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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

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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.

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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).

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**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.

**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.

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ALUMNI OF PIR 08/14/2015 TG 40- 9 Divisions (267-274, and 940)

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This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 08/14/2015. A place to keep up with each other as their journey continues.

Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 60
Latest Activity: Aug 25, 2015

WELCOME to PIR 08/14/2015! PLEASE See the PAGES section for Informational Posts about BC and PIR. PAGES is underneath the Members Photos. PLEASE scroll down this page here to find the Comment Box to post a reply to the PIR GROUP.

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N4M's Community GuidelinesandOPSEC.

~OPSEC OPerational SECurity, is always of the utmost importance.

~N4M’s also has Community Guidelines just like any other social media.

~Please take the time to read the OPSEC and N4M’s Community Guidelines.

~A quick note here, from the N4M’s CG’s:

• Don’t Jeopardize the Safety of Our Sailors: Remember OPSEC (Operational Security) (Don’t Sink Ships With Loose Lips) This site and all content posted on it are viewable to everyone on the Internet. This doesn’t mean you can’t share things about your Sailor – but too many details can put Sailors in harm’s way. The following are examples of red flags and should not be shared within this community either by posting or sending via a Group message:

• Sailors’ last names. This includes your username if you share the same last name as your son or daughter.

Some Suggestions:

~If your last name is different from your Recruits it is still not recommended for you to use in your username for your own personal security. This is your option. It is also not a good idea to use an email address as your username for personal security reasons.

~First Names and pictures of your Recruit are allowed but remember, everyone can see it and someone can easily match them up with their "mom". So you might want to consider changing your profile picture to not include your Recruit at least for the duration of BC. Again, your option

~It is also a good idea to make your settings for your Profile Page "viewable only to your friends"

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You need to be a member of ALUMNI OF PIR 08/14/2015 TG 40- 9 Divisions (267-274, and 940) to add comments!

Comment by Linda N' Cali on July 28, 2015 at 11:40am: I went with relayrides.Com it was much cheaper then car rental companies. It's similar to an air bnb but for cars. :)

Comment by diannep on July 28, 2015 at 8:55am: Claire: It is advised to stop mailing letters the Fri or Sat before PIR.

Comment by diannep on July 28, 2015 at 8:54am: vince: It is best to wait for your then-sailor to find out the details about having a car on base. Each A School base may be different. Have you asked on the specific A School group on this site about this? Some of those on that page may have some info for you, but still best to wait for your sailor to go through INDOC (upon arrival at A School base) for info.

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Comment by diannep on July 28, 2015 at 8:52am: That's it, Melsmom....just those on the list for PIR. If you return your sailor to RTC that night, the extras may be able to come on base then (with ID). If extras want to watch the PIR Livestream in the Chapel during PIR, they can try to get in. This is not guaranteed, so be sure to have return plans in place in case their entrance is denied. The extras will NOT be allowed in PIR Hall to see PIR. They will be escorted to the Chapel and back afterwards....I believe to the Visitors Center.

Comment by Melsmom on July 28, 2015 at 8:18am: Who can be on base besides those invited to graduation??

Comment by vince on July 28, 2015 at 7:06am: This may have been asked but I read that an aecf student can have a car on base. I'll wait to get the skinny from him but can anyone shed any light. I'm hearing yes and no. I'm reading yes. Thank you for any insight you can give. Also I am very new to this forum. I do not know all the idiosyncrasies associated with this in terms of functionality. Please pardon the newbie.

Comment by vince on July 28, 2015 at 6:31am: Thank you all so much. I'm blown away by you all. I can't wait. My eyes well with water as I type this. Iossy son so much. He was an everyday companion. With me everyday. I'm going g to be blown away when I hear that drum beat.

Comment by Claire on July 28, 2015 at 3:58am: Any recommendation for when we should stop mailing letters? I'm in Oregon, so I know it takes 3-4 days minimum to get to them. I don't want anything to show up after he goes off to A School.

Comment by CatMom509 on July 28, 2015 at 2:31am: NaturallyJ,

The most economical way to get around Great Lakes is to rent a vehicle from the airport. I used Enterprise Rent-a-Car which picked me up from the center median outside of baggage claim at O'Hare (I flew in on Delta Airlines.). It came to only $124.00 for a rental from Thursday to Saturday. I used it to take my Sailor daughter out to eat, to the beauty salon, then met her at the Midway Airport and came back to my hotel, took a nap, then back over to Chicago O'Hare to turn it back in. I was there in March where there was snow on the ground and wasn't a problem driving. You all with summer PIRs definitely got it easier!

Taxis charge $50 one way from the airport to your hotel...