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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!

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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:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

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**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).

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RTC Graduation

**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.

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Moms of Sailors headed for SWCC

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Latest Activity: Nov 7, 2023

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Comment by wellen(ship04/DIV818 PIR 9/1) on September 14, 2011 at 1:05pm: Hey GE! I was beginning to think I was living in a bubble and nobody told me! HA! It's really great to be able to talk, hear emotion and feel connected again, I think it will continue to some degree. Call me anytime 803-548-9760. I am feeling anxious today, couldn't sleep picturing them getting ready. They are exhausted and hae to sit around--YUK!

Comment by wellen(ship04/DIV818 PIR 9/1) on September 13, 2011 at 11:40am: Ladies of 9/1PIR DIV 818: Now stage two pending, can't say much more for their protection, extra prayers and support at this juncture.

Comment by wellen(ship04/DIV818 PIR 9/1) on August 14, 2011 at 8:07am: Ladies, I don't know how many of you are in the 9/1 PIR, but as happy as I am that my SR is completing Basic, my anxiety and concern is starting to increase with the intense SWCC training that is coming fast and furious. This is critical on so many levels. If he makes it thru, then he is in a very dangerous position, but hopefully realized a dream. If he doesn't (3/4 don't) then he is still in the NAVY and relegated to a job according to "Naval needs", maybe safer, but not where he wanted to be. It's hard for me to think about the son I have protected, developed and loved to be going thru the brutal training. I know and understand he wanted the challenge of it all, but it's really hard for me to think about, it makes my heart hurt. I can't watch the training films. I don't want to bring anybody down who reads this, I just am concerned, especially after last week.Something went terribly wrong...set-up, cover up, bad intell... these fine men are gone and shouldn't be. Read online "Veteran's Today- SEeal Team Six unfolding" it will curl your hair! Thanks for the support, looking forward to meeting at the PIR.

Comment by okaraj24 (ship 04 div 813) on August 8, 2011 at 9:14am: Prayers for all of the families of the soldiers we just lost. What a terrible loss. Wellen- I'm glad you got a call! It's VERY precious to hear their voices. I'm reading a book that was recommended to me- The Heart and the Fist, by Eric Greitens. It's about a humanitarian who becomes a SEAL. I know our SWCC boys don't have the exact training, but the descriptions and pool pictures are scary. Thank you to this group for our support system through this training and career choice!

Comment by wellen(ship04/DIV818 PIR 9/1) on August 8, 2011 at 8:40am: Good Morning...Has anybody heard that the 9/1 PIR group maybe staying in GL at least a week after PIR for paperwork, etc.? MY SR called Sat...right after hearing the news about the Chinook, how ominous is that? What a bittersweet thing to hear his voice!

Comment by wellen(ship04/DIV818 PIR 9/1) on August 2, 2011 at 5:57pm: "Surviving the Cut" could also be on Discovery.

Comment by wellen(ship04/DIV818 PIR 9/1) on August 2, 2011 at 5:15pm: okaraj24, Yes it's a special that was on either the military channel or Bravo the night of 7/11. I think it's lurking on one of these sites too. I would love to talk privately since you are just a tiny bit ahead of me. Feel free to message me, if you'd like. Thank you for the info, my SR said something about Pre-buds at GL before he left, but wasn't sure...so much info to digest as a newbie.

Comment by okaraj24 (ship 04 div 813) on August 2, 2011 at 8:32am: My son's PIR was 7/1 and his SWCC group stayed at Great Lakes about 2 weeks before heading to coronado. I'm not sure if that is regular procedure or just the timing on this one group. Is Surviving the Cut a Navy video? i'll have to look into that....

Comment by wellen(ship04/DIV818 PIR 9/1) on August 1, 2011 at 3:09pm: HI! I don't think I have written on this site yet (anybody forget where they wrote what?) My SR's PIR is 9/1, headed for SWCC school in Coronado. Anybody know when the SWCCs leave after PIR or do they stay in GL for Pre-Buds?Or do they leave Tuesday after the Labor Day weekend? Anybody as scared as I am about their chikd being a SWCC...the finishing of A school will be incredible, haven't brought myself to watching "Surviving the Cut" yet.

Comment by Shell on July 6, 2011 at 11:56am: No preBUD/S. My son DOR'd last Thursday in Indoc, but he is perfectly fine with it after what he was going through. I was relieved (didn't tell him that), but his next choice isn't a picnic either, so...here we go again if he gets that rate. Will find out today. So I am waiting to see what group to join next! I'll miss you guys and good luck! will not be following this one anymore. swccmom 7-1 feel free to send me a private message if you want. btw - I think the "SWCC" group is more active than this one.