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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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Navy.com Para Familias
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Confused mom
My daughter is leaving to boot camp in July.Everyday that passes I dread the day is creeping up way to quick. I hate this feeling I have I spoke to her about joining the Military since she was young believing this was the best choice for her. Now that the time is coming im coming to regret all of that. I cry ever day im scared, sad and confused. She is my one and only daughter and we are super close. I try so hard to be strong but I cry all the time. I cherish all the time we have together and I am so proud of her but its so hard. I know I am not the only one who is going through this and feel foolish at times for crying. I just needed to vent sorry I dont know what to do anymore....
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Permalink Reply by Christine Proud Son of ET on
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My heart goes out to you! My son just left on Monday and I haven't felt so much pain in my life. I was like you as the days crept closer and after dropping him off I just fell completely apart. I miss him so much!!
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Permalink Reply by lemonelephant on
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I left info for you on your My Page.
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Permalink Reply by Jojo1976 on
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Thank you all for you responses, advice and support. I know im just being selfish and know deep in my heart She will do awesome. I know this is a great opportunity and career for her. Thank you all and God Bless you all and your Children who are serving, currently in boot camp or awaiting the day.
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Permalink Reply by Deb Forcier on
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NO you are not being selfish, you are a Mom! That is your job... It is the fear of the unknown, not knowing is one of the hardest things we do as parents... the rewards after BC far outweighs what you may see as risk right now. I can also tell you as I went to a few meetings with my son not just to the Navy recruiter but to a Marine recruiter as well, your children have made the best decision to go NAVY! They will leave the Navy after there original sign up or after they do their 20 with a career that will transfer into the public arena. They will, depending on what their choice of career is hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of training before they ever go on their first deployment. I will implore you to continue to encourage your child to take advantage of the ability to go to college while they are in the military, don't wait til they are out... those benefits can be transferred to a spouse or children. This is a no lose opportunity for education, training, travel and a well rounded independent young adult. You just need to sit with their decision and allow the tears to fall, hug them as often as you can before they leave, encourage their every move and I promise you will make it though this... as I said before I am a veteran Mom, my son has been in 10 years, I have not seen him for the majority of the years he's been in. But, I can assure you I get every hug I can, I tell him how proud I am of him every time I can and never have once regretted his decision of joining the NAVY. My son was also in Iraq for 6 months, I didn't breathe the entire time he was there... Love your children as much as you can while they are home, create special memories before they go... My son is currently teaching A school (the first training after basic) and who knows depending on what they are training for my son may be teaching them! This is a wonderful group, it helped me although I didn't know until he was in Hawaii about the group... So lets keep on bonding and who knows maybe we all will meet someday! Thank you and your children for choosing the NAVY!!!
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Thank u for your encouragment my daughters date changed from July 7th to July 1st and that was more heart retching but i hear u and appreciate u for reaching out God Bless. She is going to Pensacola for A school to become an AO so proud of her...
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I left info on your My Page concerning her contracted rating.
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Dear Confused Mom,
I know exactly what your going though my daughter leaves in July also it's worries me too. God help us! That's the reason I joined Navy For Moms just to get though this. My daughter is our life, our air we breath the reason we get up in the morning. She's our miracle baby we love her so much and hate to see her go. We just have to lift her up to our Lord he will watch over them! I knew the days are going to fast she calls me about 4 times a day. I'll miss her terribly :-( us moms have to stuck together.
Debbie
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I left info for you on your My Page.
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Permalink Reply by Kristin ⚓️ (EM Nuke mom) on
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My son has been at BC for 2 days and you would think by the way I am feeling that he was never coming out! lol I never planted the seed but I am sure glad he did. The pride in your kid outweighs the sacrifices you make together. I cry ALOT behind closed doors but if you see me on the street I am just a mom bursting with Navy Pride! I have found great comfort from the moms on this page. My husband thinks I spend entirely too much time here. hmpf ;) I know it has to get easier and will for you too. ((hugs))
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It is scary but the best part is the letters! Write her starting the day she leaves. Send them weather, sports, anything that will keep her spirits up. I am going to cherish the letters my son wrote me forever.
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Me too, I still have them all... I even have them from other young men, who called me Mom, that I had the great fortune to meet when I went to graduation and I am still in touch with them.
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