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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

Always keep Navy Operations Security in mind. In the Navy, it's essential to remember that "loose lips sink ships." OPSEC is everyone's responsibility.

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:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

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**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).

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RTC Graduation

**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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GROTON, CT. SUBSCHOOL & "A" SCHOOL MOMS

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hi My Son is currently in Groton, Ct. for Submarine School then "A" School.

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Comment by sbarber on December 16, 2011 at 11:44am: OMG the excitement is filling the air :-) ~~~happy,happy~~~ I am so happy for those of us getting to see our young men and so very sad for those that aren't. I think if my son didn't tell me he was coming and just showed up I would have a heat attack. Do any of you watch that show Coming Home??? OMG If I need a good stress reliever (cry) I watch it :-) love seeing them all come home.

Comment by Nana Donna (nanaTo2Saliors) on December 16, 2011 at 10:45am: Don't ya just love those surprises, my sailor is in the air right now and should be home in about 3 hours. so exciting

Comment by rlbly on December 16, 2011 at 9:32am: dandqagirl, OMG that is a Folgers moment. You know the comercial where the boy shows up for Christmas and surprises his family in the Kitchen making coffee. So happy for you.

I got a text mine is on the shuttle headed to the airport. now I just have to be patient for 10 more hours.

I pray that all our troops traveling home this Christmas and holiday season make it to their destinations safe and sound.

Remember Jesus is the Reason for the Season.

God Bless You

rlbly

Comment by danagagirl on December 16, 2011 at 7:23am: Just had to share.. my son was very sneaky!! Kept telling me he didn't have his flight information and wasn't sure on when he would come home after graduation. Well guess who showed up at my door at 2:00 am today!! So glad to see him.. took the fun out of the airport wait though!!

Comment by Pentwater98 on December 16, 2011 at 7:22am: My Sailor left Groton this morning and will be home in 7 hours...

Comment by FirsTimeNavyMomSh04Div20 on December 15, 2011 at 8:48pm: Thanks sbarber, enjoy your son!!! My son PIRs tomorrow and then off he goes for awhile. Gonna be a long road I guess, but I'm very proud of him, he seems to be happy in this element. :)

Comment by sbarber on December 15, 2011 at 8:01pm: @ FirsTimeNavyMomSh04Div20: Please don't apologize to us, your not dumb!!! Yes he will have his room assigned and he will have a place to stay and food to eat :-) the Navy will see to that.

@ Subby'sGirl : Sorry you didn't get to go to Washington like you wanted but as you said your closer to family and the man upstairs must have another plan. My son will be on the SSGN Ohio :-)

Congratulations to everyone who graduated today BRAVO ZULU guys!!!!!! And in 49 & 1/2 hours I will be hugging my son for the 1st time since PIR I can't wait.........not that I'm counting the hours or days or anything :-0

Comment by FirsTimeNavyMomSh04Div20 on December 15, 2011 at 7:54pm: So they have a place to stay even if school is closed for the holidays, that's separate, the barracks I mean?? geeze sorry to be so dumb about all this.

Comment by Karen on December 15, 2011 at 3:34pm: I'm so glad you got to attend their graduation. My son said he met some of the N4M families. Thanks for being their for us!

Comment by Kris' proud mom on December 15, 2011 at 2:55pm: ALL the sailors at todays BESS graduation looked wonderful.... It was great! If they knew you wanted pictures of your son getting his certificate, they would actually wait so you could get your pictures!! Lots of pictues were taken by parents who were there for the ones who couldnt make it!!! It was great!!!! All the sailors were happy and proud!!!Congrats to all our new submariners!!!!