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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.
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A place to come to for support, guidance, to ask questions and share stories. We are all proud of our Navy Daughters.
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Care packages for new graduates (a school)
Started by Cali's mama. Last reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) Mar 19, 2021. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Looking for current information for my daughter on what's allowed for care packages..idk if it matters that she is in the great lakes location or not..ship 7 div 136...lonely mom with confused tears lol
Bootcamp arrival Sept 8, 2020??
Started by Stephanie0725. Last reply by Shoosh Oct 5, 2020. 4 Replies 0 Likes
Hello! Got the call that my daughter made it to bootcamp quarantine last night 09/08/2020. Looking for other moms out there on the same timeline. Sadie is my baby, only daughter, and only child in the military. I think I am going to need lots of…Continue
PIR DATE: December 13, 2019
Started by Donita. Last reply by Donita Nov 5, 2019. 5 Replies 0 Likes
Anyone else’s recruit have a PIR date ofDecember 13, 2019?Continue
Arrived at boot camp October 2nd
Started by Donita. Last reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) Nov 5, 2019. 26 Replies 1 Like
Hey everyone- my daughter left for boot camp October 2nd. I missed a call from her last Friday telling me that her graduation is December 13th. I feel like the worst mom in the world for missing her call. Really didn’t expect her to call so soon but…Continue
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Comment by SCSunshine777 on August 24, 2017 at 1:03pm
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Thanks JayDee659 for the info. Our offer was for the USA KIDS that we passed on, but maybe a new one will arise in whatever ship my daughter gets statiined. So you slept in their bunks, lol. I bet that was an experience. They must have had some of the sailors on leave in order to have room for families.
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Comment by GranmaFaye on August 23, 2017 at 5:53pm
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I know, I am so excited about Friday. I am leaving tonight for the 12 hour drive there. I hope I get to see you.
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Comment by rjkj1 on August 23, 2017 at 5:45pm
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Thank you for the welcome!This site has helped me immensely.I was so overwhelmed the last 8 weeks that I didn't even know what questions to ask.If that makes any sense.But now that I know I get to see my daughter on Friday I can relax a tiny bit:)
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Welcome rjkj1 - this is a great site.
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Comment by Blondie on August 23, 2017 at 8:11am
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Congrats JayDee!!!
rjkj1, You will have a Blast!! PIR is a wonderful experience AND THEN you get to HUG your girl, PRICELESS!
never had a chance at the tiger cruise either, she was always over seas :( but got some Awesome tours of the Pentagon. :)
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Hello,
I just joined this group.My daughter's PIR is this Friday and I can't wait.She's had some rough times in bootcamp(as she says 'I'm not an athlete,we all know that'lol)but she pushed through.I am so proud of her,and I could just hear the relief in her voice when I got the 'I'm a sailor' call.This website has helped me so much,I can't even tell you,so thank you all for your knowledge!
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Comment by Anna on August 22, 2017 at 7:41pm
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cuanmi,
I'll start by saying it's been awhile since I've had a sailor at bootcamp!!! Remember no news is good news. If something goes wrong at this point in time you will get a phone call from your girl. She may have battlestations right before PIR!! Since she will be staying there she will have to pack out of the barracks at RTC and move her stuff across the street to the regular base for her training. You can always stay longer if your time and money allows, there is lots to do in that area from Gurnee to Chicago!!! What I don't know is if she will have any liberty once she starts the week at Great Lakes. Usually brand new sailors have to earn privileges while in A school like liberty, having her electronics, and wearing civilian clothes. If you haven't joined the group for CS A School at Great Lakes do that and ask moms who have been through it or have sailors there now. And when you do get to talk to your daughter, ask her also. She may have some insight. Sorry I don't have definitive answers for you!!
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We were on the USS SHOUP - it is a destroyer. Our food was much better than I expected...lots of ice cream which the sailors were thrilled about:). I still say if anyone has the chance to go, please do!
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Comment by cuanmi on August 22, 2017 at 9:16am
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Thank you NVM-Moms of Daughters 2! I'm so exited to be part of this group. As a mother, as I'm sure all of you are, are anxious-excited-proud to have a daughter that has joined the Navy. My daughter is in her last few days to PIR, Aug 25. Div 263. No news/letter this week, no "I'm a Sailor" call yet. I am a little anxious and trying to get my head around this new phase. I'm a little bit worried with the news this week, nervous that there is a snag in her plans, unfortable that I am unable to really plan the weekend/week. Her rate is CS and I hear she will stay in GL at least one week...so I'm trying to make arrangements to stay the weekend. Should I plan for longer? Any GREAT tips anyone can give me about the next stage in her life. :) I need a CALM down, it's all going to be ok! -- M
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Comment by JayDee659 on August 22, 2017 at 9:00am
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Spyker, what ship did you do your Tiger Cruise on? I wish my fitbit was the kind that recorded stair flights.
SC sunshine, you hang out with your sailor and experience what they do. Mine had a watch but I couldn't join her as she's a Nuke. Fortunately it was 10-2 so I just took my shower and went to bed. They do a lot of standing in line, almost an hour for every meal. Typical lone started in the hangar bay, went down a couple of ladders, past the brig through some hatches then you smelled the food and almost changed your mind. But you're hungry and the food really isn't bad. The veggies looked a little weird so I passed. They did a power demonstration, air show,search and rescue demo, air attack simulation, we drag raced a destroyer, and they showed off their weapons by destroying a target in the ocean. I slept beautifully in that gently swaying rack. I will never regret doing this.
My outbound flight was cancelled right before it was to leave and nothing got in on time except for one flight with 3 seats. I bought that seat and it wasn't cheap. Won't ever regret it.
I have lots of pictures but cannot share them until I get home and on the computer. Staying with my daughter and SIL for a couple days.
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