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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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FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:

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
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PNG – 2.3 MB
JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Sample Form Letter. Looking for others in same Div or Ship? PIR Groups (listed to 7/19/2013).

THE FORM LETTER:

Within a week after your recruit arrives at Great Lakes, you'll get THE BOX containing his old cloths and other personal items (look for his cell phone in his shoes). Next, you'll get the form letter with four important items.

Your recruit's SHIP # and DIVISION # (Ships which are their barracks are also named, like USS Triton, USS Reuben James. Don't confuse these with the real life actual Navy vessels in service)
Just below that is his address. USE THIS ADDRESS FOR YOUR LETTERS.
Further down, you'll find his graduation date. This is his PIR (Pass In Review/Boot Camp graduation) date.
Next, you'll see the password needed to download the parking pass
Finally, you'll see the four names (or three if there are many divisions) your recruit has listed official as his guests. (4 per recruit)

If you are lucky, you'll find a very brief note from your recruit. There is not much room to write, so don't be disappointed. It's most important that you review the information on the Family Guide from the Recruit Training Command. Print it out and make notes.

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If you have received your form letter, find your PIR date and join one of the established groups listed below. Keep this letter in a safe place and/or scan and save on your hard disk as a backup.

Just click on the underlined links below to go to the groups for the PIR dates (normally a Friday). When the page opens up, join the group by click +JOIN on upper right. Good luck and thank you to all Sailor Recruits and their families.

PIR: 7/19/2013 TG 36 (to be updated - Begins w Div 267?? & contains Div 936)

PIR: 7/12/2013 TG 35 - 9 Divisions (257-264 & 935)

PIR: 7/03/2013 TG 34 - 11 Divisions (247-256 & 934) NOTE: Wednesday

PIR: 6/28/2013 TG 33 - 12 Divisions (237 to 246 & 933)

PIR: 6/21/2013 TG 32 - 9 Divisions (229-236 & 932)

PIR: 6/14/2013 TG 31 - 9 Divisioins (221-228 & 931)

PIR: 6/07/2013 TG 30 - 11 Divisions (213-220, 812, 813 & 930)

PIR: 5/31/2013 TG 29 - 10 Divisions (205-212,811 & 929)

Looking for your alumni PIR group? Click HERE.

If you have not visited the Navy RTC site, please do so ASAP. Print out the Family Guide. This is the official word. Note the new page which was recently added with information regarding Military Personnel Attending PIR.

Recruit Training Command (clickable link)

Family Guide (clickable link)

If your recruit has not left for boot camp yet, consider joining the following groups:

BOOT CAMP MOMS (clickable link)

NAVY MEPS & DEP FAMILIES (clickable link)

You will also learn a great deal about what your recruit will be going through by watching the videos, looking at the powerpoint presentation, diagrams and other information contain in the N4M Survival Guide (clickable link) - this guide has everything you need. You'll always be able to find it in the featured FORUM discussions.

Here is what the form letter will look like, courtesy of Denise .. a Retired Seabee mom. For your convenience, the four important areas are highlighted.

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Comment by arebebship13division099 on December 22, 2012 at 7:18pm: how long does it take to get the letter? my sons clothes came acouple days ago. He has been there for 10 days. thanks

Comment by tammibea (Ship 02/ Div 922) on February 16, 2013 at 9:12am: Thank you. Looking forward to get this letter.

Comment by jojo on June 3, 2013 at 9:17pm: Would like to verify..do we have to have a ticket for his brother who is 9?

Comment by BunkerQB on June 4, 2013 at 2:07am: Yes, you need to have a ticket for his brother. The Family Guide indicates, "Children age 2 and younger do not need to be listed on the access list and will not count toward the maximum number of guests."

Always rely on the information given by the RTC. Click on this link Family Guide.

Comment by BunkerQB on June 4, 2013 at 2:13am: Excuse me. There aren't really tickets. His name needs to be on the official GUEST LIST that your recruit submits. Make sure your recruit spells out the guest's name (not Mom, Dad, Brother).

Comment by Decteach on July 11, 2013 at 6:44pm: Anyone with a graduate on July 26

Comment by ottershort2 on July 30, 2013 at 11:22am: My form letter is missing the page with the password and guess list and note from my recruit??? Any advice??

Comment by ottershort2 on July 30, 2013 at 11:22am: My form letter is missing the page with the password and guess list and note from my recruit??? Any advice??

Comment by Russmama93 on January 5, 2014 at 1:25am: Thank you so much for posting this info! Being a visual person this has helped a lot!

Comment by jckcfan11(CNV71) on June 5, 2014 at 2:34pm: My son has been gone two weeks and I still don't have the letter. How do you get graduation information, (like the password) if you don't get that letter? I can't make graduation plans because I don't have that information. And I can't stating writing. How do you get that information?