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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:

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:

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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Comment by Marmie on February 5, 2015 at 6:23pm

Hi Moms is what the candidates decide (and they pay!).  Ours was heavy appetizers at the O Club.  On a side note be sure your LO lists everyone planning to attend.  Our daughter was turned away one of the times we went to the gate - although she had been admitted several other times :)

Comment by Rita on February 5, 2015 at 5:43pm

Thanks so much for the advice on hotels everyone!  I just called and talked to the gentleman at the Residence Inn.  So I changed my reservation from the Comfort Inn to the Res. Inn.  It'a about a mile closer and food is also a plus.  Dinner is M-T-W for anyone else interested.  Does Hi-Moms include a meal?  

Comment by pbmcdaniel on February 5, 2015 at 2:17pm

Rita,

We stayed at the Residence Inn in Middletown.  Wonderful experience and very reasonable.  They have a great breakfast and free buffets for dinner a couple of nights during the week.  The taxi ride to base was less than 10 mins and cost about $10.  Highly recommend!!

Enjoy your time.....it is a truly AWESOME experience!!

Comment by Anna on February 4, 2015 at 11:36pm

Rita,

Our family stayed in the Best Western in Middletown and it was a very nice hotel and very affordable for the several days we were there!!!!!!

Comment by M's mom on February 4, 2015 at 9:53pm

Rita: Concerning hotel reservations for OCS graduation, I advise folks to search for hotels in MIDDLETOWN, RI instead of Newport, because it's actually closer to the base.  If you look at a map, Newport is on a peninsula and the "Naval Education and Training Center" is to the north of downtown Newport, closer to Middletown.  Middletown has cheaper chain hotels such as Holiday Inn Express, etc.  Most of the hotels in Newport are resorts catering to the tourists, so are more expensive.  At least your son's grad will be in the spring, before Memorial Day when all the tourists influx, and the price of hotels skyrocket in the area until Labor Day.  I think there is a Best Western hotel right outside one of the gates to the base, where my son stayed the night before he reported to OCS.  I can't remember what week they took the official portraits at OCS, but they take several poses of them in their dress uniform, (whites for summer grads, blues for winter grads.)  Then, the candidates can order various packages, like school pictures.  I think there were instructions in the package that was mailed after graduation, on how to order more pics if you wanted additional.  They also include photos of their First Salute after commissioning, when the drill instructor and class petty officer now have to salute the new officers, and the new Ensigns traditionally have to give them each a silver dollar!

Comment by Gatormom on February 4, 2015 at 8:53pm
Thanks IT gal. Our son thinks there's a 90% chance he'll stay in Charleston. He's had a similar experience with the pace of things lol. He's getting married 2 weeks after graduation so lots on his mind right now! Thanks for your response.
Comment by ITgal on February 4, 2015 at 12:11am

Gatormom, Power school graduation is different than OCS graduation.  Less military pageantry, there's no PIR, and there's only the one event/ceremony, no Hi Mom's reception, etc.  It's more like a college graduation ceremony.  After 6 months of stress, hard work and long hours, they deserve the recognition.  Depending on whether he's staying in Charleston or going to Ballston Spa, and when his Prototype class begins, he may actually have some time to spend with you.  My son had a tough time adapting to the instructional methods in Power School (learning nuclear engineering from the Navy is like trying to take a drink from a fire hose, as they say), so graduating was a huge accomplishment.  We're lucky enough to live within a reasonable driving distance and it was well worth going.  We'll be returning to Charleston soon for his graduation from Prototype.

Comment by Rita on February 3, 2015 at 10:49pm

M's Mom, At this point it doesn't feel like I could be but I understand what you are saying!  I imagine I will be prouder!  In fact, this is my boy who wouldn't walk for his college graduation so there's going to be some over due pride waiting to burst when he gets pinned.  I received 2 nice letters from him today thanks to blizzard Juno. :)  I made hotel reservations yesterday for Newport.  Once he makes it to week 9, I'll make the flight reservations.  Just to be clear, I made the reservations in respect to the address on Meyerkord where he receives his mail.  Is this correct? Thanks for the tip on the pictures and the video.  When do they take the pictures? (which week)

Comment by Gatormom on February 1, 2015 at 8:22pm
Has anyone been to Nuke Power School graduation? That's the next event in our son's Naval career. As challenging as it's been, I'm thinking this could feel like a bigger accomplishment than OCS for him.
Comment by M's mom on February 1, 2015 at 8:31am

Rita: Yes, you CAN be prouder of him!  Just wait until his graduation/ commissioning ceremony.  You'll just about burst with pride!!!!  I know it is hard for some families to make it to Newport, but if you can get there, you'll never forget it!   They do video the graduation, though, for families who can't attend.  You can purchase a DVD afterwards, (or your son can order one in advance with his official portrait package) form the NEX (Navy Exchange store) on base. The DVD was great to show the folks back home who couldn't make it to Newport.

 

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