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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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Comment by disneygirl64 on November 23, 2016 at 1:27pm
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Good morning All,
Hope everyone is having a good Thanksgiving Eve. My son has been in Japan since mid July and is loving it. Would love to hear how some of you cope with not being able to talk to your sailor for months on end. My son is my youngest so I am having trouble dealing with not at least hearing his voice every once in a while. Any words of wisdom would be greatly appreciated. :)
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Comment by DREW7062 on November 23, 2016 at 9:54am
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Vickey- yayyyyy good for you say hi to my son while you're there. My son came home in July I don't think he's coming back this year but I did enjoy the time I spent with him. Good luck to you and have a safe trip.
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Comment by Anti M on November 23, 2016 at 8:21am
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Very exciting Vicky! Safe journey and get those hugs in!
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Comment by Vicky on November 23, 2016 at 7:28am
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I am leaving in a couple of weeks to visit my son in Yokosuka! I am soooo excited! haven't seen him in almost two years.
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Comment by Momship12 on November 22, 2016 at 6:30pm
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My son left on Sunday for Sasabo. 14 hour flight.
What an emotional day!!!! Someone asked me the date and I just lost it. I said what date do you want the 20th when my son left or the 21st the day he travels around the world.
I now keep track of different time zones on my phone. I guess he's a grown man now. It's just so hard.
I made sure we copied everything in his wallet in color and put in separate bags thanks to mom on here. Her son left his wallet in customs.
A Flying pillow, called airline told them he's on deployment so he would get upgraded :) Packed protein snacks
did 14 loads of laundry bought new tennis shoes
I guess it's just a Mom thing. Not sure when his ship is set for it's next deployment. Thanks for the support I will stop blabbing now :)
Happy Thanksgiving
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ANTI M - I know the feeling and you're right I just keep it moving... GOT TO. My 21 year old baby girl died in 2010 and son is Yokosuka.. I almost don't like the holidays anymore.... but I got to keep it moving. I think I'm going to order me a ham and make a casserole and watch some TV. This site is such a great site all of us mom's stick together and hold each other up everyone is so encouragingI appreciate you all so
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Happy Thanksgiving everyone
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With an empty nest holiday, there are different ways to deal with it. Some people just keep moving forward, do the whole big dinner thing, and set a place at the table for their absent sailor. Some just ignore the whole thing. Others go volunteer. Some invite people they know are alone and give them a decent meal.
I'm not doing much, just sent my husband off to the airport to visit his mom and family in his home state. I don't bother going anymore, after 30 years I got the message they think I am still not part of the family. We are thawing a turkey and will have a dinner for two when he gets back.
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Comment by T-Lynn on November 21, 2016 at 5:50pm
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HIi
Wishing all a very Happy Thanksgiving
This is my second try at typing. A bit hard a bright back ground and focus is hard. but getting better. I didn't know I had a pic of me on fb.
Maggs - fingers crossed for hubby treatment being better and what a fun baby shower
Miss - HI and ouch! And your are not fat! Sexy and sassy - Yes.
Blondie - gentle hugs for Blondie Jr and good luck in new job
Hi Kim :). Didn't know I had a pic up. But yes OuCH. Safe trip to see son and family
And Yes !!!! Cubs Won!!!!!
Wishing all a great, fun, delicious, hugging family and hearing from your Sailors Thanksgiving
Hugs all
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Comment by Wheatonpup on November 17, 2016 at 9:57pm
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I feel the same way...sad. I am comforted in knowing where he is and what a great thing he is doing for himself and others. This is our first empty nest Thanksgiving & Christmas. I am hoping that our son will have a good Christmas together with all the other sailors.
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Maggs, most of my family is not on FB, and the ones which are have been mellow and have not entered arguments. I had to hide my husband's side, but no surprises, they have never liked me for 30 years. So much so that I am sending him home to visit over Thanksgiving and I am staying home. That will make everyone there happy.
Mississippi Mom, wishing you the best with your foot. That sound painful, aggravating, and frustrating.Kim, safe journeys to your son, and happy early Thanksgiving!
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