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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
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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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- Graduation Info
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- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
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Moms in the Dallas/Ft Worth Area
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Permalink Reply by Laurensmom-Ship02_Div951 on
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Hi!
My daughter didn't go to school in Keller...my girl went in 9.13 and PIR is11.5. Looking forward to meeting lots of other families here.
I haven't heard from her except for the "info letter". I know she is strong as am I....lust keeping lots of positive thoughts for all of these recruits!!!!! -
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Permalink Reply by BrockMoM on
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I missed a phone call from mine this morning I had no idea she would be able to call this soon. She just arrived 9/21 I will not be without that phone again,I am just sick I missed it. I have not recd info letter yet. I have cried enough gotta be strong I know she is strong and bullheaded just like her mom. So Keep your phones in hand you never know when you will get a call.
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I am jealous! I haven't received a call or a letter....did you send a phone card or envelopes/stamps etc? I did today just in case. I read different things about how I should or shouldn't...and maybe she does/doesn't have them supplied to her!!!!
So it can't hurt!
I'm sorry you missed the call, but I hope you at least got a message to listen to!!!! Your daughter went in a week after mine! That's great. I have read some divisions do things differently as far as what is allowed and when, so everything for a reason and I know this is but a small frame of time to be without contact.....this too shall pass.... -
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Thanks for the encouraging words. I guess she got a phone card at the NEX she did not take one,she did take stamps but like you I am sending a phone card envelopes with stamps and paper I to have read alot of different things. Just waiting for her address so I can start mailing all the letters I have written. Yes I did get a message she said the first week sucked, and just watch for the 847 area code phone calls it would be her and I love you Bye. I do keep telling myself - This too shall pass. Hope you get a call or letter soon. Hang in there!
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Permalink Reply by texasgirl on
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Son is is bc now PIR 10/8 so we're on the countdown!!! Can't wait to get to GL and see my SR. We're in Keller.
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Permalink Reply by sarahw1961 on
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I'm in Farmersville-between Wylie & Farmersville just outside of Copeville to be exact. My son is in Maryland at Ft. Mead - we're not newbies - just new to the N4M site - he's been in for 13 years. I'm loving that I'm finally finding some N. Texas mom's on here! Does anyone have a CT rated sailor?
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Permalink Reply by sunnydg (Ship 7, Div. 364) on
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My son is in bootcamp and has PIR on Nov. 5. Anyone with some good ideas for PIR, please let me know. I cannot wait to meet parents who are in the same situation that I'm in. I feel very lost and alone without my boy. I'm in Arlington.
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Hi!! My daughter is in BC with PIR 11.5 too!!!!
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My son is Cole, His PIR date is 10/8/2010 we cant wait to see him, McKinney, Texas
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Sunnydq - when we drove up for PIR (many years ago) - it was beautiful! We thought we'd take Jeremy out to eat at a nice restaurant but decided to let him decide where - we ended up at Taco Bell!!! There's a Mills Mall (exactly like Grapevine Mills), a 6 Flags, and lots of other stuff to see & do (we never made it to downtown & heard we missed a lot down there!). One thing I really enjoyed was just being able to drive around the base - it's beautiful up there!
You will wonder how in the world will you find your son in the sea of faces but don't worry - you will! Just enjoy being able to hug them & talk to them in person! Do be ready to cry though. I started the minute we drove on base & saw all these baby faced kids - hundreds & hundreds of them!!
We moved from Arlington when Jeremy left for bc in 1997. Have toured the metroplex since then! -
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