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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.
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Follow this link for 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).
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**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.
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Peace with the New Path (Light at the end of the Tunnel)
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This is a group for those who have DOR'd or been rolled from the SEAL program and have chosen a new path. This group is for sharing the successes our sailors experience after their SEAL dreams came to an end.
Members: 5
Latest Activity: Feb 12, 2016
Discussion Forum
This group does not have any discussions yet.
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Comment by MyLAS (My Lips are SEALed) on March 27, 2013 at 3:40pm
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Thanks for posting Tee and Michmom. I had hoped that there would be tons of success stories here. I guess we must wait a while longer for those great results.
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Comment by Tee-1sailor's mom on March 27, 2013 at 1:03pm
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It took him a few years to totally give up the regrets he had. Now he's talking about applying for OCS in the future.
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Oh my yes he did. I have to say though, it was the best thing for him in the long run. He has grown as a person, and as a man so much. He did the work to learn what happened, why he didn't make it, and to move on. He also got a great rate and is going to re-enlist in a few months.
I have a feeling that if any officer's DOR, they don't talk about it much, and in the BUDS groups I've never seen anyone say. I would be interested to know the differences as well.
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Comment by michmom on March 27, 2013 at 10:42am
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Hi Tee,
thanks for staying in touch with me......my son is giving me very little information at this point. He sounds great however, and I am sure that I will learn more by the end of this week :o) I know all of us moms must have similar emotions around this isuue and our sons, regardless of their rankings......but it would be interesting to know the difference. Maybe I should start up another group.......
In the mean time......did your son have any regrets?
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Hi michmom, I had been checking this group, but it hadn't had any posts so I just saw your posts. I think you're breaking new ground here, at least in our little circle of moms. I imagine he will walk a different path than the enlisted guys. I have no idea if he'll go through the same reclassifying process as they do.
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HI out there,
I am still hoping to hear from anyone who has or just beginning the process of supporting a DOR'd son........
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My son DOR'd yesterday and I am trying to wrap my brain around the whole thing.......This has been his dream for 12 years so this has come as a shock to all of us but we want to offer all the right support.......
He is an officer so the curosity of what is next for him is swirling in my brain!
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HI, thought i'd drop in and see who has joined.
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Comment by ochaos on January 28, 2013 at 12:00am
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Hi everyone, nice to see this group started.
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Hi MyLas and Jaimers. MyLAS, do you want to invite others to this group or would you like me to do it from the DOR group, or both?
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