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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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Comment by Anti M on September 28, 2015 at 8:06am
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I have had life-saving emergency surgery at the Yokosuka main hospital twice. Very professional, very busy, top notch doctors, nurses, and staff.
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Comment by Elaine-PIR 10/1/10 on September 27, 2015 at 9:52am
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The hospital at Yokosuka is known as the Naval Regional Medical Center. Each military base in the area has a clinic but if you need major care, Yokosuka is the place to be. In 1986 the day after my mom and step-dad arrived for a 3 week visit, I ended up there with a collapsed lung. The techs and doctors that took care of me were just amazed. They had never seen a woman with a collapsed lung before. Not the place I wanted to be with my mom having traveled so far to see her first grandson in 18 months, but the best place to be for the care I needed. I spoke with sailors that had the worst injuries, not knowing if they would be able to remain in the Navy, but they, too, were glad to be in the best place for them to heal.
Your sailors that are assigned there will see every kind of injury you can imagine, and some they will wish they hadn't seen, LOL. I admire those in the medical field, whether behind the scenes or on the front line. The doctors in the clinics are sometimes on their reserve time, but one was there for me at the Atsugi clinic, that is where we lived, and he was "Johnny on the spot" with making sure I would make it to Yokosuka in the ambulance.
Please thank your sailors for being there for those they care for. Each day will be a new learning experience.
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Comment by tytulip40 on September 24, 2015 at 3:20pm
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Nancy-Aarons mom - wonder if our boys were on the same flight - my son is at Atsugi (i think). . Oh, I so love flying - although longest flight to date was 4.5 hours. I'm so excited for our sailors! :)
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Comment by DREW7062 on September 23, 2015 at 12:21pm
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Hi TYTULIP: Join the emotional roller coaster what a ride it is!!!! My son arrived in Yokokusa Japan about 1 month ago and we be only talked twice in a mint. But we try to email at least every other day. I got some great info from moms on this site about phones and different sites to FaceTime and call cheap or free and text msgs. Haven't talked to my son yet to explain to him how he can do different things, but I don't think I'll be going to Japan until I'm able to drive lolololol to long a flight for me. Scared of planes lol. But welcome to chat anytime.
And congrats and good luck!
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He made it there - got a text from him at 11:30 eastern time. Knowing it was going to be a sticker shock, wasn't able to get specifics on flight and area. So many questions! lol!! What an adventure! :)
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Comment by Rhonda-S12D347 on September 21, 2015 at 2:18pm
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Drew7062,
That is so funny. I know we were really dreading the plane ride. I usually don't even like 2 hour flights, but it seemed to go a lot faster than I expected. If only it was just a long drive....hehe.
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Nervous / happy mom
My son is leaving Norfolk right now heading to Japan for 2 years. I'm still adjusting and accepting the Navy life. At least here in states, visiting is easy - now, ugh, I'm a hot mess. Over weekend I remembered this site, started when he went to basic back in March. Navy for Moms is a God send!
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RHONDA: my son has been in Yokosuka for about 4 weeks now and I plan on visiting but I have to get drunk first before I get on that longgggggg plane ride lol. And I don't even drink....lol scared of planes. I would luv to visit him though I wonder if I can drive to Japan? Lol
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TLYNN- yeah talk about emotional roller coaster ugh..... Gulp: when their little their little on your heart and when they get BIG THEIR BIG ON YOUR HEART.... geeeezzzzz thanks I'm hangin in their.
Thanks for this group
(((HUGS)))
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My son has been stationed at Yokosuka hospital since April 2014. His first bike was stolen, so he bought another one... so I know what a frustrating situation that can be. If anyone has questions, that I can hopefully help with, you are welcome to PM me. He really enjoys a lot of outdoor activities like hiking, biking, swimming. Also, going to sporting events. Just let me know.
We actually went to Japan to visit him in August for 9 days. It was such a great experience. I highly recommend visiting while your sailor is stationed in Japan, if you have the opportunity.
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