This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.
FIRST TIME HERE?
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:
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
Navy Speak
Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)
N4M Merchandise
Shirts, caps, mugs and more can be found at CafePress.
Please note: Profits generated in the production of this merchandise are not being awarded to the Navy or any of its suppliers. Any profit made is retained by CafePress.
Navy.com Para Familias
Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com
Badge
Not Graduating as Planned
I just got the dreaded phone call at 4PM today that my son will not be graduating 3/19 as thought. He is unable to pass the 1 1/2 mile run, but has passed everything else. He fell on his last attempt and now has LLD for 5 days.
He will go to more intensive physical training after the 5 days, but in a different division (I think). He seemed OK, but was very disappointed. My husband, older son, and I are crushed. We would love to hug him and talk to him, but of course cannot. The call was only 2 minutes so there was not time to ask a lot of questions.
I would love to hear from others that have been through this and find out how long it took to reach PIR.
Views: 29
Replies to This Discussion
-
Permalink Reply by Brenda Sue on
-
aw - so sorry for you (and him)!!
He must have some sort of minor injury to be on LLD for five days. I promise that the Navy wants him to pass as much as you (and he) does. He will probably pass the next time. I have heard them doing all kinds of encouraging things to help them pass - even the RDC's running along side them to help them pace themselves!!
Yes, I am sure it would be a different division. Just gives you another week to plan things to do in Chicago when you do go!
Where will he be going to A school?
Keep your chin up!!
-
Permalink Reply by Jeff's Peggy on
-
Thank you so much for your encouragement!!
He has written about his running time in his past 2 letters and has said the fellow recruits are encouraging and do run with him. Guess it did not work this time----maybe next time.
He will be going to A school in Chicago.
Thanks again.
-
-
No problem - glad you found this website!!
Did you already buy your airline tickets to go to PIR? Refundable?
-
-
Yes and No. We are calling American to see how much of a penalty we will have to pay.
We are learning in this new life.
-
-
Be sure and claim military issues!! If you don't like the first answer, - hang up and call again!!
Ask to speak to a manager!! CRY!!!
© 2024 Created by Navy for Moms Admin.
Powered by
