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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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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 by Dunesmom on December 31, 2010 at 12:05pm
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Wow what a huge change here in our little town. Not a bit of snow left. We are actually having a small thunderstorm at the moment. Hope the weather stays warm enough not to freeze all the rain we are getting now. Safe travels to all coming and going. Yea seayasoon! oh just got to love that feeling of anticipation to see your Sailor! Hang in there everyone!
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Oh my gosh Sharon i'm crying with you! Hang in there.
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Comment by Sharon ~ K's Mom on December 30, 2010 at 2:27pm
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Our Sailor and his new bride left MI. on Tuesday and arrived in GC on Wednesday. They did all they needed to do for housing and unloaded the small U-haul with all their belongings and into their new house last night. They were given a "free" pizza coupon and that was their dinner last night as they sat and looked around their first home. It was hard to hold it together as they packed everything into that U-haul, I can honestly say I didn't want them to go. As Diego has told me, mom, it's just another adjustment we have to make. Well, I am not ready though I have no say as his mom anymore. It is hard not to have him home, then we had Kelsey for a while and now too, she is with him and his room is empty. That is hard, I just stand and stare at his empty room and tears come to my eyes. How hard it is to raise them, then we have to let them go. The time goes by much too fast, it was just yesterday he was born and now he is a married man and serving our country in the U.S. Navy. How proud we are of our son and all those that have made the choice to serve "we the people." *sigh*
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oh my gosh Marianne! I'm soooo excited for you!!! It is just the best to see them when they walk off that plane. Hugs!
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Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on December 30, 2010 at 10:39am
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Dunesmom - as you are getting ready to say 'goodbye', I'm getting ready for my 'hug'! Katie called last night just before she boarded her plane in Japan. Her flight arrives in DTW just after lunch;)
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Starting the last of the laundry and getting things ready for my Sailor to head back to base on Saturday. I'm really trying hard not to cry, but as you all know it's not working. Have enjoyed our time together. I have to tell ya all.... We were sitting by the fire one night and my Sailor said to me "it's been nice being home but i'm getting ready to head back" Sure makes me feel good that he feel that he has made the right decision for his life. You all have a safe and happy New Year!
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Comment by btmom on December 26, 2010 at 7:43pm
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Hope all had a Merry Christmas and those that have your sailors home, enjoy!!! We did skype with our sailor on Christmas Eve and then him and his brother skyped for about an hour last night. All seems to be well in Japan, sure thankful for technology, it makes being far apart way easier.
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Hoping you all had a great Christmas. Ours wasn't what we expected, we were to host my family and the night of Christmas Eve Diego got really sick and we had to cancel Christmas at our house. I made homemade chicken soup and we watched movies. It was nice just having us home together to be honest. I am making Christmas dinner tonight, just put the ham in and will follow with all the trimmings. They are starting to pack their things in boxes so they are ready on Tuesday to head down to S. C. with their trucks and all that they will take right now to begin a new journey in life as a newly married couple. The wedding was beautiful, truly couldn't have been more perfect. I have a couple of photos on my page, have to download from my camera yet and will add more. Wishing you a very safe and Happy New Year!!!
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We had a nice Christmas at my Mom's. Our sailor comes home in 4 days;) We missed her call;( Katie left a message on our home phone and then tried her sister's cell, but Alicia either didn't hear it or it had run out of juice. Later when Alicia listened to her message, she was sad since she thought Katie almost sounded like she was going to cry. We weren't expecting a call since we knew she was going to be with friends and Katie doesn't have an international phone.
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I'm sure you are all busy with the holidays and send boxes and talking to your Sailors and if you were lucky at this time of year to have them home i bet you are still squeezing them. got to make sure they have those marks and memories when they head back. We are having a wonderful time. My Sailor and my dauther are headed to Caberafe', hmm did i spell that right?, tomorrow along with a cousin and friend. Wishing you all the best!
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