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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

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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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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 JoleneG4Cman on February 10, 2016 at 2:55pm: Does anyone have any idea how long A school is for Sonar Tech? We are trying to get an idea of when our son might get a break after A school...if he even gets one to come home. He leaves for Groton on March 12th. PIR is the 11th. And then after A school....what comes next?

Comment by Kevsmom93 on February 10, 2016 at 12:42pm: middlemom- Congratulations! Let the adventure begin :-D

Comment by middlemom on February 9, 2016 at 3:18pm: well we made it to graduation. he is a sailor.. so happy and proud of him.. He is now at Groton CT ready to start school.

Comment by Anchor's Aweigh Mom on February 3, 2016 at 6:26pm: Hey ladies! My son just started BMS this week. I think it's three weeks. After that, he has A School, Machinist's Mate Auxiliary. Anyone know how long it takes? I thought it was 7 weeks?

Also, there's a little confusion about C School. The rating card indicates that C School follows, but no one has talked to him about it, and I don't see it in his contract. Anyone know how this works?

Comment by tysmom on January 29, 2016 at 8:01pm: Very well said Anchor's Aweigh! There's nothing like seeing your sailor come through that door!!!! Spending time in prayer for yourself and him really becomes a blessing. When you cannot talk to your son and are fearful, you can pour all your feelings out to God, he loves both of you more than we can ever imagine!

Comment by Anchor's Aweigh Mom on January 29, 2016 at 7:38pm: middlemom - the emotional rollercoaster heading into PIR does not end until you see your child. The week of PIR people start posting all kinds of things--notes about when their son or daughter called to say they're a sailor and how excited and proud they are as parents. The day I thought my son would call was happy and awful at the same time. The phone rang while I was in the shower. I turned off the water and ran halfway across the house, dripping, wrapped in my towel, only to answer a solicitor call. I didn't know if I should laugh or cry. But when I got the call, it was so worth it. And when you see your child walk in with his division, the tears start all over again, and they're wonderful. All of those emotions are normal. That's part of it being a new experience. Remember that your sailor is in God's hands. And no matter how much you love him, God loves him more than you do.

Comment by middlemom on January 29, 2016 at 3:16pm: I mailed out my last letter to him today and wrote a lot of encouragement to him. and Yes we are going to his PIR

WearsLargeHats - thanks so much. Im looking forward to seeing him. I have so much faith in him that he can do this. He just needs to believe it. thanks again all of you for the advice. I love this site. everyone helps. some day I will be on the helping end not the one that needs help..

Comment by WearsLargeHats on January 29, 2016 at 2:32pm: middlemom, he was most likely just venting some anxiety. That is pretty normal. Stay calm, be supportive, and encouraging. Bootcamp is a deliberately stressful time. What the Navy does is train young men and women to work together to do things they would not have necessarily believed they can do. You will be amazed at the transformation. Trust that he and the Navy will work it out. When he gets to BESS, he will be with a bunch of other guys in the same boat (pun intended). It is different environment and he will learn much more about what it is like to be a submariner.
What parents can help with is the perspective that he is enlisted only for a time. Even if he struggles with the job, even if he fails, and honest and honorable effort will be recognized. Even if he winds up not liking it much, he can endure the trials of his service and honorably leave at the end of that. He will be rewarded not only with veterans benefits and respect, but with a strength of character that is all too uncommon these days. And who knows, he may, as many do, find things to like about it, or look back and remember fondly that there were a lot of crappy things, but he got to do really cool stuff, go interesting places, and made lifelong friends.

Comment by middlemom on January 29, 2016 at 2:17pm: I was NOT going to contact anyone. He can do that himself. I have to let him grow up, its just so emotional for me and as his mom to not fix it for him. He is my middle son and it breaks my heart to see him that sad. His other letter was awesome. he had passed his test and scored a perfect 5 on his inspection. It was just such a random letter and he sounded very stressed in it. Thanks for all the help ladies. this is such a new experience for me.

Comment by tysmom on January 29, 2016 at 2:11pm: The Navy has ways of determining what rate would be best for your son and whether or not he is suited for subs or surface. He may have been having a bad day, they all do at one time or another. You are on a roller coaster ride and it is tough no denying that. Give it some time, it will all work out!