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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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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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- PNG – 2.3 MB
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My son leaves June 26 2012
Hi..new to board and new to Navy life. Son leaves out of Phoenix Airport in 18 days.,,hes happy.. Im sad.Looking to talk to moms on here before he leaves and during his time in Navy that are in similar position.. so thank God this website was created :)
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Permalink Reply by spudsmom (ship 11 Div 264) on
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Geraley T,
I know what ya mean waiting for that last phone call. I was waiting and when my phone finally rang I started tearing up then he said oh we got delayed so I will call ya when I get there. That happened three more time in 2 hours, I was on such an emotional roller coaster waiting. Then when he didn't call for 2 hours I was a complete mess. He finally called at 1 am. My husband and 15 yr. old daughter are the strong silent type also, so I am crying by myself. Although I can go visit my 26 yr. old daughter and she'll cry with me! In typical strong silent type husband style he feels bad because he thinks he should fix it for me. Your phone call will come but I hear ya the waiting is HORRIBLE!! I was thrilled that I kept the tears at bay until after he called, hated to do that to him.
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Permalink Reply by ethansmom on
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hiya..once again i checkin to say thanks for updates on here of all of your lives.i am still a mess .household triggers and his cat missing him arent helping.but im looking fwd to box .2 moms who live a state northeast of me got theirs yesterday so i hope for mine soon.then comes PIR letter.and im going to write upbeat letters now in ready to mail mode.i LOVE reading all the happenings and feelings..continues to make me feel not so alone.this baby leaving home empty nest feeling is for the birds .ha!..got to watch the swear in ..that was a cheery proud moment but when i hugged him goodbye i started crying.i read of what bc is like daily thaks to schedule i saw on here and also read navydep.com and watched the youtube video..i have to say i am so impressed and proud of all the things their body and brain must do.it is amazing and i had NO idea.so i end with a BIG thanks and please continue to let me know on here how all the kids are doing since were all in same timeframe it is and will be interesting to follow for me.:)
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Hiya again .. Got my box today .. I was sad seeing his handwriting and all contents did make me cry . No note but some boarding passes and a what to do at airport pamphlet.curious thing for me is 2 boarding passes both In his name and thru united . But one was chicago to Minneapolis at 10pm that night which is coincidentally same time he called me to say hed arrived .. Wondering about that ? But looking fwd to PIR letter ..might breakdown and call recruiter !joined PIR group 8-24 in anticipation :)
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