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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:
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:
**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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Left for Basic
My son made it to boot camp at Great Lakes on April 22,2014. He called me that night to let me know he made it safe and he was at the base. I got home this past Friday on April 25, 2014 and there was his box with his clothes and phone, it broke my heart. He finished school last year and he just turned 19 02/09 This has just broke my heart but it is something that he wanted but I miss him so much. When will he get to call home. Did any one else son/ daughter go to boot camp on the 22.
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Comment by lemonelephant on April 28, 2014 at 1:22am
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Join the group, DEP-Leavin for bootcamp in April to connect with others with loved ones who arrived the same day and may have PIR together.
See Arrival and What Happens at the RTC and Phone Cards and Phone Calls.
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Comment by Linda (Cody's Momma) on April 28, 2014 at 9:53pm
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Hi. My son arrived at BC on 4/17. He is 21. I did get his box with his belongings. I kept the box and put in it stuff that was Navy related. I am still waiting for the letter to get his address and graduation date. I have a niece that went through this and she is my rock. I am so proud of him as you are of your son.
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Comment by connie on April 28, 2014 at 10:04pm
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Thanks Linda, This is all new for me plus trying to adjust to my son being gone. Good luck to you and your son both
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Comment by Linda on April 28, 2014 at 10:08pm
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My son arrived at BC on 4/22. I received the scripted call and the box arrived today. I write him everyday. I miss him so much. Hoping to get the letter soon so I can send my letters and cards
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Comment by Basketcase on April 29, 2014 at 9:53am
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My daughter arrived on 04/22. Got the call at 9:30pm, Box arrived that Friday too. No letter though. Can;t wait to find out when graduation is and how she is doing. Getting the box was definitely hard. But so excited for her.
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Comment by Gricelda on April 29, 2014 at 2:59pm
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My son got to the base on the 22nd and got his clothes yesterday it was so hard .
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Check your My Page for info.
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Thanks to you both, This is so hard. llamotte and Gricelda When I got home from work the box was here,it was heart breaking seeing my sons things without him. I am still waiting on the letter and graduation date. The only call I received is the night he got there, would love to talk to him. I think this is the hardest thing I have ever went through. I wish you both luck and hope we all get a call soon and the letter
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Thank you Connie,I had the same experience yesterday when I receive my son Box yesterday it was the hardest thing ever. I'm so anxious to hear from him.
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Your very welcome, do you know if there is a site where you can see pictures of all of them at boot camp.
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