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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
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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.
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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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 Nancy on July 2, 2011 at 10:03pm
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i think it gets difficult to keep track of where the guys are once they are out of BESS and into ATT and TCNO because those two classes are self-paced. My son began A school over a month ago and his graduation is (supposedly) on Oct. 6th. Other kids that he began BESS with are in front and behind him graduation-wise. So it makes it really difficult to figure out where they are.
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Comment by Nana Donna (nanaTo2Saliors) on July 2, 2011 at 9:57pm
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It is very hard to keep up with all of this and the information, so glad we have this site to learn from each other,
Besides it being so hard, the military seems to change things.
My grandson PIR was 5/6 and he is now in BESS and is suppose to be done 7/15 then on to A-school, not sure when that will start be it will be 10 weeks long. After that liberty (we hope) then back to Groton for 36 weeks of Sonar Tech school.
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Comment by Gayle on July 2, 2011 at 9:43pm
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Raedez,
How long has your son been out of BC? At Groton they g0 through BESS training, then ATT, then Techno, before A school. It depends on your son's rate. He may go on to another school depending on his track. My son is in Techno school and grad BC 02/18/2011. There is so much to learn. Good Luck.
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Comment by Raedez on July 2, 2011 at 5:18pm
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My sailor is in yet another school, but not yet in 'A' school. He is in Groton, CT, and that is about all I know.
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Comment by Mommabeast(Ship 03 DIV.087) on June 30, 2011 at 2:48pm
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Hello Ladies...I haven't been on in quite a long time, I have missed all of my N4M family..My son will be home 7/8/2011 for his two weeks of liberty before he departs for Kings bay,Georgia,where he will be stationed. This will be his last weekend in Groton,Ct..He beleives he will be deployed in dec., but orders are always changing. I am so proud of him! stay strong ladies, I am honored with all the new "family/buddies" he has made in Great lakes & Groton..have a blessed day
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Comment by SubWife2011 on June 29, 2011 at 1:36pm
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DH got his orders on Saturday! I'm heading up there on the 7th and we are getting a house in Nautilus Park 2 on the 8th, can't wait to finally be with him again. Is anybody else in Nautilus Park 2?
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Comment by Jeffsmom1380 on June 29, 2011 at 1:33pm
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I will be in Groton on Friday through Monday visiting my son! I'm so excited to see him! Luckily, he has been home several times for the weekend. Groton is only five hours away! I hope the Subfest carnival is fun. Just a point of info, Subfest is on Facebook!
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Comment by jim'scupcake on June 28, 2011 at 11:17pm
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Oh Beckie...It sounds like you are just on one really wild ride. I hope you get an answer from someone. You hang in there!!
I can't imagine they would invest all this time and money into someone and not give him every opportunity to pass. You just keep hanging in there. I hope someday (soon) you are able to look back at all of this with a little smile on your face.
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Comment by Elle on June 28, 2011 at 6:33pm
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Sweet I'll ask my husband if he knows him and I definitely will. :)
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Elle - my grandson is SR Sepeda if you go to the graduation give him a hug for me LOL
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