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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!
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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.
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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Hello, everyone my name is Amanda. Thank you for joining this group! I have recently went through the whole process of becoming a PROUD NAVY WIFE. I am starting this group to help all the new spouses on your journey. Ask me anything!!!!
Members: 148
Latest Activity: Mar 2, 2019
This is especially for wives, husbands, boyfriends, girlfriends, or fiances.
Everyone has a different experience throughout this whole process. My husband started signing up in July of 2010 and did not leave for bootcamp until March 29th 2011, so we have pretty much been through a lot this last year and I would love to help everyone that I can understand things that I did not when we first started. He is now in the middle of A-school and I guess so are we. It has not always been fun, but it is worth it in the end. I say this is especially for spouses becuase pay, and things like that are different for us, but mom, dads and anyone else is more than welcome to join. I look forward to hearing from everyone, and hope that I can help you along the way. This page is for newly married about to get married, or just being a new Navy spouse in general. My husband and I have been together 6 years and married over 2 years now. We have a 3 year old son. Watching the children go through this is very difficult because they do not fully understand what is going on. I am here to help!!!! I have lots of ideas and experiences to share!!!!
Discussion Forum
Chicago PIR Weekend
Started by Meridith_21 Mar 10, 2014. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Hi Ladies, So my husband leaves for BC next week and I wanted to start getting a plan together for his PIR weekend in May. My in-laws and I plan on flying out Thursday night and staying through…Continue
Children
Started by skell456 (AO wife). Last reply by Michelle Apr 24, 2013. 9 Replies 0 Likes
So as you probably already read my husband and I have a 3 year old son named Logan. He is just a great kid, but this has been so hard on him. We have moved from where he knows everyone to hear…Continue
moving to japan- help????
Started by ProudNavyWifeFresca. Last reply by abuon18 Nov 13, 2012. 1 Reply 0 Likes
just got married and husband went to japan, we are waiting a year untill i move there, what do i need to do, we didnt get married while he was in a school but got married while he was on leave b4…Continue
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Comment by ProudWife2007 on September 26, 2011 at 11:45pm
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Ive got a question for all you Navy wives :-) My husband will be going down to TX for his A school and i'm pretty sure it will be for 19 weeks. Is it possible to live on base during this time at A school? What are my options? Thanks!
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Comment by Kac46047 on September 21, 2011 at 5:03pm
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lol im made that it doesnt snow enough here! id be lost without a lil winter ... and the cute outfits that come with it. lol
Skell my husbands the same way as ou, he came from a very small town to hussle and bussle norfolk. He still doesnt get how theres so many cars on the road lol priceless
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Comment by Britt<3Corpsman Wife on September 21, 2011 at 4:15pm
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I forgot about the culture shock... that can take some getting used to. You just need to learn what neighborhoods you don't belong in. I know this sounds silly, but sunglasses are my friend. Especially in a neighborhood I am unfamiliar with. I use the rule of thumb to never make eye contact with a stranger if I am walking or driving. And I agree with you about the beaches.... kinda gross! I won't even go swimming in the water here. I don't know if anyone has told you about this place. It is called Julian... its about an hour or so from the San Diego area. They have 'farms' where you can go apple picking and a main st type area with stores and resturaunts. It reminds me of a small midwestern city. Right about now is the perfect time to go there and pick apples : ) It might take your mind off of the 'congestion' of so cal living for a while. And your son would probably have an absolute ball!
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Comment by skell456 (AO wife) on September 21, 2011 at 4:00pm
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LOL see snow is something I am used to so that would never be a problem to me. Although I do not prefer winters. Imagine a country setting with no traffic, no violence, no scary neighborhoods, no creepy crawlers, fresh waters, and beaches that do not stink. That is just what I am used to I am not used to such diversity and culture either. I am enjoying it don't get me wrong I am just scared as well. The weather is perfect out here, I just have to get used to my area is all. Plus I miss my family greatly!!!! Thanks for the boost though I do appreciate it.
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Skell- Southern California isn't that bad : ) I have lived here my entire life... I am SO scared that once my husband enlists and finishes BC and his school we will get stationed somewhere outside of Cali. I told him if we have to move somewhere where it snows a lot I am not going to get a job. Lol I just can't deal with that! There are a lot of things to keep you busy in the San Diego area. You could always come a little North and visit Disneyland : ) We go there like once a week to walk around the park and people watch. Cali does have a pretty fast paced lifestyle, but you will adjust eventually. Let me know if you need any ideas of things to do.... I live in the LA area, but we have friends all over the place so we do a lot of things.
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We are estimated to be here for 5 years, but I am not sure I will want to live out here for that long. I don't hate it yet I'm just used the the northen life style I mean I have lived in Michigan my whole life, so what a change. We get our place soon I cannot wait!!!!
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lol traffic here is horrible as well but i avoid rush hour. I know my husband says the 10 min drive to base is 45 mins in the AM. Theres one downfall to VA, ive never moved osmehere where it takes 2 weeks to get internet and phone. Ridiculous thats why i havnt updated sooner lol.
How many years are you in cali for?
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That's awesome Kac I've been wondering where you have been!!!!! I wish we would have went there instead of out here.... I miss the east coast something terrible. It is so busy here all the time it takes 20 minutes to drive 5 minutes I hate it.. Maybe we will move there when we are done here... Good Luck to you and it's good to hear from you....
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Finally moved to VA with my husband, its been great here so far. The Dity move was a little tough. We are in housing and love it! Im liking norfolk so far, its nothing like people decribed it. Lots of things always going on.
My husband got is hard orders about a month before graduation, luckily he had another school right after for a month that let us has a couple weeks to prepare a move.
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We got our verbals pretty early but those do not really mean anything luckily ours did not change we got hard orders like two weeks before he was done. It wad not enough time especially coming from p-cola. They released him with nothing its been Hell ever since we left there it is just now starting to level out I hate that place LOL
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