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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:

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:

RTC Graduation

**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.

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Navy Speak

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Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com

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Michigan Moms (and Family)

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Michigan Moms (and Family)

Seeking all Michigan Moms!!!!!!!! Got a question... want to chat with others from Michigan.. Moms, then join us!!!!!

Please, if you no longer want to be a part of N4M's consider NOT deleting your profile as everything you have ever posted will disappear when you delete it .  You can leave a group but don't permanently delete your profile!

Members: 316
Latest Activity: Mar 19

Welcome come on in start a discussion, ask questions and answer a few too!!!!!!!



HAVE FUN !!!!!!

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.

Discussion Forum

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Comment by CathieRenee on April 30, 2009 at 7:05pm
Dawn... when I went to Troy's PIR we took I-94. I wasn't driving, but I remember that traffic through Chicago was very busy. There are driving directions on the RTC site also.
Comment by CathieRenee on April 30, 2009 at 6:54pm
Brenda... we have been to the Forest Hills Aquatic Center many times. My daughter was a diver on the swim team and we would go there to compete and practice on open swim days. She loved that pool, it was one of her favorites.
Comment by CathieRenee on April 28, 2009 at 9:30pm
Hi Ruth.
Sounds like Christopher is doing well, you must be very proud of him.
NAS is Naval Air Station and DEP is Delayed Entry Program.
Funny how it all works out, isn't it? Troy was never one to study in high school either. Now when he comes home on leave, he brings home manuals to study. Troy is an AW and flies as aircrew on MH-53E helicopters.
Comment by CathieRenee on April 28, 2009 at 8:05pm
Hi Sheila... Troy went to Northview High School. Waiting wasn't Troy's favorite part, but he always managed to find things to do that helped him achieve his goals. The time does pass quickly, I can't believe it's been 5 yrs already!
Comment by CathieRenee on April 28, 2009 at 6:15pm
Hi everyone, I've been here a little while, but should introduce myself also. My name is Cathie and I am also from Grand Rapids. My son, Troy, just completed 5 years active duty and has re-enlisted for 3 more years. He has been deployed twice. He is currently at NAS Corpus Christi and will be going back to Norfolk next month. He has done amazingly well in the Navy and I am very proud of him.
Comment by Cheryl Proud to be Allen's Mom on April 27, 2009 at 8:53pm
Good news...my son Allen is coming home for a visit May 25th! I haven't seen him for almost a year. I'm so excited! He is bringing home a Marine friend too.

Lisa, my prayers are with you and your hubby. I also went through gall bladder surgery 24 years ago. It was so awful the pain from the gall bladder attacks. I was pregnant with my second child when I had my first. I thought I was going into labor it was so bad. It is true like Kathy B said, they don't cut you open like they did for me too. Recovery is so much quicker.
Comment by Paulette,Rob's Mom on April 27, 2009 at 12:32pm
Uli, I changed the header for the gathering, great idea.
Lisa, prayers to you and your hubby, hope all goes well.
Wendy, we use to live in New Baltimore, my 2 oldest graduated from Anchor Bay. and Dawn I go thru Davis every night on my home from work, Small World. the little store is now a gas mart. But Davis is still the same.
Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on April 24, 2009 at 9:16pm
I know New Baltimore ---- isn't it where the Air Force Base is? Or like the last exit on 94..........I just remember we had to pass it to get to Port Huron.

Where is your son heading after graduation Wendy?
Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on April 24, 2009 at 4:12pm
Hi Ken's Mom - my folks had a place in Port Huron - actually it was Deckerville - right on the water ......such fabulous summers were spent there.
Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on April 24, 2009 at 9:55am
I love Geraniums - 90 wow, those are going to be beautiful!!! Welcome to the new members :-D Kelly, if you go to the Michigan Co. map above that Lisa created - you can see better where everyone is. I know Garden City well but I live in Atlanta now.

I am working on a trip to MI in June, visit all the family, attend a wedding and stay in town long enough for the Frankenmuth gathering. I can still smell that chicken!!!

We were in GL last year at this time for our son's PIR...a year later, he is still in school but doing well. I have brunch scheduled for tomorrow with our Navy moms in this area - we have some wonderful moms here too :-D
 

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