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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
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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:
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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*****BATTLESTATIONS*****
This is the final test for the SRs. It is a 12 hr overnight drill where they are tested on all they have learned and could encounter when deployed on a ship. It takes place on the Disney-created USS Trayer, a very realistic ship that allows them to be evaluated in all areas. They head over there in the evening and conclude with a capping ceremony the next morning. Here, they trade their "Recruit" caps for their "NAVY" caps, and have now graduated...and are sailors! It is a very emotional time for them after all of their hard work. Later in the afternoon, you should receive that much anticipated "I'm a Sailor" call. These can start around 2 pm GL time, but could come earlier or later. So phones handy all day...don't leave them for a moment! Some may not get calls if their new sailor had watch...he/she should call the next day. When your sailor calls, please ask if all in the division passed and post this info for the other ladies on the board.
Teamwork is the name of the game. They are divided into smaller groups and evaluated as team members and as individuals. This is what a Chief said about BattleStations: 150-300 SRs go through at at time, 3-10 may fail and have to repeat with another BattleStations group. Teamwork is the key. If the SRs keep their mouths shut, focus and listen, and perform well as a team member, he/she should pass.
They go through with their brother divisions. Up to 4 divisions can go through a night. That would include 2 sets of brother divisions, or one set plus the 800 and 900 division (or either). Sometimes only 2 divisions go through, but this is rare. They can start on Wed the week before PIR, but this is rare. They usually start Thurs, a week before PIR. They go in numerical order, from the lowest to the highest, with the 800 and 900 divisions going randomly. They do not do them on Fri or Sat nights because of Captains Cup on Sat for this PIR group. This is a fun athletic competition between all of the divisions in this PIR group. BattleStations can resume Sun-Wed nights until all divisions have finished. An SR has to pass all tests before being allowed to go through BattleStations. If he/she has not, he/she will be given more chances to pass, go through BattleStations with another division, and be at PIR. The latest this can happen in order for them to be at PIR is on Thurs morning before PIR. If the SR passes their failed test on that Thurs, they will call home to advise family members and will be in BattleStations that night with the next PIR group. They will then be at PIR, in uniform as a sailor, but in the balcony after being up all night.
The brother divisions in this group are (they train with these divisions also):
173+174, 175+176, 177+178
811
927
Please ask your SR when their division's BattleStations date is, post it here and on the main board, and we will get a schedule started here. HOOYAH!
Below is a link to a presentation that Craig (retired Navy) did for you all so that you can see what your SRs are doing.
http://www.navyformoms.com/group/ctratemoms/forum/topics/boot-camp-...
****BATTLESTATIONS SCHEDULE****
Thurs, May 12th/Fri, May 13th: Div 173, 174
Mon, May 16th/Tues, May 17th Div 175, 176, 811, 927
Tues, May 17th/Wed, May 18th: Div 177, 178
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Permalink Reply by diannep on
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Start asking your SRs for Battlestations dates when they know! They usually are told about 2 weeks before the start of BattleStations so dates should start coming soon. 173 and 174 will go first...please post dates on this site and on the main board when you get them! I will then start a schedule above.
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Permalink Reply by Tricsious (07/174) on
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Thank you so much diannep! This is so helpful! I will ask her.
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Your SRs should start getting BattleStations dates soon so please ask. Would love to get a schedule started up top!
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Permalink Reply by momluvsyou on
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Thank you so much for the presentation of Battlestations.. Gives us moms an idea of what our SR will be doing during battlestations..
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Be asking your SRs for BattleStations dates please. They should know something soon! Post here and on the main board and I will add to the schedule. Thanks!
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Permalink Reply by Brandis_Mom on
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Battlestations will start on May 12th according to my daughter who just called.
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I was so excited to talk to her....and I forgot to ask this very imp question. TY brandismom!!! :-)
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Permalink Reply by drewsmom on
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Just saw on another group board that 177/178 go to Battlestations on May 18th. Not sure if this is possible since they should be graduating on May 20?????
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Permalink Reply by Patti (7/174) on
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Yes, it's possible. Happened in the 4/29 PIR as well
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drewsmom: BattleStations sometimes go on a Wed night/Thurs morning right before PIR. However, I have not seen that in a long time (been putting together BattleStations schedules on here for a yr). But, yes, it can happen. Seems highly unusual though since this is such a small PIR group. But 177/178 would be the last groups to go through so if anyone was going to have to go that night, it would be them.
Patti: 4/29 had BattleStations starting on a Tues night, finishing Wed morning. So at least those phone calls came in on Wed when many were not traveling yet. The ones who had sailors who went Wed night/Thurs morning sometimes got the calls when in flight, which of course means phones were off so they had to wait until they landed to get the message.
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