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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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What to send my SR in bootcamp
I have been reading the blogs, the discussions, everything I can to gain as much knowledge as I can to ensure my son is "well cared for" by mommy, even while in bootcamp! haha! Anyway, from day one, all the recruiter ever told me was "Nothing but the clothes on his back, then just plain 2 or 3 page letters until PIR". OK, now Im reading through the posts on this site, and I see moms who send their kids envelopes and stamps! OH NO!! I thought that was taken care of for him, so I put together a quick letter and stuffed inside 2 stamped envelopes yesterday. Another post said the kids can call, and holy crap HE NEEDS A PHONE CARD! I never sent one, should I now? He left for bootcamp on July 25th (my poor son with the "Im just figuring it out now" mom!!) Should I grab him some phone cards? I didnt think he was allowed! Im so confused! I cannot and willnot call his recruiter to ask - when I asked him for my sons address, he gave me the wrong one (I swear it was on purpose! ;)) When I called him to say I found a different address for that ship/division here on N4M, he read me the riot act about me not thinking he was competent enough and whatever else he screamed. Soooo....my tried and true knowledgable ladies are going to have to help me out here! Lemonelephant, I KNOW I will hear from you on this one (you always come through!! Plus, I sent you a friend req, now all I need is your number on my speed dial! hahaha) Anyway, I dont want to deprive my son of anything he can have, or might need, in order to feel connected to home. I have done the letters everyday, and numbered them as others have suggested. I thought I was doing everything right...until I started reading! Mail comes around 2:00 here for me, so I need your ladies input and I need it ASAP! Thanks,I know I can always count on you all!
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Comment by lemonelephant on August 9, 2012 at 2:02am
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Go to http://callsforrecruits.org/ and send an email to get free phone cards (actually a number to call and PINs to make calls). Do that ASAP and get them in the mail. He will not be able to call without a calling card, but he can buy one at the NEX or a buddy may give him one of the free "cards" to make a call. Don't worry, you should be able to get them to him before his division should be able to call in week 3 or 4. Thanks for the compliment and a laugh, just ask on my comment wall or in a PM or ask anywhere and someone will answer. (I am having surgery Friday and will most likely be off the site for a few days. There are lots of great people on here with accurate info and support for you.) Send the phone cards and your love and encouragement and you and he will both be fine.
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