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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.
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- Graduation Info
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A group for Navy Family and Friends from the state of Missouri with DEP or Active children
Members: 217
Latest Activity: Dec 17, 2023
Discussion Forum
St. Louis Cardinals game August 15, 2013, (Swearing in of Cardinal Company)
Started by PROUDMAMMAOF2SAILORSSHIP11DIV383. Last reply by carols_kitchen May 30, 2013. 1 Reply 1 Like
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Comment by maryanne on May 16, 2013 at 8:21pm
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Does anyone know about pictures? I am hearing different things.......Will I be able to buy them there? Hope I am not too late.......Shoot.......
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Comment by SandySea on May 16, 2013 at 8:53am
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Joshmom--the extra cash always goes to the kids, doesn't it? Most of it anyway. The care packages are not getting where they need to be right now due to address confusion. One envelope I sent while he was still at his home base went from here to WA to NY and back to here as undeliverable. A 9 week trip for $1.52. No wonder the USPS is going broke. Wish I could travel that far for less than 2 dollars!
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Hi Missouri group--my SR went to GL on May 2 . Just found you while checking out the "A" school group
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Comment by MaggieMay on May 15, 2013 at 10:19pm
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Maryanne - you crack me up! Don't take that the wrong way....I'm laughing with you not at you! You're bringing back wonderful memories for me. As for eating places, I would suggest going to Gurnee Mills. It has a shopping mall and there are lots of restaurants in the area. My sailor wanted seafood so we went to Joe's Crab Shack. As for shirts...well I'm laughing right now cuz the only info me and my bootcamp sista's could get out of our kids was "Bad Ass" LOL......nuff said!!!! Be sure to let us know when you get the "I'm a Sailor" call.....I was on pins & needles that day. We know our kids can do it but until we actually hear them say those three words we're a wreck! Glad to hear your son is doing so well and I've got my fingers crossed you'll get a phone call.
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joshmom,he also said he ordered shirts for us! Not sure if he wrote that wrong or what....What kind of shirts could he have possibly gotten me,his 3 year old son or whoever? Now he has me confused...........
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joshmom,I am starting to cry every single time I read a post now.......I can hardly stand it......It is worse than a child at Christmas or Birthday.......I just want next week to get here...........I just got another letter,he is doing great!!!!! He said he should be calling me on Friday...........Oh my goodness,I want next week to get here............Thanks for writing all the time and all your help.......He would love a good burger,any suggestions???
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SandySea - many prayers being said for this sailor and his family. Stories like this really tug at the heart.
Congrats to your daughter....this is such an exciting time in her life. And congrats to you on the job. Treat yourself to something nice with the extra spending money.....or will you just be sending more care packages to your sailor?!!! LOL If you're like me the extra cash will be spent on the kids! Oh but they're so worth it! They do makes us proud!!!!
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Hi CherylB and all Missouri moms! I Hooray for visits and congratulations on that new baby girl in the family. I'm glad you popped up on our radar! Hope you are feeling healthy and happy this spring.
My sailor is doing OK, daughter just attended prom and will graduate Tuesday, and I have started a part time job so I won't be home alone in the empty nest this fall.
Maryanne and stlgrl68--PIR will be so awesome you can't even imagine right now. Do visit P'cola if you can. It's a lot of fun and beautiful. Pretty steamy after the first of June though.
Joshmom--Just a big old HELLO to you!
Here's a prayer request from another page: A sailor named Daniel who is stationed in OK and his 23rd birthday is today was in a very bad motorcycle accident there in OK on Saturday. His mom drove from 12 hours from Missouri to get to him. (I don't know if she actually lives in Missouri.) He is in ICU. He had so much blood transfused that they are holding blood drives in his name to replenish the supply. Our sister OK navy moms are taking care of his mom while she is there. Prayers for healing and comfort.
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Maryanne - I can hear the excitement in your voice!!!!! I didn't realize you were so close to PIR. It will be one of your "Proudest Mom" days ever. PIR takes place in the drill hall (which is huge) and it's bleacher seats. Don't worry there will be signs showing where each division will be so you'll know what section to sit in. I strongly suggest getting there early. Don't forget the tissues....you're going to need them when you see those Sailors come marching in! I still get teary eyed just thinking about it.
stlgrl68 - keep those questions handy in case you get a phone call....those calls are so precious when they're in bc. If your son is Aviation Mech he'll go to P'cola. It's a great place to visit...my son did his A school down there.
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joshmom,Hi yes,I am Mary Anne and I am in St Louis........I can hardly stand it anymore,I am just so anxious to get there next week and see how this all goes. My son is my 1st military exp ever. I am learning all kinds of things and everyone on this site has been so helpful and so nice. What kind of seats do they have for graduation? Are they regular chairs,bleachers? It look's like it is indoors.........I just cannot wait..........
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