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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:
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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).
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
**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.
Format Downloads:
- Graduation Info
- PDF – 2.7 MB
- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
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Comment by BuckeyeMom on March 30, 2017 at 3:57pm
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My son also did NROTC, finished with as Aviation Engineering BS. NROTC was a great experience!
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Comment by Glenni on March 30, 2017 at 9:40am
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Thank you, Debbie. I should have clarified that he was awarded the scholarship. He checked his DODMER this morning and it said that all records were received, so I guess that means he's good to go?
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Comment by Helomom on March 30, 2017 at 12:41am
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Hey HeloMOM - Helomom here. My son has been in helos since 2002. He is just coming off his command tour. What can I help you with?
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ChefMom, my son left for OCS almost 2 years ago now so things can change. I agree with ITgal that the link she provided is the one you should use. I would tell him to not worry too much about memorizing phone numbers and email address. When my son checked into to OCS, before they took his phone, they suggested that he copy down important phone numbers and emails. I also sent my son a few phone numbers and emails addresses in one of my first letters.
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ChefMom, unless your son is prior enlisted, I think you should be looking at this list instead:
http://www.ocs.navy.mil/ocs_requiredpaperwork.html
He should not show up with anything that is not on this list unless he has a car to leave it in. I echo topdog1p, make sure he knows important phone numbers by heart to call in the early weeks on those rare occasions he can, and memorize email addresses of those he will want to contact before he gets his own phone back:)
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Comment by HeloMOM2016 on March 29, 2017 at 10:05pm
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Any experienced HELO moms out there...I have a pilot in JAX continuing his training...
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My son graduated from PSU on a NROTC scholarship...Civil Engineering and a military studies minor...I would say be patient but not lax...keep on it...
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My son is in his last year at PSU in NROTC (commissioning in 6 weeks! My biggest words of advice is to be patient with the whole process. As you most likely know your son will have to apply for the NROTC scholarship which although not as competitive as the academy it is still quite competitive.Even if he does not get scholarship during his first year he will have 2 other chances to apply for it. He should be able to stay in the program until his junior year if not on scholarship. Scholarships are largely based on his major with the engineering/science fields usually having a better chance at scholarship. It took my son 3 attempts at applying until he was finally offered the scholarship. He was just about resigned to the fact that he would be disenrolled from NROTC but then the summer before his junior year he was offered the scholarship. Nothing with this process was fast at all - lol. His medical stuff will be on file with DODMERB if he applied to the academy. However ROTC may ask him to get another one if he gets offered a scholarship.
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Do any of you have sons who went the NROTC route? Is there anything in particular I need to know? We met with an officer at Auburn last week, and my son is very excited. He had done the medical stuff for the Academy, and they said it should transfer to his NROTC file, but we still haven't gotten word that it has. Should we call again to check on it, or should we just wait a few more weeks?
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Comment by topdog1p on March 29, 2017 at 9:25pm
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ChefMom My son when at OCS was able to purchase many of the items needed there on base. All he left with was a backpack with underwear, socks and a good pair of running shoes. Also make sure you LO have addresses, emails and phone numbers written down as they will not have their personal phone to look at contacts. He even bought luggage to come home after as he did not what to pay the airlines for check on. They will also need a prepaid phone card that can be purchased before or after he gets there. The one thing my LO requested was measuring gauge. they use it to make sure that everything on the uniform is in the proper place.
That said Congrats on your OCS candidate. Mine was commissioned 09/15 He is just finishing with Prototype (Nuke ) school in upstate NY. We made it a family trip to see he commissioning it was a trip I will treasure.
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