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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

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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.

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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**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 Erica on May 3, 2016 at 8:14pm: Good evening! My son is shipping out tomorrow! He graduated on the 22nd. They're allowing him to spend time with his "squad" for 15 days before heading to his duty station in......HAWAII!!!!!

FYI...I HIGHLY recommend attending their small graduation ceremony. Although not like bootcamp, it was still very special and well-worth the trip. He even got to spend the weekend with us off base!

Comment by Texasmom on May 1, 2016 at 4:45pm: Proud mom 77 and essential girl, CONGRATS on yur sailors and their recent artivals. My son off to bootcamp, may 17, and tgen to head to groton. Its,exciting and a little tender, hearing bout yur sailors. My s9ns twin brother went to bc last November and is in pennsacola now for A school. We just visited him in pennsacola for 5 days. Was soo special!!

Comment by Essential girl on May 1, 2016 at 9:16am: Soon to be a new sub mom. My son just arrived at A school last night. Can't wait till he is actually working.

Comment by ProudMom77 on May 1, 2016 at 8:30am: Good morning - my son arrived in the wee hours of the morning today. Hoping that he and his other shipmates will be able to get some rest today. Any other new Sub Moms out there?

Comment by WearsLargeHats on April 27, 2016 at 6:15pm: Tamela, my comment was for Jolene, but the same pretty much applies. Don't plan on it, assume the worst, but he can ask. Since y'all are married, he'll be having a lot of briefings and discussions with the chain of command anyway.

Comment by WearsLargeHats on April 27, 2016 at 6:07pm: Well, that would depend where he is going after BESS, and how far away home is. Assuming that he is in one of the A schools, and he can leave after working day Fri and be back Sun, and he doesn't have duty, it might be possible. Unlikely, don't plan on it, but he can ask.

Comment by Tamela on April 27, 2016 at 6:03pm: My husband graduates BESS a week before I graduate high school so I won't be able to attend his graduation. Does anyone know if it will be possible for him to have leave for my graduation? Also is there some sort of wait period between BESS and A School if they are both in Groton?

Comment by JoleneG4Cman on April 27, 2016 at 5:51pm: Hello Everyone.... Our son will be graduation BESS in a couple of weeks. We are hoping he can come home for the weekend of July 16th for a family reunion. Can anyone tell me if this would be totally out of the question for him? He graduation PIR on 03/11.

Comment by Jennaxcx on April 26, 2016 at 12:08am: My husband just arrived to Groton A couple of days ago. He says he will be there for schools about 13 months. Does anyone know if I will get to move with him sometime after BESS?

Comment by middlemom on April 22, 2016 at 10:42am: Dani1324 - Welcome. Groton is beautiful. just got back from there on Monday. Went up for my son's BESS graduation.

Had a great visit with him.