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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:

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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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OCS Graduate Moms

For those who have graduated from Officer Candidate School in Newport, RI or who are currently attending there.

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OCS in November

Started by J71792. Last reply by barbrag Oct 12, 2023. 4 Replies

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Comment by Anna on May 30, 2015 at 8:23pm

Oh, I forgot to mention, the uniform for commissioning is formal so your daughter would need to wear medals, not ribbons.

Comment by Anna on May 30, 2015 at 8:15pm

Okie Cowgirl,

My profile pic is of my  three sailors, officer in the middle and the two enlisted on either side (that's her twin sister).  No approval was needed and when we walked to the spot where the first salutes were held, my son and daughter just walked up and stood beside the DI and Chief.  My daughter gave silver dollars dated 100 years prior to her birth to her brother and sister, and other silver coins to the DI and Chief.

The OTC may have had to cancel the first salute ceremony one time but the tradition of receiving a first salute/silver coin is for any and all officers whenever they receive their commissioning, even my hubby who got his first salute at an Air Force base somewhere across country as he was traveling from OCS to his first duty station in San Diego.  They didn't do the formal thing when he went through OCS, it was a lot different then!!!

Comment by M's mom on May 30, 2015 at 7:34pm

sunnyday:  WOW, I am really surprised that they have discontinued the First Salute ceremony!   That tradition goes way back to when (or before) real silver dollar coins were in circulation and easy to come by. (AND worth only one dollar!)   I know OCS sometimes cancels some parts of the graduation week due to weather, but I didn't know they had done away with that part entirely.  Since their Drill Instructor has put the just put the Ensigns through 12 weeks of H***, it always gave them a bit of satisfaction that NOW the DI had to salute THEM!   I wonder if the Naval Academy still does First Salutes?

Comment by sunnyday on May 30, 2015 at 3:30pm

I was just at my son's OCS graduation in April and they have discontinued the practice of the silver dollar and first salute.  

Comment by Okie Cowgirl on May 30, 2015 at 2:14pm

ITgal, I knew my son wasn't prepared either, so I waited for the call.  I actually hoped he would get put in H (I know, mean mom) because I felt like it would be an inexpensive yet thorough lesson on getting your act together.  It worked- he doesn't want to do it again, so he got his rear into gear.  All in all, I am happy about H class.  He learned so much that I think his time in actual class will go smoother, and he had more time to transition. 

Comment by ITgal on May 30, 2015 at 1:01pm

GalleyMom - I'm used to the no communication also, but I was very stressed about OCS because I knew my son was not sufficiently prepared physically when he left home.  End of the first week I got the call - he had rolled to H class.  Thankfully, I was familiar with the process because of the Friends & Family FB group, so was able to be very supportive when I got the call instead of questioning what it all meant.  After he classed up and got through another couple of weeks, I relaxed.  It wasn't really the lack of hearing from him as much as knowing he was going through a difficult process.  But that's absolutely what it's about and why it's such a huge accomplishment when they finish!

Comment by ITgal on May 30, 2015 at 12:53pm

CL - if you google first salute dollar or coin, you will have plenty of options, from commemorative coins produced by the US Mint, the old silver dollars, Eagle dollars, etc.  Just check first with you son first as some of the classes make arrangements to get them as a group.

Comment by CindyN on May 30, 2015 at 11:41am

When you say "silver dollar", do you mean older versions of the dollar coin or any of the current presidents line of dollar coins? I am just curious what I need to be looking for. I like the idea of the coin minted the year the BIL entered the service. My DS won't be saluting anyone in our family (at least that is the current plan) so I don't currently have any ideas along that line to direct my search. 

Comment by ITgal on May 30, 2015 at 10:37am

Okie Cowgirl - my Coast Guard brother in law was scheduled to give my son his first salute, when 3 days prior all leave was cancelled due to the 2013 government shutdown.  The BIL just needed to get leave, my son didn't need any type of approval, but did advise the OCS command as a regular part of their graduation prep.  My son got him a silver dollar minted in the year BIL entered the service.  He gave it to him at Thanksgiving and BIL saluted him then.

Comment by Okie Cowgirl on May 30, 2015 at 9:31am

M's mom- Thank you so much.  I wanted to keep it a secret, but I realized that he has to give a guest list to several different areas, so I went ahead and told him.  Of course, there are no guarantees, so we will see what happens, but he would be so excited. 

 

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