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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
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Comment by Michiganbelle on May 19, 2015 at 12:06am
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Wow, been a while since I have been on here and I just got caught up on all the posts!! I am i love you and i am so proud if you to be a part of the CS' Moms group, our sailors handle a very important job that is tough. My daughter has been on deployment since a week before Thanksgiving, and in this time, rarely has seen land. Takes a very long time to get care packages to them, and time available to use a phone or access email is very limited, so contact is rare and immensely enjoyed! She is NOT a letter writer, but also talks about the lack of time for such a menial task as letter writing. Cleaning and inspection readiness are at the top of the list, I get occasional ship pics from the FB page of their ship, and I scour every one to catch a glimpse of her. I miss her a lot, but I am very proud of the work she does, as well as have a much clearer understanding of the role in the Navy she fills, and think often of how many CS personnel there are out there taking on this task as a big part of the 'behind the scenes' support for the greatest Navy in the world.
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Comment by Sassy4jake on May 18, 2015 at 1:31pm
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My son stayed at GL for about 3 weeks before going to Ft Lee. He wasn't told this, however, until he had been there a week after boot graduation. His A school will be completed June 5th so he will have been at Ft Lee about a month. Since he a CSS, he most likely will not get leave until after sub school.
So far, all communication about future plans has come "as needed" so it is always last minute!
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Comment by Michelle on May 18, 2015 at 12:47pm
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Hi Brandon's Mom - It is very confusing when you are trying to plan! I don't think any of the recruits really know how long they will stay in Great Lakes - especially if he hasn't graduated yet. They may have gotten better with communicating with them early (doubtful lol) however the "usual" routine is in the comment I re-posted below.
Comment by therevbev on April 3, 2015 at 1:46pm
Anthonysmama2015 - When your son finishes boot, he will immediately have to move over to Great Lakes Naval Base following PIR. You will have to wait several hours (At least 2 or 3 o'clock) until they have "moved in" to the new base. Once he's free, they will have restricted liberty for the remainder of the weekend (Fri evening, Sat and Sun) - he will know the restrictions and when each day he is free and when to return. The CS all stay at GL for at least 2 and sometimes 4 weeks until the class is ready in VA. The first week is indoc classes (a Navy necessity) followed by a lot of cleaning and standing watch. That's just the way of it. As to PIR weekend, you can plan as it fits your schedule since he'll be in Great Lakes, IL for several more weeks.
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Comment by anthonysmama2015 on April 10, 2015 at 8:30am
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Thank you therevbev for your info!
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Comment by therevbev on April 3, 2015 at 1:46pm
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Anthonysmama2015 - When your son finishes boot, he will immediately have to move over to Great Lakes Naval Base following PIR. You will have to wait several hours (At least 2 or 3 o'clock) until they have "moved in" to the new base. Once he's free, they will have restricted liberty for the remainder of the weekend (Fri evening, Sat and Sun) - he will know the restrictions and when each day he is free and when to return. The CS all stay at GL for at least 2 and sometimes 4 weeks until the class is ready in VA. The first week is indoc classes (a Navy necessity) followed by a lot of cleaning and standing watch. That's just the way of it. As to PIR weekend, you can plan as it fits your schedule since he'll be in Great Lakes, IL for several more weeks.
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My son is in boot camp now and will be leaving to go to culinary school in Virginia after. I'm writing to find out if he will be leaving the very next morning after PIR. Will I be able to see him at all before he gets on the plane. I'm trying to plan my trip and buy plane tickets from FL.
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Congratulations, that's awesome.
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HOOYAH! BRAVO ZULU! The Carl Vinson culunary specialists in the Food Service Division has won the 2015 Captain Edward F. Ney Award for food service excellence! Yeah, Richard. Hard work pays off!!
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Comment by MAMA_C on February 12, 2015 at 12:40pm
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mimiburl@yahoo.com. The only thing my son is the oldest at 25yrs. CS on his ship also has college cred. However he reflects on his own previous behavior at 18-20 yrs. He takes his job in strive and enjoys all the opportunities that present to him. He recently volunteer to be in an retirement ceremony. He working on ranking up. During his days off he trekking and shooting with is his camera. Be excited for him and listen. It be the best time in his career life.
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My CS came home for 10 days after his time at Ft Lee then we put him on a flight to the Pacific ocean to an aircraft carrier! Not a lot of contact since (a phone call about every 2 weeks) but he is "part of the mission" and proud of his service!
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