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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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Prayerful mom
My son left for MEPS on 6/11/14. I received "the call" on 6/12/14, very scripted. I really miss him. I thought I would sign in for emotional support. I have spent the night praying for him.
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Permalink Reply by Angela on
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Hello playful mom my son left on 3rd June and I know how you fell when I got the I am here called I cried he sound so tired but I receive the box 3 days later and a week later I receive the letter with valuable information and I feel alot better it has gone by fast just don't count the days count you Fridays it will go by faster that way I can't say it gets easier but prayers and letter written will help ease your worries
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Permalink Reply by sailormom_fla on
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Yvette, you will feel much better in a few weeks. I was the same way as you when my son left on May 19th. At about the 3 week mark when I spoke to him he sounded great! It takes them a couple of weeks to settle in and figure out what is expected of them. After that he will feel better, which will make you feel better. I promise!
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Permalink Reply by Loud Proud & Petrified on
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Hardest part I the not knowing. But today being the 4th day it's a bit better. Not counting the days is soooo difficult.
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Permalink Reply by karin on
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Hi everyone my son left on the 6-11-14 and got "the call" that night. He sounded good, i am not sure how good he really sounded or if i just knew what to expect. this is my 2nd son going into the Navy so my 2nd time around. Today i am pretty sad. I really miss him, so i thought i would sign in also and get a little emotional support also..i hope i get the box and form letter soon, it really does help to only count Friday's! and waiting by the mail box and stalking the mailman does not bring letters ;-)
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