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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:
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.
Format Downloads:
- Graduation Info
- PDF – 2.7 MB
- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
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Navy.com Para Familias
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hi My Son is currently in Groton, Ct. for Submarine School then "A" School.
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Comment by Nana Donna (nanaTo2Saliors) on August 1, 2011 at 11:29pm
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Gayle - My grandson is in Groton starting his Sonar training. He finished BESS a couple of weeks ago, now doing ATT and then TECHNO after that A School and then finally C School. Sonar Tech takes a lot of training and is a very good job. MY grandson chose ST because of the computers and advancement possibilities
He will be there probably about a year
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Comment by NWDucky on August 1, 2011 at 10:24pm
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Hi, Sparkeys Piglet...I'm not sure what happens when enlisted are married, but single men have to earn their phase II & III liberty status. It seemed when my other son was at GL for A school it took forever to get these phases, but my sub son got his phase II liberty right away. Phase II they can get off the base, but have to be back on base by a certain time. I think it's 10:00. Phase III liberty I think they get to stay overnight and wear civilian clothes. I can't remember when they get to wear civilian clothes. I'm sure that's not what matters to you. Your husband should have Labor Day off--as it's a holiday (if he doesn't have duty).
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Comment by Gayle on August 1, 2011 at 9:06pm
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Hi,
My son went to his first day of Nav school and someone came in and took him and 4 others and said they are going to Sonar?? What?? Why?? Is it test scores, or where they need them? He was given Nav back in BESS. Or is this Welcome to the Navy? Where can they go with Sonar training? I'm starting my research all over.
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Comment by PNM #2 (Proud NaVy Mom-2nd SR) on August 1, 2011 at 4:47pm
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Thank you HeatherMc. I just figured he didn't know what he was talking about. Oh well, hopefully after he finishes FT school he'll be able to come home for a visit. It will be almost a year since he's been gone by that time. Thanks for the info!
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Comment by HeatherMc(ship11, DIV 369) on August 1, 2011 at 4:18pm
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It's true, no graduation for Techno, ATT, or FT. Next grad is A school if they have that to come.
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janh: Thank you so much. As I was telling Cheri I didn't know that this was the only other "ceremony" that they would have (at least according to my son). I hope it isn't so because that makes me hate that I missed it that much more! Hope y'all have a safe trip back home.
P.S. My son said you were very nice!!!
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Comment by janh on August 1, 2011 at 3:13pm
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There is a ProudNavyMom and a proudnavywife on here. I'm getting confused!
ProudnavymOM: I'll be home in a couple of days and will send those BESS pica of your sailor.
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Cheri: We went to his boot camp graduation at Great Lakes so I figured we'd go to the last ceremony at Groton. He may not know what he's talking about; he's only just finished BESS and still has the other 3 schools to go to. I'm hoping they do something when he finishes Fire Control Tech school. Then again my youngest one will almost be graduating from Navy boot camp right after that so I definitely don't want to be traveling all over the country (I'm scared of flying!)
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After graduating from BESS on Friday my son now tells me that that was the only graduation "ceremony" he would have in Groton. He said there are no ceremonies for ATT, TECNO(sp?), or Fire Tech school. Does anyone out there know if this is true? Had I known that would be his only other ceremony I would have found to a way to attend. Please let me know if this is indeed the only ceremony they have at Groton.
Thanks.
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Cheri (FT SubMom) [A-School]: Hate to tell you but you sent the friend request to me instead of HeatherMc!!! It doesn't matter to me; the more friends I have on here the merrier but if you're wondering why she didn't accept your friend request it's because you sent it to me instead of her!
Hope all of you Navy Moms/Wives/Girlfriends have a wonderful Monday!!!
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