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Join groups! Browse for groups for your PIR date, your sailor's occupational specialty, "A" school, assigned ship, homeport city, your own city or state, and a myriad of other interests. Jump in and introduce yourself! Start making friends that can last a lifetime.
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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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
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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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Any one else have a son in S11/D122? I received my form letter a few days ago and have probably read the 4 comment lines a thousand times already. Graduation is supposed to be 4/8.
My tip is to buy your airline tickets now with insurance, in case you need to change the date. The closer you get to graduation day, the more expensive they get.
Every day I think "Today is the day that I will not cry" but it hasn't happened yet. I cried for the first three days when he started kindergarten, and he was only gone for half the day, lol. This is much harder than Kindergarten. Where did the time go?
Would love to chat with moms, spouses, girlfriends or anyone who is in the same division as my son :)
-Cathy
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My daughter is also in S11 D122. I can't wait for the mail every day hoping there'll be another letter! My daughter writes a lot, keeping me so informed. she hatedhatedhated being there the first couple of days! Now her letters are more uplifting, and I think she's proud of herself and her accomplishments. I loved talking to her on the phone! she cried at first, but it got better. she said the hardest thing so far is not being able to hug your friend when she's crying because she's homesick. Can't wait to see her on the 8th!
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