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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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hi My Son is currently in Groton, Ct. for Submarine School then "A" School.
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Comment by Kevsmom93 on January 14, 2015 at 12:30am
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Hello A Wats and congratulations to you and your new Sailor! I hope everything gets settled for your son soon. Our forum seems to be on the quiet side lately but don't let that stop you from asking questions.
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Comment by mrsb on January 13, 2015 at 11:38am
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Welcome to Groton AWats!!! I haven't been here much lately but am always checking in. It is so much nicer when you can communicate more with your brand new Sailor!
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Comment by AWats on January 13, 2015 at 11:26am
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Hello Everyone,
My son's PIR date was 1/9/15 His orders changed last minute and now he is in Groton Sub School and may or may not stay there for A school. Just wanted to say Hi, I am very thankful that I am able to communicate with him now and it is nice to know that there is a group of people out there experiencing the same situations.
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Comment by Linda on December 14, 2014 at 6:26pm
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Tysmom. Kings Bay Georgia SSBN wyoming 742 blue crew.
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Comment by tysmom on December 14, 2014 at 5:03pm
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Where is he stationed?
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He is home. He is home. So happy to have my family together again under one roof. I opened his bedroom door this morning and OMG the laundry bomb went off. Too funny. He will be with us for the holidays before reporting to his new duty station on the 29th. It's a wonderful feeling to hear him say at the airport I love you mom it is so great to be home.
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Comment by Ladyrocker on December 12, 2014 at 9:33am
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Thanks madhoby and baby duke.......
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Comment by madhoby on December 11, 2014 at 9:40pm
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just heard a really amazing song....Sometimes you have to encourage yourself, you have to speak victory over yourself, speak the word and you will be healed, speak over yourself, and you will be healed. no matter how you fell speak the word over your life and you will be healed. Encourage yourself in the Lord....
The spirit of the sovereign lord is on me because the lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. he has ent me to bind up the borkenhearted to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners to proclame the year of the Lord's favor and the day of vengeance of our God to comfort all who mourn, and provide for thouse who grieve in Zion to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair.....
Jeremiah 61:1-3
these words got me through the darkest days of supporting my mom as she supported my dad in the last days of his life......
Beauty for Ashes to you Ladyrocker......may God bless you with the spirit of praise and the oil of joy as you heal.
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Thanks Linda and I know............have to look for your email addy.........I am so out of it lately..........And I am "A Navy Mom..........and I am strong"! thank you .........I will be fine..............Big NMH
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I do not have the words to take the pain away but know that we are here for you. Navy moms are strong. You have my email. I am always available to listen and you are on my prayers
BNH
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