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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

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).

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

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 Zahi Merz on November 14, 2011 at 11:48am: Joan service on base for the phones are good .. wireless internet suck but ATT should be fine!

Comment by Nana Donna (nanaTo2Saliors) on November 14, 2011 at 10:58am: Congrats Tacky on your son moving on to his new adventure. It is a long path for them to get there.

Comment by tackijacky on November 14, 2011 at 10:55am: Well Ladies, today my son detaches from Groton to make his journey to Norfolk to the USS Wasp to start his new adventure. Farewell to everybody and hoping for the best to each and every one of your Sailors. Wishing everybody a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year....maybe our paths will cross again but until then ..... Enjoy the journey that the US Navy takes you on, I have so far, and remember to show the pride for our young boys and girls serving for our freedom. HOOYAH UNITED STATES NAVY.....

Comment by Sheilamf #2 PIR10/10/14 Div 318 on November 11, 2011 at 12:22am: My son spent his first couple of weeks in the Liberty Center. But the Pub apparently has better internet service. He's only 18 yrs old.

Comment by KathyMmom on November 10, 2011 at 11:45pm: rlbly- as long as they don't drink, they can still go to the pub. My son says his ATT service is bad too. But he likes liberty center too.

Comment by rlbly on November 10, 2011 at 11:42pm: I don't think mine could go to the pub he is not 21 yet

Comment by Sheilamf #2 PIR10/10/14 Div 318 on November 10, 2011 at 11:06pm: My son spends his free time in the pub most evenings. He says the internet service is good ... But the cell service is not. So since he found the pub... My communication is minimal.

Comment by rlbly on November 10, 2011 at 10:29pm: I texted the info about Thanksgiving to my son. He has been pretty good about keeping in touch since BC. I do bribe him with gift packages. I am not as anxious about him being gone now that I know he is happy.

Comment by Zahi Merz on November 10, 2011 at 5:03pm: Most of the guys on base have a friend that lives off base so they go and spend the holiday with their friends family.. Thats how I ended up having a few for thanksgiving. I mean they're here almost every weekend so I feel like I've adopted anyway...LOL

Comment by Zahi Merz on November 10, 2011 at 3:40pm: .Sailors, not going home for Thanksgiving, outstanding families in Southeastern Connecticut are looking for Sailors to join them for dinner. Interested Sailors can sign up for the program at the SUBASE Liberty center.

Each year thousands of service members spend this American holiday alone, away from their families. Would you like to open your home to Sailors for Thanksgiving?

For more information, and to receive a host family application contact the SUBASE Liberty Center at (860) 694-5374.

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