This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.
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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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RED CROSS CONTACT INFO:
In the event of an emergency within the sailor’s family, where you feel the sailor must be notified and considered for Emergency Leave, you must notify the American Red Cross through the national headquarters in Washington, DC (1-877-272-7337) or via their website www.redcross.org.
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Comment Wall
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Comment by karent0801 on July 3, 2014 at 8:33am
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I'm throwing out 2 dates for Sherwood's: Sat. July 26 at 1:00 or Sun. Aug. 10 at 2:00.
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Comment by Sharon ~ K's Mom on July 2, 2014 at 10:38pm
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Congratulations to your Sailor Colleen!!
I am in for Sherwood's depending on when it is!!
Our Marine is heading across to Norfolk to hang out with his Sailor brother for the weekend. This weekend will be their last one together for a long while. This makes me sad, it has been so good they have been so close for these past few months. I know they will each miss their time together and miss each other. We are down to 68 days tomorrow when our daughter ships out! So many changes going on! I may just have to follow suit and start doing some good walking when my girl goes, it will be so hard.........*sigh*
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Comment by Regina on July 2, 2014 at 6:21pm
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Navygirlmom, our sons PIR date was Labor Day weekend and his PIR day Was on Thursday, he left July 6th 2011. Good luck to your daughter and well come to the group.
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Running helps Navygirlsmom! I run too. Send newspaper articles with the letters to make her feel like she's still part of "home".
This is active duty re-enlistment, Lori. In 5 days it will be 5 years in. So 7 when he's done.
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Comment by tysmom on July 2, 2014 at 5:23pm
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Look for your daughters PIR group on N4M...It will be there soon. You will know when you get your letter. It will have the address for all those letters.There are seasoned ladies who lead it and you get the opportunity to go on the roller coaster ride of your life with the other moms who have kids graduating on the same day and are riding the same/similar roller coaster!!!. Write cheery letters, tell her how much she is loved and encourage her to keep her chin up even when it gets tough!!! Keep your phone by your side, you may get a call or you may not, but you would sure hate to miss one!!!
Funny things will happen, like stalking the mailman!!! And you will not be alone.
Sometimes if PIR falls on a holiday weekend, they chage it to Thursday instead of Friday.
Enjoy the ride!!!! We will be here to support you!!!
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Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on July 2, 2014 at 4:47pm
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Navygirlsmom - Start writing those letters....that help me immensely!
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Comment by Navygirlsmom on July 2, 2014 at 4:44pm
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Well...we said our goodbyes and sent our girl on her way! I did much better than I thought I would :-) Held it together (mostly) until after the final call ...then I cried..a bit! Today is much better, although have a little knot in my stomach! So I have decided to start running to help me deal with that anxious feeling...I think it will keep me occupied....and help my waistline as well ;-) we'll see how it goes! Now just waiting for the box and letter! I have a feeling her PIR date will be labor day weekend, may be nice to have the extra day off!
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Comment by LoriM (div 337--Kevin's submom) on July 2, 2014 at 11:05am
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Sherwoods sounds great. Let me know the date and time. Hopefully, I can come to this one and meet all you wonderful ladies.
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Colleen, congrats to your son. Was his 2 years suppose to be reserves and just reenlisted them? My son still has 3 more years on his contract and then 2 after in reserves. He said he will just reenlist for those and then see what he will do after. His contract was a 5 year. He is thinking of making this his career.
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Michigan Navy Moms thank you for a wonderful time last Sunday it was so inviting and big fun. Count me in on your next adventure. I appreciate all the prayers for my son. I am sitting on pins and needles hoping I "do not" get a call today. Wish us luck and prayers. Kind regards MiMom
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