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Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!
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.
OPSEC - Navy Operations Security
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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:
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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Son Leaving Soon
I have no idea if I am doing this right or not but here I go. My son is leaving for boot camp on 8/5/14. I have no idea what to expect. My heart is breaking and i feel so alone. I feel like I am being silly for being so emotional but it is going to be so hard.
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Permalink Reply by Connors mom on
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OK now I am affraid I am going to get my son in trouble. I was onl doing what the recruiter said to do.
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Permalink Reply by lemonelephant on
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Your recruit will not get in trouble for having letters at the first mail call. Any letters that arrive early are held until the Recruit Mail Petty Officer is trained.
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Permalink Reply by CryptoDad on
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RTC requests that you NOT mail letters to your Recruit until you receive the form letter. Disregard their request at the risk of having your letters delayed, misdirected or lost.
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Permalink Reply by Pat on
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I know, raised my son by myself, since he e was 1, he's goin to Boise next week for test and physical, I'm so upset. Proud of way he's doing but not being able to talk to him for 2 months is gonna be real hard
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My son, Stephen, is there with your son! Perhaps we will meet at graduation
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Hi All,
Anyone else's son going to Pensacola for A school?
How's everyone doing? My son shipped July 23 and I am still upset =(
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Hi syfyfan14 - My son will be a PR. I haven't joined the group for A school yet but have checked out the website some. I received the form letter last week - it had a little note from him =)
I just miss my soon-to-be sailor! Not prepared to cut the umbilical cord yet I guess. Hard to believe he will only be home to visit from now on =(
I've read on this site his division has been in trouble some and am hoping he will still stay motivated. He's worked so hard.
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I left info for you on your My Page on the PR rating and more.
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My daughter left for a trip with friends today. She returns Sunday. She goes to MEPS Tuesday and ships Wednesday. I have only one more day with her (Monday). I have been in tears since she left at 0630 today. I feel your pain! She is my best friend, confidant, my everything.
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Try to stay strong. I surprisingly kept it together while around my son while he was around me. I have fallen apart to many times to count.
Are you going to be able to watch her being sworn in? I hope so. It was the proudest & most difficult thing to see. He is my baby. He has been the greatest son a mother could ask for. They want this. I wanted him to do this. I just hope that he doesn't regret it.
I am so looking forward to his phone call
Talk to you soon. In the time being I will be thinking of you
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We will be watching the swearing in...but maybe not the airport. They are not sure where she will fly out of. She may leave at an airport 20 minutes from MEPS or one that is 2 hours away. That drive home will be terrible. Trying to hang in there!
Best Wishes....keep me posted!!
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fitnessmomofEmma. I left info for you on your My Page.
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