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This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.

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Choose your Username. For the privacy and safety of you and/or your sailor, NO LAST NAMES ARE ALLOWED, even if your last name differs from that of your sailor (please make sure your URL address does not include your last name either). Also, please do not include your email address in your user name. Go to "Settings" above to set your Username. While there, complete your Profile so you can post and share photos and videos of your Sailor and share stories with other moms!

Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!

Join groups! Browse for groups for your PIR date, your sailor's occupational specialty, "A" school, assigned ship, homeport city, your own city or state, and a myriad of other interests. Jump in and introduce yourself! Start making friends that can last a lifetime.

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).

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.

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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PIR Reference Information

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A permanent place for information about PIR. Forum discussions have been created to serve as file folders for specific details regarding different aspects of PIR. Please post information in the appropriate forum discussion. Thank you!

Members: 2406
Latest Activity: Apr 10

In order to make this a reference site, please use the Discussion Forums to post information. ____________ Treat them as though they are file folders. Please use the Comment Wall to post your questions. Thank you!

Be sure to click on "View All" at the bottom and to the right of the list of discussions, so that you will see them all. YMM

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Link to RTC Website: http://www.bootcamp.navy.mil/index.asp

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Comment by annamichael on April 6, 2011 at 11:44am: Has anyone heard of Hotel Indigo? It's in Vernon Hills, about 16 miles from RTC.

Comment by Sheryl30 on April 6, 2011 at 11:11am: My sister and her family stayed at the Ramada when her daughter went to boot camp in 2009. She said the restaurant is great! We stayed in a nearby hotel but met them there that day. We're staying there for our son's PIR on May 6

Comment by SubWife2011 on April 5, 2011 at 9:50pm: thanks i called them today and they said all i needed was the form letter with the grad info on it

Comment by LMC -mom of 2 Sailors! on April 5, 2011 at 12:22pm: When we stayed there we booked under our SR name and had no issue. I called them to set up the stay instead of doing it online. they walked me thru the online process. They said due the BC being at GL that one allows you to do that. Hope that makes sense.

Comment by SubWife2011 on April 5, 2011 at 11:58am: If we are staying at Navy Lodge for PIR, do we need to have a military ID to check in? Or can anyone attending the PIR stay there? I have heard different answers.

Comment by LMC -mom of 2 Sailors! on April 5, 2011 at 8:14am: Try special order thru an Ohio company. http://www.drifterbag.com/index2.htm

Google seaarch reads:

drifterbag.com - American Made Bags - Lifetime Warranty
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drifterbag.com, the best bags on the 'net. If we don't have it, we can make it - custom bags, Lifetime Warranty. From backpacks, to luggage, to purses, ...
www.drifterbag.com/ - Cached - Similar

Have to say I brought all 3 of my boys their backpacks when they were in 4th grade. Paid about $55. for them but they have all used them thru high school graduation. And my middle sons had had to go in for repair (twice) but he is hard on everything.

They will even sew in like a pencil pouch in them.

Hope that helps.

Comment by annamichael on April 5, 2011 at 5:21am: Where can I find an all black back pack? I have heard LL Bean, but on their site they have white and gray stitching and RTC said no stitching. I have also heard the NEX on the day of his graduation. I just really wanted to avoid that though because of the crowds.

Comment by annamichael on April 5, 2011 at 3:21am: Lady and LMC - I got a call yesterday!! I've been home sick from work and his division - 144 got a call. I told him about his aunt going and he said that yesterday was the last day to give final names. So, it worked out perfectly. Thank you both!

Comment by LMC -mom of 2 Sailors! on April 4, 2011 at 9:43am: Write recruit ask recruit to tell you who's name e is adding. You can suggest that so and so wants to go since Dad and Sib aren't able to come.As for extra folks they permit them IF there is SPACE.

Comment by Ms. Ampi USS Germantown on April 3, 2011 at 8:54pm: I would recommend you also join through Facebook "U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command" its a great place to ask direct questions from GL. They will help answer your questions regarding PIR. On a side note: Aside from the 4 listed names on are list. My nephew and his wife decided to attend last minute and they were not even on the list. What they do is first go by the list and then they allow the extra guests to attend who are NOT on the list. They wont turn anyone away with proper ID. Good luck!!!