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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
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- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
Navy Speak
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Comment by Kaina on October 17, 2014 at 10:10am
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When my son 1st got to San Diego the ship was Underway (out @ sea doing exercises) for 2 weeks.
So he was housed with 4 other Sailors who were new & one was just getting out.
They assigned my son to Guard the mainfate checking ID's. Until the ship returned.
Also at 1st my son did not have a car and rode the Metropolitan (electric train).
There's a station right near gate & barracks.
He went everywhere.
After his 1st deployment he saved up $ and purchased his 1st car.
Also in regards to visiting, we had learn the hard way that you cannot always plan or count on Making way in advance cause you never know when they will be on Underway.
They do a lot of out to sea exercises either by weeks or up to a month.
Hope this helps.
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Comment by Mike's mom on October 17, 2014 at 8:24am
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Hi, Liberty. I can answer some of your questions.
1. My son does not have a car in San Diego, but he said that it's nice to have.
2.They should be home by than.
3.My son came to the ship during last deployment and they flew him over there. It's all depending on how badly they need person with his specialty on the ship. When my son came they were short handed and he worked hard.
4. In San Diego he can be housed on the ship for a while until it will be a space available in the baraks. My son lived in the baraks for a year or so and than they gave him a 2 bedroom appartment to share with another sailor on the base, which is very nice.
I hope it helps.
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Comment by Liberty on October 17, 2014 at 3:07am
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Congratulations to your son Katiem!
Question 1)... Does a sailor need a car if stationed in San Diego? I am assuming that the answer is yes, but want to get opinions.
Question 2) I would like to find out (without breaching Security) if the ship should be in San Diego in March/April. We would like to visit on spring Break, but we have no idea if he will be there.
Question 3) Since the ship is currently deployed, is it likely that my son will be sent to the ship when he goes to San Diego (Late November) or will they have him work on base until it returns? I have no idea how any of this works!
Question 4) Do they house these young men on the ship when it is in port or at the base? If they live on the ship is there parking for a car right there or do they have to shuttle to parking?
Thanks to anyone who might be able to help me with some of these questions!
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Comment by Katiem on October 14, 2014 at 9:40am
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Got an email from my son last night, finally. All is good, said he has been so busy! He told me he got nominated for Sailor of the Quarter! <3
I agree with you Liberty, I'm also in awe of all of them!
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Hi again everyone.After I posted the other day I watched some videos on You Tube about the ship. I should not have watched the one showing the huge waves! Then I saw the update about the Typhoon which caused me to have a few minutes of panic! I have to admit, I had never thought about that scenario! This is all so new to me and I am working through it every day. I told my son about that post and he said "Well, yes mom.....there are a lot of things that can happen, but I'll be fine." These young men and women are so brave and I am in awe of all of them. Please know that all of your children are in my prayers.
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Comment by Mary on October 13, 2014 at 10:55am
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Just got an email from my sailor. In spite of their troubles, he sounds happier than he has since they left. It's amazing how much such a simple message can make.
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That's great! Wish I would hear from mine.
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Comment by Flojul on October 13, 2014 at 7:16am
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Good morning ladies. Received a text in the early morning hours from my son . "I'm doing well don't worry". "message when i can for sure". At least i heard from him and he's okay...
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Thanks for the info...glad they are ok..hope I hear from mine soon....
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