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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.
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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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Bootcamp arrival Sept 8, 2020??
Hello! Got the call that my daughter made it to bootcamp quarantine last night 09/08/2020. Looking for other moms out there on the same timeline. Sadie is my baby, only daughter, and only child in the military. I think I am going to need lots of support!
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Permalink Reply by Shoosh on
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Stephanie0725 My daughter just finished up quarantine (I think) so I am a couple weeks ahead of you. My Samantha is also my baby and my only girl. This is a great site with lots of support so you've come to the right place!
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Permalink Reply by Stephanie0725 on
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Thank you so much for reaching out! I feel like this site has been a godsend! It has been so great to connect with other moms today and know that I am not crazy for feeling this way! What a tidal wave of emotions. I'm good for a few hours then just get overwhelmed by a flood of tears. Please tell me it gets better.
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HeyStephanie0725, just checking in to see how you are doing. Have you heard anything from your daughter yet?
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Permalink Reply by Anna on
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Stephanie0725,
Hello!!! I'm a little behind in catching up on N4Ms so I just saw your discussion here!!! I sent you a welcome message to your profile page. Feel free to jump in and introduce yourself on the Moms of Daughters 2 group page. We have several moms on there who are ready to welcome you and offer you support. We've all been there and we've all had those moments when everything is fine until we hear a song, see a beautiful picture, whatever it is and we find ourselves overwhelmed with sadness that our little girl is not with us. The loss of communication can be the hardest of all. I can tell you it does get better but it will never be like it used to be. I had both daughters enlist at different times, plus I have a son serving, and you would think it gets easy!!! It doesn't, I miss all my kids but they are grown and doing that adult thing!!!! Let me know when you hear from her!!!
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Permalink Reply by bhmom on
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Stephanie0725, you are a strong woman with 3 kids enlisted. I have only the one and she was so sick on her first (and only so far) call. I don't know if she ended quarantined but my heart goes out reading that. They are so strong but they are still our babies
We are holding our breath we will hear from her this weekend. I hope you hear from your kids as well and that they are crushing it.
Hang in there. We raised them to become Navy Strong - so by default, we can be too.
Thank all the moms for the support this site provides. I am not usually prone to tears but find myself in that situation more often of late.
Have a great PIR day all. We can't wait to see ours in Nov,
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