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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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- Graduation Info
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Medical Waivers
Hey ladies! :)
Long story short, I went to MEPS---knowing I would need a waiver--- on 14 Feb 2011. Everything there went well and I am otherwise qualified. I sent off all the requested paperwork on the 17th, and was told that I would know something anywhere between 3 days (no) or 3 months (yikes). That's a HUGE time discrepancy, and the not knowing is driving me crazy. I was just wondering if any of you moms/wives/girlfriends/sailors/etc had any advice or insight on the situation? I'm the first in my family to attempt to join the USN, so everyone pretty much shrugs and has let me pave my road. :)
Thanks!
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Permalink Reply by ChrisAmo on
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It all takes time and because the Navy is the Navy and everything gets done on Navy time, you'll need to learn patience. Don't give up, keep going, and all will be well. My son had to see a Navy doc as well as submit stuff from our doc and it took several weeks but it came through eventually.
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Permalink Reply by LAW415 on
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Skyler, MEPS requested my most recent lab work and everything, so I had that sent off and my doctor included a note of his own approval for enlistment--- not saying that will change anything, but any little bit helps. My recruiter runs the PSTs for the SEALS/AIRR/SWCC/EOD/Divers, and I've been doing those every week so he also had numbers to send off with my other paperwork. Guess it's just some more hurrying up and waiting.
Chris, thanks- I understand the waiting and patience part, but it's just difficult feeling like my life is on pause until I hear something. Just staying patient and positive though. Again, I appreciate it!
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I know it's hard waiting, and not knowing. Get this....my son got his medical waiver, went through boot camp but before he could continue on to Pensacola and A school he was told he needed to get ANOTHER waiver (for the same thing). They kept him hanging about in Great Lakes for 6 weeks before they decided he didn't need the 2nd waiver after all! So, he got on a plane to Pensacola NAS, checked in, started his 2 week INDOC (indoctrination) and was classed up (started his classes) in 2 days! Which didn't give him time to finish INDOC so he was behind on that.....He ended up classing up much faster than anyone else. So.........always keep in mind that many things the Navy does makes no sense (to us anyway). No matter how certain something is, it isn't, and you just need to go with the flow. My son got very frustrated for a while until he came to realize that it wasn't helping so he just settled in and waited it out. He's now been in almost 3 years and is returing from his fist deployment next week. So don't give up!
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