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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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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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BC June 17th
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Permalink Reply by MaryNavywife/mom on
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What rate (job) did he pick? The time moving quickly!
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Permalink Reply by lemonelephant on
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Rate is the same as rank for other branches (E-1 or SR, E-2 or SA, E-3 or SN). We seldom ask about rate. Rating is job or occupational specialty that one has a contract for, MA for my Sailor. After the Sailor completes "A" School, rate and rating go together to make the rate badge and then many simply refer to that as the rate, MASR, MASA, MASN and so on, for example, and that's where you are getting confused since you have been around those who have been in for awhile.
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Permalink Reply by Michelle on
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There sending my son to A school for Hospital Corpsman and then to North Carolina for battlefield medic training with the Marines,
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Permalink Reply by Navymom1 on
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Hi,
Found out this week my son will be leaving June 17 for boot camp. Hope to connect with other moms.
Have a good day everyone!
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Permalink Reply by Publichealthgal on
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Hi,
My son leaves June 18th. Hope to connect with other mom's too.
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I'm starting to get nervous my son is leaving on the 17th your son my son should be in the same class. What day is the recuriter telling you he will graduate?
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HI Michelle, I haven't really talked to the recruiter yet, but I plan to this week. My son goes to his last DEP meeting on Thur. My son always wants to handle things on his own. However, I'm getting kind of nervous too. Actually, I'm getting really excited for him as well. He's loved the military since he was a toddler so I think he's ready. I just hope I am :) I think we are going to be just fine. Imagine all the places they get to see and the things they get to do. So exciting!
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My son leaves on the 17th also from Texasn I'm starting to get sad. . What day is the recruiter telling you he will graduate ? I know its on a Friday .
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The recruiter will not know the PIR (graduation) date until it is updated in the system after your then recruit arrives at the RTC and has been assigned a division.
Those arriving on 17 June will most likely have PIR on 08/15/2014 by counting 9 Fridays, but since that is a Tuesday some arriving on 17 June may have PIR the week before, 08/08/2014, if they fill a division from the week before. You just have to wait on the form letter to know for certain. See Arrival and What Happens at the RTC.
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Thank you lemonelephant for the info regarding PIR. I'm nervous about getting all the hotel and flight arrangements in time. I've been reading everything I can about PIR.
My son is getting everything ready to leave. He wants to maintain a certain weight so I'm not even sure if he'll let me do a farewell dinner! LOL
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You are very welcome.
For now, check out the info in Things to Do in the Last Month before Your Future Sailor Leaves for.... It is very important that you discuss some of the things there with your future Sailor such as how to handle bad news and who will be put on the Access List....
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Permalink Reply by Proudcomom on
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Well, we're getting closer. My son is very excited and is counting down the days until he leaves. I'm excited for him. I am planning on meeting him a MEPS and make sure I get a picture of him swearing in. I didn't do that with my other son because I didn't know we could be with them. Thankfully, the other mom took some pictures and sent them to me.
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