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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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Group for Moms of Gunners Mates in A School or on Duty
Members: 212
Latest Activity: Feb 14, 2020
Discussion Forum
A school
Started by TravelMomma!. Last reply by Mamma073 Feb 14, 2020. 3 Replies 1 Like
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Started by Carlsmom. Last reply by Carlsmom Sep 27, 2017. 6 Replies 1 Like
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Comment by Joanie Tyler's Mom(133 Bees) on December 10, 2012 at 6:16pm
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And some great news...Tyler will be stationed in Gulfport for 2 more years...still just 2 1/2 hours from home...We are pleased as punch!
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Tyler is trained in small arms and ammo....At the moment he is part of a Convoy Security Element riding on a truck in the desert as part of their security...
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Comment by PAM (GM MOM) on December 10, 2012 at 2:15pm
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j/w1125 Ruth is right there are several kinds, my son is vertical launch, he works with he Tomahawk missles.
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Comment by Ruth, Gun's Mom on November 11, 2012 at 6:56pm
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Jjw1125, look in the discussions above. You'll find a discussion that will answer your question. There are several kinds. My GM takes care of small arms and ammo, but others take care of other kinds of arms and ammo.
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Comment by Jjw1125 on November 11, 2012 at 3:31am
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I am very curious as to what kind of work a GM would do.
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Comment by denise on November 3, 2012 at 11:43am
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Joanie - i know you are proud of him - just a longer rollercoaster for you. hopefully he will stay put
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Tyler re-enlisted yesterday...He's in for 5 more years...Don't know where he'll be stationed yet...but we sure have enjoyed having him at Gulfport, MS
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Pam- my daughter is attached to EOD - no ship as yet. She really loves her job! (tho she cant say a lot about it)
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denise, my son is in San Diego has been there for a year now. What ship is your daughter asigned to? My son is on the Cape St. George, only females on the ship are Officers.
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Just saw this on another group page and thought it would be good to share it here as well:
We recently received notification about a scam that may be going around to the family members of deployed Service Members. It is unclear how this email originates with the family members but we were made aware of the issue by the fiance of a service member. She wrote to DOD officials asking why a family member of a military member would be expected to pay for a leave request, why the fee was so expensive and why the fee could not be deducted from his pay.
At no time, should a family member be expected to pay anyone in the department of defense in order for a service member's leave to be granted.
I am sending this to you to make you aware that there is a leave phishing scam asking individuals to send money to support leave for our Service members (see e-mail trail below). It isn't clear if this specifically targets the family members or if it is a blanket email being circulated.
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ATTN: [NAME OF FAMILY MEMBER]
FROM DESK OF [OFFICIAL SOUNDING OFFICER TITLE/NAME]
LEAVE PERMIT PROCESSING DEPT.
THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR REQUEST FOR LEAVE FOR [NAME OF SERVICE MEMBER/UNIT],[LOCATION ASSIGNED], KABUL, AFGHANISTAN HAS BEEN GRANTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, US ARMY.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR CONTRIBUTION AND EFFORT TOWARDS A BETTER AMERICA,THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WISHES [NAME OF SERVICE MEMBER] A GOOD VACATION UNDER DEFENSE SECTION B OF DECREE 202 ON ABSENCE FROM DUTY WITH VOLUNTARY PERMISSION
FROM SERVICE DUTY.
WE ADVICED YOU TO PROCEED WITH THE PAYMENT OF $750.00(SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS) FOR HIS LEAVE PROCESSING FEE.
FEE WILL BE PAID TO THE U.S ARMY DIPLOMAT IN THE MIDDLE EAST.
GO TO ANY WESTERN UNION OUTLET AND MAKE PAYMENT TO THE ADDRESS BELOW AND SEND US THE SENDER'S NAME, ADDRESS, MTCN, TEST QUESTION AND ANSWER.
Name-OKAFOR STEPHEN ODINAKA
Country-Qatar
City-Doha
Amount-$750.00(SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS)
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