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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
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OPSEC - Navy Operations Security
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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
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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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Boot Camp Roll Call!
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Permalink Reply by cgren on
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My son left yesterday 7/8/2014. I got the call he arrived so now the countdown begins
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Permalink Reply by HockeyMom on
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My son also arrived on June 30th - where is your son from? I received my call around 7:30pm central
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My son arrived last night so am anxious and excited or him to begin.
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My son goes July 15th! This week is going by too fast!
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Permalink Reply by Seabeeseanmom on
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My son also flies to GL on 7/15--Shortest week of our life. We must enjoy every possible moment and be as happy and positive as possible for them!
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Permalink Reply by LoveTheSunshine on
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My son also got to RTC on 7/15/14. Today is the first training day (not p-days) provided the class was full and ready to continue. Good luck to all of the young men and women who will sacrifice for all of us. Thank you to everyone on here for your loved ones service. We are proud to be part of such a great family, our Navy family.
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Permalink Reply by Sierrascrapper (ETN2) on
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My son left one week ago. We got his box in the mail yesterday. Hoping to get his form letter SOON! Can't wait to find out when his PIR is!!!!
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Permalink Reply by lemonelephant on
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It can take a while for some. Since it has been more than 2 full calendar weeks since she arrived, it is fine to get the address from the recruiter and send letters. Double-check the info against that at http://bootcamp.navy.mil/contact_recruit.asp or Ship/Division--How it Works.
Check your My Page.
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Yes, you should have received the form letter. Since you didn't, be sure to write to your SR and get the password that you will need to get the gate pass and also ask her the names of the four people she plans to list on the Access List when the time comes.
Check your My Page.
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So awesome! My son flew out this morning to boot camp. Yesterday was a day filled with emotions. We left there strong and encouraged. The words "You will be great" left my mouth and I hugged him. I am so proud of his choices to get his manhood started. Just graduated in May; he signed up last August and never swayed in his decision. I will love and encourage him! I'm so proud of the life he has chosen to start!
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Permalink Reply by MAMA_C on
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My son was shipped out July 7, 2014. The box came today while I was away, so Fedex will bring it back tomorrow. It was pretty quick, I was trying to set up where to drop it off and had trouble finding the signature so I wrote Fedex an email. they did leave the signature paper on the door.
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