him (along with my son, mother, and sister). He told me about Navyformoms.com and I'm glad I found an outlet. Somewhere to go when he's not there.... somewhere where their are people who are going through the same things and understand the feelings I am having inside.
Right now, we're spending as much time as we can together... doing last minute things. And just overall, enjoying each others company while we can. My mother and I are planning a going away party for him that will take place in the middle of June. We're getting all of our family and my brother's friends together to celebrate and see him off to boot camp...
Not much else going on.... just learning so much about what he's going to be going through for the weeks, months, and years to come...
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Comment by Navy_Sister14 (Ship04 Div292) on April 8, 2010 at 9:58pm
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It's extremely comforting to hear these kind words :) I know that it'll get easier with time! I am very excited for him... excited to travel to see him and see what he does and see where he goes in life.. just hard to let go of my BABY brother lol... He says "We can Skype!" lol. That made me laugh, but so true.
kk - Your son and daughter sound just like me and my Brother :) It's so wonderful to have a bond like this.. I some family (cousins) that don't get along very well and I'm so thankful I have such a loving, caring brother... and now the Navy gets him!
Donna - I'm having a hard time letting my 1 brother leave, I don't know how you do it letting 2 of them go!! Thanks for the positive outlook! It sure helps make this easier :)
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Oh yeah, My name is Kristi... but Navy Sister sounds cool too! :)
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Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on April 9, 2010 at 9:36am
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It can be a great future for him and he may get a chance to really see the world and experience other cultures. As you grieve about his departure, you can celebrate the great sailor that he will be in the years ahead.
And yes....skype is a beautiful thing!!!
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Last night, my brother and I watched a video on what (he) is to expect at boot camp... it honestly made things easier... to actually see the things he'll be doing. I see he'll be in good hands :)
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