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Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!
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.
Format Downloads:
- Graduation Info
- PDF – 2.7 MB
- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
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Waiting for an address
Got my 20 second call on monday. Got my kid in a box on Thursday, Now all I am waiting on is an address. I promised my son I would write him as much as possible, told him I would try to write him a letter every day. Well I have been writing a letter every day. However, these letters are sitting on my nightstand waiting for an address. I am hoping he is so busy that he doesnt eventually notice that letters aren't coming yet. I have read time after time how important letters from home are. And feel so frustrated that I can not mail mine. I have so many friends and family waiting to mail him letters and they keep calling asking for the address which really isnt helping matters at all.
I have a friend who is part of Soldier Angel if you know of anyone who doesn't receive letter or just needs more support let me know and I will give you some contact info. She and a few of her friends that are with this wonderful organization would love to write any soldier in need of a little more support. ( Not sure if I am allowed to put something like this up on here so if not let me know and I will remove.)
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Comment by Momof3kidz(IT) on July 22, 2011 at 10:07pm
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Your son's address will come in a form letter and you should receive it in the next couple days. His correct address is on that sheet along with a lot of other information. Good Luck! I received my box 1 week after he left and the letter the next day. You should keep your eyes open, it will come.
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Comment by Dawn L. on July 22, 2011 at 10:17pm
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I know when Ben was in boot camp last year at this time, his recruiter had an address for us within a few days that he was there. Knew all that before his box & form letter came to us. We were able to get letters sent to him by the end of the first week. Check with his recruiter. He may be able to get one for you. It doesn't hurt to ask.
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Comment by Animal Cookie on July 23, 2011 at 12:53am
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I also got my son's box yesterday. I raced to open it hoping it would contain something not sue what I was hoping for but I was hoping for something special instead it contained dirty clothes and his Navy papers. Wow another load of laundry does this kid laundry ever stop. Boy, do I miss my son.
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Comment by shell2524 on July 23, 2011 at 10:50pm
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My son left July 13th, I received "The Box" last week, and his father received the form letter yesterday(divorced). I cant wait to get letters!! His Grad date is September 9th!!!
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@Joshsmom My daughter left the 18th and I got her letter on Saturday! Hope you got your too! !Shell2524 her PIR dates is 9/9 too! Her div is 07/301!
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