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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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Navy.com Para Familias
Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com
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New Navy Girlfriend!
My boyfriend left for the Navy on May 9th. Although we have been best friends for five years, and have always acted like a married couple, he finally decided to ask me to be his girlfriend the day before he left. Being my best friend, we did everything together. It got to a point where we wouldn't even ask to hang out. It was already assumed on both of our ends. The past two weeks have been so hard because not only do I not get to talk to him at all until he writes or potentially calls..... but none of my girl friends really understand or care to listen to my problems. His family has been a huge support through all of this as has mine. It would be awesome to meet some other girls that get what I'm going through!
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Permalink Reply by jd on
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Hang in there lady! Mine just left May 14th. It's hard but will be rewarding at the end. He's thinking of you and misses you. This is the beginning of an amazing journey!
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Permalink Reply by NavyGirlfriend420 on
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Thank you, thank you! It's definitely rough but I know this is going to be such a good thing for him. I just can't wait to hear from him. I think it's the anxiety of not knowing how he is that's getting to me.
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Permalink Reply by MorganLeigh on
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I'm going through the same thing. My boyfriend left Monday and it just tore me apart. Especially that first day that I didn't get the usual good morning text. It really hit me he wasn't coming home any time soon. But what helps is that I know he is doing something he's always wanted to do and he will come out stronger than before. We just have to be supportive and know that seeing him again will be one of the happiest moments ever.
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The first week was definitely the hardest. I would constantly reach for my phone expecting that there would be a text. It definitely has gotten easier. Now I'm just anticipating the first letter/phone call. You are so right though. Not only will they come out stronger, but we will too. :) I can't wait to go to see him at graduation. Even if it's only that day.
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Permalink Reply by DEVsGF on
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I totally am going through the same thing!!! we will always wonder what he is doing and if he is okay; its our natural instinct. It really helps to just know that they are doing this to better themselves and their future. we are proud navy girlfriends! you can always message me if u have any questions or just want to chat!
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