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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
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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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This website has been so helpful in someone like me who is brand new to the Navy. My son, Nick left for the Great Lakes yesterday (1/23/13) for boot camp. He left from Boston, we live in RI. He joined the Navy Reserves! I am so proud, sad at the same time and worried about the frigid cold out in the Great Lakes. Thanks for sharing your information about graduation, acronyms, etc. Its been unbelievably helpful. Anyone else from our area?
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Permalink Reply by lemonelephant on
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If you "Friend" someone, you can send PMs through the site and then reply to messages. To do that, click on the profile picture that the member uses and it will take you to their My Page and then you can click on "Add as Friend" under their Profile Picture. If the person you wish to communicate with has his/her profile set to "Anyone" or to "Members", you will be able to leave a comment for them on their profile page without friending them. If their profile is set to "Just My Friends", you can comment back to them if they leave a comment for you by clicking "View Thread" below the comment, but you cannot leave a comment first.
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Permalink Reply by Rhody Navy Mom on
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What is a PM? Not as computer literate as I thought!
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I'm sorry. PM is a Private Message--it would be the same as sending an email.
If someone sends you a PM through the site, you can check your messages on this site by clicking on "Inbox" in the upper right.
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Oh Ok, thanks so much! Will try to spend some time figuring it out. Sure once I get the hang of it, it will be easy! So many different groups and messages coming in.
Thanks again for your help!
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I'm glad to help. In the meantime, you can keep replying as you have.
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Permalink Reply by Lois C T(momma T) on
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Hi Nick's mom and sweetcaroline, have u joined R.I. navy moms? my son is also in reserves, we are in R.I. also. Lois
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No I have not, didn't even know there was such a group. How do I find it and join? How long has your son been in the Reserves? My son left this past Wed. so we are brand new to this! Thanks, Tammy
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Here is the link again for Rhode Island Mom's.
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Permalink Reply by dcookie27 on
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Hi Lois, I am a fellow Rhode Islander an I will check out the website for RI moms, thx
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Hi Nicks mom. I wanted to say hi, I am from RI also and my son left on 1/23 from Boston. He joined in Providence. I am proud of him but like you I am also thinking of him all the time. I am just beginning to research graduation, if you go to forums and scroll down to where PIR is, there is lots of information there. I am going to AAA and asking about flights.... I don't even know if we fly direct from Providence to Ohare. I hate to fly.....and a road trip seems out of the question with the distant. as a Rhode Islander I do have the RI disease and can get lost quickly!!!!!
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Hi dccokie27, were you at the Enlistment Ceremony in Boston the morning of the 23rd? I was there and we were told my son was the only one going to the Navy.....wondering if they went together to Ohare? My son was bummed he was the only one so hoping he had company. Got the box today, now waiting on PIR date. I can help you with travel plans, I travel quite a bit. United has direct flights from Green to Ohare. About $250 round trip. I probably will be going alone. If we have the same PIR date, would be great to fly together. Let me know what you think.
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Hi Lois, yes I did join RI Navy Moms. How long has your son been in Reserves? What's his job? PIR for us on 3/22! Just got the first letter....so nice just to see his handwriting!
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