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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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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:
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**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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My daughter left on July 26th
My Daughter left on July 26th for Great Lakes. She is Ship 11 Div 313. Is anyone on here who has a Child in this Group? I have gotten 3 letters from her and she is doing great. But I miss her so much I do not know what to do with my self... any suggestions ? I am just so ready to see her on Sept 16 th....
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Permalink Reply by MidwestMom on
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Hi Jamie - First off, is your daughter's last name the same as yours? If so, I'd recommend changing your name to something that won't connect you to your daughter. Your daughter is now in the military and part of being military is abiding by rules meant to keep them safe. Just go to your Settings (upper right on screen) and change your name. If her name is different, then disregard. :)
Have you joined your PIR group - PIR: Sept 16, 2011 TG 44 - 13 Divisions (303–314 & 944) It is there that you'll be able to connect with all the families that have loved ones graduating on the same day as your daughter. You can share hotel information, excitement about phone calls, and all the trials and tribulations families go through while their SR is in training. In the discussion forum on that page, you may be able to join a smaller group that have SR's in your daughters actual division. They are the ones she's training with, earning phone calls with, and will eventually go through BS with. The PIR groups are awesome! Best of luck to you and your SR! Thank you for raising a child willing to serve her country!
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Permalink Reply by Courtney's Mom Ship 11 Div 313 on
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I did change my name yesterday .... I did not think of that when I got on here !
Thank you do much for your input and suggestions
I am having a hard time with her going away from home !
I feel that is web page really helps I see that I am not the only Mother out here with the same feelings.
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N4M was my lifeline before my son left and while he was in BC. I knew this was what he wanted and he was physically and mentally prepared, but that doesn't mean I wasn't his momma and that I didn't worry or stress! Hopefully you've joined your PIR group and there you'll find many parents going through the gambit of emotions right along with you...pride, fear, worry, loneliness, emptiness, frustrations, and utter joy from random phone calls and letters. It does get easier when they are in A-school and have cell phones! Just hold tight for the next 4 weeks...you are halfway done. Keep praying for her and her division!!
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