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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 Mississippi Mom on May 18, 2015 at 11:35am
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Good morning Ladies!
Welcome, Vicky! Happy that your son is excited about Japan! I hope he loves it and is very happy there. My son spent 18 months there and loved it. I understand you being nervous. I was too, but it helped knowing my son was happy about going. I will keep you both in my prayers. Lots of hugs to you.
Joshmom- A big HOOYAH to your son coming back stateside! I know you are excited to have him a little closer to home.
DramaSoul, prayers for you! Bless your heart. Hang in there girl!
Blondie, thinking of you and your sweet daughter with her special day coming up. Hope all goes well and that you all enjoy this blessed event!
Kim, and T-Lynn.... you both have beautiful grand babies! I love the pictures you both share.
We have been really busy at our house the past couple of months. I have been reading, and trying to keep up, but not posting. Our daughter graduated from Mississippi State University last Friday, and we had a big celebration for her at our house on Saturday. Then we had a big day with my Mom for Mother's Day. After all of that I was totally exhausted. My hubby and I have tackled quite a few projects "sprucing up the place" before her graduation. I don't know why we feel like we have to do this. By the time you 40 + people there, you don't care whether it was spruced up or not! LOL! She and 3 of her friends went to Harry Potter World this past weekend and she is on her way back home now. If you think of her, please whisper a prayer for safe travels and also for a job! LOL! She has had some really good interviews and is getting pretty antsy wanting to hear something. I really hope she hears something this week.
My son (Sailor) and his wife are both doing well. He has made the adjustment to civilian life. He has got his 1st semester under his belt and is ready to continue on. He is working with a friend who has a lawn care business. He stays pretty busy. The friend was really good to work around his school schedule so that is a blessing.
Blessings to each and every one of you!
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Comment by Vicky on May 18, 2015 at 10:37am
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My son is leaving for Japan today. He is very excited. I am happy for him but nervous at the same time.
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Comment by MaggieMay on May 18, 2015 at 9:59am
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Hello to all the new moms on here. So nice to see new faces and also to see some familiar ones come back.
Hugs Birdiejr! Hope you're having a brighter day
DramaSoul, hugs to you too! You can handle this - you're strong!
Blondie - hope all goes well this week. Safe travels and looking forward to hearing all about the wedding and of course pictures!
Well today my sailor departed Japan for the last time. His journey home has begun....home to the states anyway. He's had a very positive experience in Japan and has enjoyed his time there but he's excited to start the next chapter in his Navy career. Of course I'm over the top excited to be getting him back stateside. The sailors spelled out "sayonara" in Japanese on the flight deck of the carrier as they left out. I thought that was cool and a nice gesture to the Japanese people.
Have a beautiful day ladies and a fantastic week! Keep strong!!!
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Comment by DramaSoul on May 17, 2015 at 7:10pm
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Maggs...love the lawn mower. My daughter and SIL live on his parents 3 acres and there are sheep who are there simply to keep the grass from over-growing. They also raise a bovine for eating purposes (grazing/grassfed), chickens for eggs, garden, turkeys for Thanksgiving.
Blondie...YOU ARE AMAZING!!!!
I am still recovering from a bout with pneumonia and asthma that knocked me on my butt. Energy slowly coming back. I did attempt an audition but I shouldn't have because of the energy level being so low. Get to see the pulmonologist next week for the final release so I can start to workout. I am now on a rigid dietary protocol for autoimmune diseases (Hashimoto's is the one I have to contend with). I have to admit, it is helping me to feel better. Doing a lot of food prep since there are many things I cannot have. Reading labels very carefully. Dehydrating sweet potatoes and zucchini for crunchy snacks. I really miss my coffee!!! She said I can add it back at the end of 6 months but it has to be slowly so I know how my body responds. There will be lots of things to slowly add back one week at a time but not until I have completed 6 months of this protocol. 1 month down....5 ro go!!!
Took Tupac (for those who don't know, he is a black cat I inherited from one of my son's former girlfriends) for his annual wellness exam. HE HAD TO BE SEDATED!!! Oh my...did he live up to his name...growling and cranky...a regular gangsta kitty. Shelby (the other adorable cat I inherited from another of my son's former girlfriends) kept her distance and arched her back and hissed the first couple of days he was back from the vet. Finally they are getting back to their normal routine. Tupac weighed in at just under 15 lbs ("He's not fat, he's just big boned" said the vet.) Shelby is a beautiful gray tabby who is half his size and has a penchant for chewing power cords (I am on my 5th for the laptop).
Sailor is doing well. He remembered Mother's Day with a lovely bouquet that still looks good.
I have been reading posts and just not posting. You guys just make my day.
To all who are in need of healing, may you have a complete healing of body, heart mind and spirit!
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Comment by Birdiejr on May 17, 2015 at 3:14pm
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Thx for the encouragement everyone. I send a box about once a month but w all the wedding prep it makes his absence more noticeable. Anyway, I'll get thru it bc that's what we Navy Moms do. Hooyah!!
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Maggs. Thank you so much!
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Birdiejr..sending you hugs. Hang in there. We are all in the same space. I wear his sweatshirt or private message him on facebook or write a letter and include an iTunes gift card. You can keep busy by putting together a care package for him with his favorite things. Again sending you Navy Strong Extra Big Hugs!
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My son will be leaving for Japan soon. Does anyone have any advice for cell phone plans?
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Moment of truth - I am missing my sailor. We just passed the two year mark since I have seen him and my heart hurts. Sigh...
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Blondie, Your excitement is exciting me!! I hope you have an easy week followed by a terrific wedding weekend!!!
Everyone else, enjoy this Saturday!! It is beautiful here in NC and I am going to a show w a friend tonight. The show is Pippin. Anyone seen it?
Take care!!
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