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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.
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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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****BATTLESTATIONS*****
This is the final test for your SRs. It is an overnight 12 hr drill that tests them on all they have learned and may encounter when deployed on a ship. It takes place on the Disney-created USS Trayer, a very realistic ship that allows them to be properly evaluated in all areas. They start in the evening and conclude the following morning with the capping ceremony. This is where they trade their "Recruit" caps for their "NAVY" caps and they have graduated! A very emotional time for your sailors after all of their hard work! Later in the afternoon, you should receive the much-anticipated "I'm a Sailor" call. These usually start around 2 pm GL time, and can last a long time. They can start earlier or later, so we recommend that phones be available all day long...this is one call you surely don't want to miss! Some may not get to call because of "watch", but should call the next day. Please ask your sailor if all in his/her division passed, and post that for the others to see.
Teamwork is the name of the game. They are divided into smaller groups and evaluated as a team in addition to individually. This is what one Chief said about BattleStations: 150-300 SRs go through a night, 3-10 of these may fail and have to repeat BattleStations with another group. Teamwork is the key. If the SRs keep their mouths shut, listen and focus, and perform well as a team, they should pass.
They go through with their brother division. Up to 4 divisions can go through a night. Sometimes only 2 (brother divisions) or 3 (brother divisions plus an 800 or 900 group) may go through. They usually start on Thursday night the week before PIR. There are no BattleStations on Fri or Sat nights because of Captains Cup for the PIR group on Sat, a fun athletic competition for all divisions. They can resume BattleStations on Sun-Wed nights for as many of those nights as are needed. They start with the lowest-numbered divisions and work up. 800 and 900 divisions go randomly. SRs have to pass all tests before they are allowed to go through BattleStations. Although some of you may get a frightening "scripted" call from your SR that he/she has not passed a test and "will not graduate...do not come to PIR"....please know that they are actually given until the morning before PIR to pass their test. They then would go through BattleStations that night with the next PIR group, and be at their own PIR the next day....in uniform as a sailor but in the balcony due to being up all night.
The brother divisions (they train together and will be going through BattleStations together) for this group are:
179+180, 181+182, 183+184
928
Please ask your SRs when their BattleStations dates are and post on here and on the main board. I will then get a schedule started. HOOYAH!
Below is a link to a presentation that Craig (retired Navy) did for you all so you can see what your SRs will go through.
http://www.navyformoms.com/group/ctratemoms/forum/topics/boot-camp-...
*****BATTLESTATIONS SCHEDULE*****
Thurs, May 19th/Fri, May 20th: Div 179, 180
Mon, May 23rd/Tues, May 24th: Div 928, 181, 182
Tues, May 24th/Wed, May 25th Div 183, 184
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Permalink Reply by diannep on
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Denise: Most likely either Thurs night or Sun night. Post if you hear anything!
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No date reported to me yet from you all after hearing from your SRs! Post when you hear!
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Permalink Reply by Luvn_my_Navy_son(ship 11/div184) on
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I haven't heard about div 183/ div 184 either. I was hoping it would have been in the letter I got.
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Permalink Reply by chazzys mom on
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SO AFTER BATTLE STATIONS, WHEN SHOULD WE GET THE CALL? I HAVEN'T GOTTEN ONE YET AND AM FRANTIC! SON WENT THRU LAST NIGHT, AND IT'S 3PM ET....THANKS BARB (ALL CAPS DUE TO EYE DISEASE)
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Any time now...they usually start about 2 pm GL time...which is now. But sometimes they have PIR practice first. Hang in there....it's coming!
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THANK YOU SOOO MUCH DIANNE, DO YOU THINK THEY PASSED? SORRY TO BUG YOU, BARB
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Well, let's hope that they all passed. If some didn't, not to worry. They will take it again with another division and they will pass.
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HE CALLED! THEY PASSED!!!!! THINK MY HEART RATE DROPPED DRASTICALLY! HE TOLD ME ABOUT ALL THE BATTLE STATION SITUATIONS AND IS EXHAUSTED! SAID HE THINKS TAPS WILL BE EARLIER TONIGHT, AND EVEN HAD HIS FLIGHT TIME...I'M SOOOO PROUD AND THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME. THE ONLY THING I WONDER ABOUT NOW IS IF I'LL GET A CHANCE TO BUY HIS PICTURES IF I GET TO GRAD EARLY AND GET THEM BEFORE GRAD STARTS...DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO STAND IN A LINE FOR HOURS AND MISS THE TIME WITH HIM AS I ONLY HAVE THAT DAY, AND THE AIRPORT. WONDER IF I CAN ORDER THE PICTURES AFTER....WELL I'LL CROSS THAT BRIDGE WHEN I GET TO IT! THANKS DIANNE SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP. BARB
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