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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

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).  

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.

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August 2018 Blog Posts (12)

red shirt fridays

can anyone tell me a good place to find the red shirts with sayings for wear red Fridays. I would like to see about getting some or if there is anyone here who is doing them. thank in advance

Added by T's mom on August 30, 2018 at 3:54pm — 1 Comment

Battalion Stations

When does Battalion Stations usually start? I know there are 12 hours. 

Added by MShell19 on August 28, 2018 at 8:04pm — 1 Comment

Is Recruit Training Command required in the address?

Is it required to include Recruit Training Command on the letters to the recruits? I didn’t put it on envelope when I returned the form letter to my recruit. Now I’m worried that he will not receive it.

Added by Mystiq on August 25, 2018 at 5:38am — 2 Comments

Leaving for BC October 9

Hi everyone is there any mom's out there with son's/daughters leaving this day?

Added by Sailormom96 on August 23, 2018 at 6:19pm — 3 Comments

Leaving for the fleet

My son graduated from boot camp about three weeks ago. He is in A school training in Chicago now and will be leaving in a couple weeks. He then has about ten days leave, then goes to San Diego. We are unsure of the details of how he gets to San Diego. Do we book him a flight from home to San Diego ourselves or is this does through the navy somehow?

Added by hjeanharr on August 17, 2018 at 5:53pm — No Comments

Graduation September 28

Hi, my son was changed to Div 380 graduation September 28th,

Added by Proudmom59 on August 16, 2018 at 4:44pm — 13 Comments

A school

Hi Navy family! My son just graduated from boot camp last Friday YAY! and is now in A school. What is good to send your sailor while in A school? He's staying in the barracks :)

Thank you any info is helpful :)

Added by Karin on August 14, 2018 at 2:29pm — 1 Comment

UBER gouging military at Great Lakes

My boot camp graduate used his Dad's UBER account twice recently when other transportation wasn't available.  Both times, he was charged a premium rate.  Premium rates are supposed to be limited to times when there is high demand, which was not the case. This seems unethical and unfair to young men and women on limited incomes.

Added by ohionana on August 13, 2018 at 11:58am — 2 Comments

Graduation

My son graduates September 21. I am coming from Spain to his graduation and need to know how many days is he given to spend with family right after graduation. Can he sleep in the hotel with us? We are very confused and will love for some help with this. Thanks

Added by Yasmin on August 10, 2018 at 6:30pm — 9 Comments

Not able to meet minimum physical fitness test

I just received a call from my son saying that he will be coming home from basic training because he did not meet the minimum physical and will be in separation for the next 10 to 20 days.  I guess he will be able to try and re-enlist in 6 months.  Has this happened to anyone?  Thank you!!

Added by tallmadgemom on August 6, 2018 at 7:21pm — 5 Comments

PIR date pushback

Just got a call from my SR saying he got set back 3 weeks. Does this mean his graduation is moved 3 weeks back or is he not graduating? 

Added by MShell19 on August 2, 2018 at 6:21pm — 3 Comments

Form letter response

Hi Ladies,

I so appreciate all your help in navigating this new chapter in our family's life. 

So I've received the phone call saying "I am here and okay" and we got the box last Friday with a form in it explaining his address, ship number and PIR date. The one issues is that he didn't put any names down on the page to list invited guests. I filled it out but it says he needs to sign it.

Any idea what I should do?

Also, is there ever a chance to get more tickets?…

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Added by SJH on August 2, 2018 at 2:00am — 5 Comments

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