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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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My daughter went to MEPS this past Monday and yesterday. She chose to do Seaman PACT and leaves for boot camp August 26th. She graduates from high school May 28th and turns 18 on June 20. I am really proud of her, my stepdad is retired Navy, so I know how military life works, but it's different when it's YOUR child, especially your first born. I am a very emotional person and my daughter is a momma's girl who has never been away from me that long, but she's more worried about how I am dealing with the fact she's going to be gone. I will be ok, but I have never spent a Christmas without her so I don't know how I will deal with that, but that is months and months away. If anyone can tell me what to expect between now and then and how to cope with her leaving, it would be so very helpful.

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emotional mom.  I have been on this roller coaster since last August.  My DEP son has to attend meetings and see his recruiter at least 1 other time in the month.  He was has to check in with the recruiter every Monday.  I have started to plan the graduation party and a small going away party.  The planning has helped with getting excited.  This is my oldest son, a senior in a ROTC program at school, and is 18.  We have know since Christmas 2013 he would be enlisting so we have had some time to adjust.  I say give yourself some time and just breathe.  We need to enjoy them awhile we got them.

Hi there,

Our son leaves August 26th as well:)  I found this board by accident yesterday.  What a great source of information!  He graduates from high school next Friday.  Need to get him in the gym too!  I grew up an Army brat and married into a Navy family.  I told my son that I will cheer for Navy.  He is our 3rd child, our two older ones are in college and live at home.  He is so excited for this adventure and we are so incredibly proud of him.  Hope to get to know others.

I am not sure, my daughter is staying in GL for A School, she is SPACT. I don't know when she will be home, I am just focusing on the next few weeks before boot camp and then getting to her PIR.

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