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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

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 scubagirl on November 5, 2014 at 3:04pm: BTW, he finished BESS Oct 3rd. BMS was his second school.

Comment by scubagirl on November 5, 2014 at 3:01pm: I know my son just finished Basic Machinist School and he said they got a certificate. We will go up for his A school graduation sometime next late spring. I think that is the next big thing. Parents do come and take pictures. With any luck he will have leave before reporting to duty station and will come home for a visit.

Comment by FlowerPowerNavyMom on November 5, 2014 at 2:41pm: Ok, prolly a dumb question that I should know the answer to, but: After B.E.S.S., they go right into more schooling. Say that next schooling is 4 months and then they maybe go to GA. Each time they go somewhere new for school, its not really a graduation, right? I know from B.E.S.S. they graduate.

Thank you!

Comment by mrsb on November 2, 2014 at 8:37pm: Kevsmom, you are so right!!! I try and watch them on friday mornings, I still cry!!! And I can remember every emotion I felt that day, mostly pride!!!

Comment by Kevsmom93 on November 2, 2014 at 5:40pm: Welcome to our group Neko and Congratulations to your Sailor!

mrsb.....PIR such wonderful memories :-D

Comment by mrsb on November 2, 2014 at 4:31pm: Hi Neko and welcome to Groton!!! I imagine PIR was as awesome as usual!!!

Comment by Neko on November 2, 2014 at 1:14pm: Hello everyone! My fiance just got to Groton,CT yesterday for his A-school! It is nice to meet you all <3

Comment by KKristen on October 31, 2014 at 9:44am: Good Morning :0) I'm asking too TideFan but about the Sonar graduation on 11/14. Would someone who is attending be willing to take a picture of my son? I can't go.

Comment by tidefan on October 30, 2014 at 2:04pm: if anyone is going to BESS graduation on 11/14/14 please take a pic of my son. contact me and I will give you his name