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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

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:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

Events

**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

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RTC Graduation

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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Greetings to all.  My son's PIR is scheduled for 4/02/10.  I was wondering if I will have the opportunity to meet other proud recruit parents from the raleigh, NC area.   

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We did the 14 1/2 drive up...my husband refuses to fly! We stayed at Navy Lodging, which I highly recommend!! They are less than a mile from where PIR takes place. The rate is around $65 per night with 2 queen beds and a kitchette. You do NOT pay any additional taxes on the rate so you literally pay $65 per night. We had no trouble driving onto base for PIR. We had been warned about lines for searching cars but back in January, they did not inspect our car and flagged us right in. We had a GPS and had no trouble gettting through Chicago traffic to get to GL. However, on Saturday when we went to see the sights, we took the train into Chicago rather than driving and having to worry about parking. Train station is right there near base and round trip ticket into Chicago was something like $7. Navy Lodging can provide you a map showing where to park for the train station as well as showing you where to go for PIR on Friday morning. Staff at Navy Lodging was Top Notch!! Let me know if you have any other questions about PIR. I know you are so excited!!

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