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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
...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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DON'T post critical information including future destinations or ports of call; future operations, exercises or missions; deployment or homecoming dates.
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
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
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Our sailors are now in "A" school - let's share!!
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Latest Activity: Dec 3, 2022
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Comment by mits on December 14, 2010 at 9:54pm
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is there graduation for a school and does the family get to go
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Comment by Anchor Mom5 on December 14, 2010 at 12:50am
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Yeah my son made it home safe and sound tonite, just in tine for my youngest son/s Christmas concert wearing his Navy Blues! How handsome both of them looked. I am going to enjoy every minute of him home!
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Comment by Jeffsmom1380 on December 14, 2010 at 12:28am
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My son comes home from Groton December 17th for Christmas! Sadly, he has to be back by 7 am on the 27th. Can't wait to see my boy!
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Comment by lj1422 (Josh's mom) on December 1, 2010 at 5:52pm
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Jen, it is hard to buy for them don't you think? They don't need clothes....anything electronic is probably not reasonable because of going off to a ship or like mine is going to an island in the Indian Ocean. We are getting him a webcam for his computer so we can see each other and we can skype while he is on the island. They say NEX cards are a good idea.
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Comment by Jen - Ship10mom(Div340) on December 1, 2010 at 5:37pm
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What are y'all thinking of getting your Sailors for Christmas? When I ask him, I get and I don't know, so yes I am stumped!
Thanks guys!
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Mine was the same way, but after a while he started giving me much more info, I guess it was because he is more comfortable with what he is doing and where he is at. It just takes time...I talked to him tonight and he said the first bus leaves the base at around 4 am..just make sure he signed up to a bus to take him to the airport. Josh told me they fill up pretty fast because it was only 18 dollars. Ask all you want if we can help we will.
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Comment by proudchobeesailormom on November 30, 2010 at 8:03pm
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Thanks so much Josh's mom..I just can do so much better here at home with just a little info. My son is not one to give me much info so I like to know more than he gives. I appreciate it alot!
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They start processing the Sailors out very early in the wee hours of the morning and the buses and taxis start taking the Sailors to the airports early in the morning. I think they will make sure they get them to the airport on time...remember they have been helping them do this for years. My son told me they just need to make sure that all valuables are locked in their locker because there will be workers and people through the buildings....they should all have lockers.
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Hi! Was wondering when your Sailors where coming home for Christmas..I was told mine had to buy his own ticket at GL which he did..they gave him an 0950 flight on the 17th! I am wondering what is the earliest they can leave base for Ohare? I am really worried he is not going to make such an early morning flight. Anyone else know anything..also he was told he has to bring ALL personal belongings home due to the fact there has been thefts when others leave their stuff. Seems strange to me but that is what he was told. Any help would be greatly appreciated..
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Comment by rockwido(S07Div359) on November 26, 2010 at 8:26pm
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Renie,
My son had PIR on 11/5/10 and is just now classing up (Monday). He did get to see us after PIR and on that Sat and Sun. As I understand it some sailors got an overnight, our son did not. He moved across the road on that Tuesday and has been there ever since waiting on class to start. It was really hard at first because they are used to being told what to do every minute in bc and if they don't go straight into school they are given "busy" work to do, I think my son got a little depressed but I just spoke to him , he is making new friends and they went to Chicago today and he sounds ready to start school Good Luck
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