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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 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
- JPG – 3.4 MB
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Timing for enlistment
My son has only completed 3 years of college, has struggled finding a decent job and it looks like he finally has decided to enter the Navy at 30 years of age. He has talked about it since high school but his father has been against it because he's afraid he will get hurt and has always discouraged him. However, I want to see him reach his full potential instead of drifting thru life and feel it will give him the direction he needs. He asked me to go with him to talk to the recruiter a couple of days ago and has been excited about it since then. He did well on the pre-test and was told he should have no problem qualifying for the jobs he's looking at. He keeps calling and texting me to discuss information he's finding. I'm excited also and hope to soon be a proud Navy mom.
That said, is there a best time of the year to go to boot camp? It would seem the best weather would be late summer or early fall. Also, do they get a break from A school to come home for Christmas? He's thinking to wait until after Christmas to go to boot camp but I'm afraid his father will talk him out of it...again. Plus, he's currently out of work and there doesn't seem to be any reason to delay entry. I feel like I'm walking a thin line between encouraging him and pushing him.
Has anyone faced this and have advice?
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Comment by BunkerQB on May 18, 2013 at 1:48am
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At 30 years of age, I'd push him out the door as fast as possible. Does not matter what the temperature is outside or inside. Doesn't matter what the rating is. Time for him to get out on his own. Before long he'll be 40 and trying to find a decent job or finish college. The best mother you can be right now, the very best thing you can do for him is to encourage, demand, push, pull him thru that door to independence. Don't let your husband's fears be the guiding factor in your son's future. Remember the cut off is 32 years (or under) before start of bootcamp.
We live in a world with increasing emphasis on youth. There is a certain expectation (college degree, work experience, financial stability, personal goals) when a man/woman reaches 30. As unfair as it may be these are the benchmarks by which a person is often judged. The windows of opportunity will start closing in the job market.
He has reached a critical time. Don't let this opportunity pass him by. He can do this.
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