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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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Travel using Sandboxx app??
Has anyone used Sandboxx to book their travel?? Our son is at BC in Great Lakes and we are trying to make our travel arrangements for February 2018. Sandboxx claims that if our graduation date is changed, there is no rebooking fee. If it is canceled, then we will receive 100% of the base cost of the ticket. Advice is greatly appreciated!!!
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Comment by Funkymom12 on January 14, 2018 at 4:46pm
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I used sandbox to book my travel, I also figure out the my credit card has a trip cancelation insurance, that can work on your favor too...so far my son will be graduating on the 2nd of February.. good luck
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Comment by Jenny on February 8, 2018 at 1:42pm
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I'd like to know how the Sandboxx app worked out for you. My son just left for boot camp on 1/31 and so I am just in the early stages.
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- For me was the best.. my son received all his letters even the Tuesday before graduation! I didn’t send any gift cards to him so I dont know how that works also my son address did change 3 times but he got all the letters even with the old address. Good luck to you and him.
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Thank you for that! I'm pretty overwhelmed by the whole experience.
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It really can be, there is a service with the postal service the you can see what’s coming in the mail. I know mail goes out on Sunday only once a week for them and I will get it by Wednesday if Monday wasn’t a holiday other wise will get it by Thursday or Friday. I stay put it’s hard as a mom but u will see graduation comes sooner than you think.
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Comment by JakesALmama on February 25, 2018 at 6:04pm
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Did it show up?
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Comment by Dena4 on March 26, 2018 at 8:50am
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I was going to use it to book our flights and hotel, etc but found cheaper pricing for our trip. I do use it to send letters because they get them next day usually by FedEx and you can send pics and gift cards as well. My understanding is the PO is backed up right now because of weather so it's just easier for me to send through the Sandboxx app and get tracking to know it delivered to him. My son has PIR in about 2 weeks and I can't wait to see him!!
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