What is PIR?

[screeminmomma]

I get it has to do with graduation, but what does it stand for?

[Anti M]

The uniform allowance is annual. Arwen has the links if she sees this post (kinda buried in here, you may want to start a new thread for it).

HOWEVER, they Navy takes most of it back for the issued uniforms in boot camp the first year. So while they "get" it, they also pay it back out of their first paycheck. Do not expect to see a spendable penny of it the first year.

[Arwen]

Everyone gets the initial uniform allowance, but it often disappears before a paycheck shows up, it is totally used-up in buying the first set of uniforms. If it is late in coming through it simply takes the place of a paycheck that was used to buy uniforms. Either way, it isn't "extra" money. They don't have to pay it back, but there will be nothing left of it after uniforms and much of the sailor's first paycheck is used to pay for other things, from underwear to shampoo.

Each year after that sailors receive about $400 for basic uniform allowance, paid on the anniversary of the enlistment date (the day the sailor entered boot camp, not the day they signed up for DEP).

Sailors who were in the fleet before the uniform change get a special uniform allowance similar to the initial allowance to replace their working whites/blues and their dungarees. That money is spendable, but really does need to be spent on uniforms.

Here is a link to the Navy's website for more information.