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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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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 carols_kitchen on April 19, 2013 at 5:26pm
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ceej--our sailor is based out of King's Bay, but currently in dry dock up in Portsmouth, VA. Hope you get to visit in KB. We got there twice between his deployments and had a great time.
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Comment by ceej on April 19, 2013 at 9:55am
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My son is still at DLI and should be finished in August. If all goes well he will head to Georgia in the fall.
SandySea - I feel your pain or at least your anxiety. My youngest son graduates high school next month and then he's off to UCM so we too will be empty nesters. I'm not quite sure how I feel about that yet. If nothing else my grocery bill should go down dramatically.
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Comment by MaggieMay on April 19, 2013 at 9:32am
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Happy Friday! Hope everyone is dry and ok today. Way too much rain yesterday!
KWL - Congrats to your son and fingers crossed that he gets leave to come home.
Maryanne - Welcome to the Navy world! Sounds like your son is doing well except for those teeth Ouch! Best of luck to him and to you too! It can be a wild ride but a wonderous one too.
SandySea - Hope you get a phone call soon and prayers that all goes well for your son. Mine will be heading out on his first deployment soon too. He's looking forward to it. Share pics of your daughters prom & graduation. Kids they grow up too fast!
Take care everyone and so nice to hear from you! Keep posting!!!!!
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Comment by KWL's mom on April 18, 2013 at 11:13pm
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My son graduates A school on May 10 (in CT), then he might be home a few days before going to Kingsbay, GA to be on a sub.
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Comment by maryanne on April 18, 2013 at 8:41pm
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Hi SandySea,well I got my 1st letter from my son in bootcamp.......I was thrilled to get it and had a phone call last Saturday........I miss him terribly but he says he really likes it other than he is tired....He passed his 1st swim test and had to have all his wisdom teeth pulled,yuck............
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Comment by SandySea on April 18, 2013 at 8:00pm
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Hey Missouri Moms! Time for a roll call!
My sailor is on his first deployment. We are getting a few emails but no phone calls or Skype yet. My daughter is having a birthday party this weekend (18 already) and looking forward to prom and graduation. I am not looking forward to the empty nest this fall.
What's up with you all????
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Packing parties in Illinois.
April 20th in Springfield, IL
http://www.navyformoms.com/events/illinois-families-luncheon-packin...
April 27th in Troy, IL at I/64 & I/70 (no link, but will make one)
Feel free to join us.
If you want a packing party in Metro East St. Louis, I am available for a meet and greet and packing party in the summer when school is closed.
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leigh is at PIR - WooHoo!!!!!! I'm getting teary eyed just thinking about it! Such an awesome ceremony.
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Happy Friday MO! Hope you all have a great weekend
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Good Morning Ladies!
leigh - Don't worry you'll get plenty of hugs. Once liberty is called after PIR the entire drill hall becomes a hugging frenzy! My son told me that they were given orders right before PIR started to hug their moms first!!!! I don't remember all the restrictions while on liberty but they have to stay in uniform and the Sailors are VERY particular about that uniform...as well they should be they worked hard to earn the right to wear it and oh how proud they are! It's amazing how the Navy turns our children into such fine young men/women. When we went out to eat I sat across from my Sailor and made the mistake of putting my elbows on the table crossed my fingers and rested my chin on them just because I wanted to stare at him and listen to him talk....well he immediately informed my elbows DO NOT belong on the table! WOW that wasn't the same kid who left home - my boy had manners! Have a wonderful trip and please check in with us when you get back.
Nancy - Welcome to the roller coaster ride! Keep us informed about your daughter and thank her for joining the worlds greatest Navy!
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