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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 musicmom of a Sailor on November 1, 2010 at 1:32pm
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BTW - PIR was AWESOME this weekend. It was so great to see my son and see the changes in him. It was hard to say goodbye yesterday but at least he'll be fairly close by at Goose Creek, SC so we'll see him for Thanksgiving and Christmas this year.
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Betsy - I always had a section in my letters "and now for the news" Then gave a brief rundown of what was going on in the world. My son requested it because he said he felt so isolated in bc. This gave him a connection to the rest of the world.
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Comment by Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor on November 1, 2010 at 10:53am
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Cindy & Patricia, thank you for the suggestions. They are are great idea. I will defintely send cards for his division too. At least that way, they will all know that someone is pulling for all of them. I love the idea about the sports highlights. I do know that A will want to keep up the the Raven's. It's a shame they had a bye this week.
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Pam, lol I didn't think anyone could write that much. :) That's a great idea about the kids who may not get mail. I will ask my son, if he notices any too. That would be so sad to be there and have no support from outside. Thanks
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Joanne, that's awsome about your kids. You must be so proud of them. Thanks for the suggestion on the writing. My son told me not to write him everyday, but I told him that I would anyway. :) He left on Monday and since I just got his address yesterday, I have 4 letters and 2 cards to send out today. I know he will appreciate them.
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hi Deneen, It's good to meet you. I hope you have a quick recovery and are feeling good.
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Wow, 600 letters! That's incredible. I am a real slacker, as I am writing him once a day. That would be about 49 letters, I believe. I think they will graduate around Dec. 17, so that is 7 weeks. That's so awesome that he kept them all. How sweet
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Lori, thanks. I know he will get sick of reading all the letters that I write, but oh well. My son thought I was obsessed with this website, before he left, but it's been a great source of information and support. I have 2 addresses now :( The one his recruiter gave me is different than the one on the RTC page. Ugh! I will just sent the letters to both right now and see which one he sends me back. :)
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Comment by lori on October 29, 2010 at 4:31pm
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Betsy- my family thinks I'm "obsessed"- whatever!!! These ladies know what you are going through- 7 months later and this is my "Navy family." So glad you finally got an address. It will help you connect to your son. I would write about anything that was going on that day and when I asked him if it was boring he said "no mom I love it"- so write and get anyone who knows him to write as well. It is their "life line" to home.
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Pam, that is funny. As you can probably tell by my name change, I did finally get his info. I am going to the post office today to mail the 4 letters and Halloween card that I already have for him. :)
I love the moms on here, everyone is awesome. They have been my lifeline for the last couple of months.
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