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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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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 by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on April 7, 2020 at 10:53am
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Comment by SubMom on March 29, 2020 at 4:38pm
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Surreal is a perfect description. I work for an independent corrugated company and 50% of us are working remotely. Unfortunately anyone that runs a machine has to be hands on. I’m glad we are considered an essential business but it really worries me for the ones that have to report every day. I hope we can continue to stay open. My husband and I were awoken late last night to a call from our sailor. The entire crew is being quarantined prior to deployment. It was wonderful to hear his voice. My siblings and I have been planning a surprise party for our parents 50th wedding anniversary but I am thinking we will need to cancel. Praying for everyone’s safety and health.
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Comment by WaterLily on March 24, 2020 at 1:46pm
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These times we are living through right now are so surreal. My husband is part of the sales team at a large local dealer and was handed paperwork to file for temporary unemployment yesterday. They're ranked 12th in the US for Chevy sales so my husband is actually glad they are shutting down the flow of people coming in for now. I know it was hard for him to leave last night but stopping the spread is the #1 priority right now and I'm glad to have him at home with our 13-year old daughter for the time being, staying away from others.
I work for a small CPA firm and we have closed to foot traffic and working limited hours. We provide payroll processing for our business clients, as well as mandatory monthly & quarterly employment reporting so we still need to keep those services going. We're also working remotely with our individuals and small business clients who need to get their tax returns filed to claim refunds and get those funds deposited to their bank accounts.
I talked to my sailor last night and his schooling is still moving forward. There was talk at Great Lakes of the schools shutting down for awhile but so far his has not and he's excited about that. He's anxious to get through it and into the fleet in a few months. But I guess we're all just taking things one day at a time.
Be well everyone!
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Hi all - Happy Tuesday! B told me yesterday that Michigan went on lockdown orders so they are home with all the animals. He said Costco is still crazy - of course ours here in CA have been too - hours long lines to get in (I mean people lining up at 5:30AM!). We haven't been but I'm going to need to make a grocery store or Costco run sometime in the very near future :-/ Not looking forward to it though.
The bachelorette party was cancelled - the girls had planned on going to Niagara Falls 4/3-4/6 and they were also hoping to hop into Canada.....nope none of that now! We are crossing our fingers that things settle down by wedding time in July.
Got the youngest home - enjoying having him here, although now we aren't sure if he'll be able to get back to NE on 4/9. They were talking this morning of cancelling most domestic flights for a bit......we'll just have to play everything by ear I guess. This is getting weirder by the day :(
I hope everyone is staying safe.....our company is still open but for how long I don't know.......
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B’sNukeMoM - so glad he gets to come home! I’m sure B is exhausted. Our Costco has been Insane but every single employee has rocked it! It’s just sad how things are playing out. So glad C can work from home. My husband works at the local university. The students have remote classes but are still in dorms as there are a ton of international students. I’m more concerned for my husband as he is in maintenance and all over campus.
WaterLily - hoping tax season goes smoothly (and no computer crashes)! I am an estimator for the food division of a local a corrugated company. We do pizza and takeout boxes and everyone is calling looking for product. It has been insane but I am sure it will taper off soon.NMH - stay safe and healthy
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SubMom, thanks for checking in! I work for a CPA as a tax preparer so this is the time of year when we pull 80+ hour weeks to get it all done. Then COVID-19 happened. We're still processing returns but our office practices sure have changed. Thankfully we have a secure document exchange portal (that better not crash on us!) and that really helps us with the social distancing.
I have to say....I know not all Navy moms feel the same way as me..... but I'm thankful my sailor is where he is. I have full confidence that the Navy will do everything possible to keep him safe and supported.
Hugs to you all!
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Healthy here....youngest is on a plane from NE to CA right now. Layover in Denver. Like everywhere - all of UNL was shut down and his athletes were told no practice no events....so at least he'll be home for a few weeks until further notice. I'll be glad to have him home.
RTC put out a notice today that ALL PIR's are now cancelled effective immediately. They were doing them with the Sailors only and livestreaming them but not now. Cancelled - no large gatherings.
Ship homecomings have been delayed too. Things are crazy.
Stay safe everyone! NMH
B&C are hunkered down in Lansing. B works at Costco and they are still open. C is able to work from home. Both have had all their classes (MSU) switched to online and C was taking an online exam this morning when I texted. So far so good for them.
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Hi Michigan Moms! Stopping by to let you know I am thinking of all of you. Praying all of you are healthy.
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B'sNukeMoM - That's great that you were able to get away and soak up some sunshine!
I feel incredibly lucky that my sailor had his transfer orders last weekend instead of this weekend or later. I have no doubt he would have been under some additional restrictions. This has been the weirdest week...to put it lightly. School cancelled for a month.....stores empty.....a few elderly clients at my office worried I might be carrying the virus after traveling through 3 different airports and 6 states last weekend. I just keep praying that life returns to normal (sooner than later). Be well, fellow Michigan moms.
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