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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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AECF - FCs and ETs
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For families that have a loved one serving the Navy as an FC or an ET. This is the place to share and learn more about their jobs and schools. For subs - look for the SECF group.
Members: 834
Latest Activity: Feb 14, 2023
Discussion Forum
Anybody out there?
Started by Jules. Last reply by Bandmom Aug 24, 2021. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Current A school at GL for AECF?
Started by BessLynn423. Last reply by ANOsMom Nov 11, 2019. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Anyone graduating A school on 10/26/18
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Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on June 19, 2008 at 8:38am
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Welcome Andrew's Mom, we are glad you are here. Understand your son is in DEP so don't hesitate to ask questions in the days ahead. His rate of ET or FC is assigned during the 3rd week of boot camp now. They meet with the counselors that week and depending on the need he will be assigned one or the other.
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I just remembered that Julie's son is graduating on Friday from A school and if she was able to get out of Iowa, she is planning on attending so perhaps she can give us a report when she returns.
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Yes to both graduations CCR but nothing like the PIR of bc. Very small, few guests or family members. Doesn't mean you cannot attend but ...don't look for the band to play!
Also so many of them get leave following their graduations that they are often heading home for leave immediately following grad.
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Comment by CCR on June 18, 2008 at 5:40pm
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Can anyone tell us if there is an A school graduation or a C school graduation?
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Millye, I'm thinking that Claire is probably Phase I at this stage and she may not be able to stay out all night with you. Although I did go down and see my nephew in Gulfport, who was stage one and he was able to put a request to spend the weekend off base. They did call us to verify that we were coming down to Gulfport and to confirm our hotel reservations.
Then he had to call into muster in the am and pm so it was no problem at all.
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Millye, it sounds like the 2.5 week ATT plan for FC is very new and maybe a pilot program to see how it works out. My son is in the first class to try it and I think CCR's son is as well. He called last night and has two more mods to finish and believes he should be wrapping it up this week. So we are anxious to see if he moves right to A school or what.
They typically do get the holiday weekends off - less any duty they may have.
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Yum, I love crystallized ginger, or just plain ginger. Did you know they made it in jars now, just like they make minced garlic? So much easier not to have to peel and mince.
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hehehe. They all get their "sea legs" sooner or later but I understand that first time out is mighty interesting!
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Welcome to the group Carolyn! Carolyn's son has been serving for 5+ plus years in the Navy!
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Welcome Lori to the group! Her son is PIR-ing on Friday and will be joining our Sailors soon.
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