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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:
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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Discussion Forum
The Path of a Rescue Swimmer
Started by Lydia (For B - The Sea is Ours). Last reply by Swimmermom May 28, 2019. 53 Replies 33 Likes
My Rescue Swimmer is at RTC...PIR 11/9/18
Started by LittleShipMemories Oct 11, 2018. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Confused
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Comment by Christi on April 8, 2010 at 10:26pm
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Wow Chris A. it sounds like a real honor. I'm sure he will SHINE during the interview portion. He is a very well spoken individual. Let us know how it goes.
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Comment by TexasMomof2 on April 8, 2010 at 10:12pm
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Debbie, beautiful daughter!
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Chris A.- your son is one of the most gracious young men I have ever met. I'm so happy you were able to spend that precious time with him. I was able to skype with my son last night for the first time. Was great to see his face and talk to him like that. What is the "sailor-of-the-quarter" board....do you know? I was just wondering. Sounds like a good thing. Looks like my sailor may come home for a little bit at the end of May for his brothers High School Graduation. Can't wait to see him in person so I can give him a HUGE hug!
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Hi Debbie, congrats! To post a pic, you know the box where you type your posting? The header on this box has a pic of a camera on it. Click on this camera icon and it will allow you to download a photo.
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Oh dear, my condolences to you Miss Mary and.... hang in there, Debbie. And, yes, on the positive side, CONGRATS TO YOU AND YOUR DAUGHTER!! Woo hoo! A female rescue swimmer - I am impressed! Not that a female couldn't do it - but rather that there are so few of them!
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missmary1962, I am so sorry for your loss. I will keep your son, you, and your family in my prayers. Tell your son although it is difficult now it will all be worth it in the end. My son has made it through and is already in the squadrons and loves every minute of it. If your son can keep focused and determined to make it, he will. Just try to keep giving him words of encouragement, positive thoughts can go along way. Let him know that all us Mom's here are pulling for him.
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Comment by Jill (ATO Mom) on March 15, 2010 at 5:30pm
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Well, looks like my daughter's navy career is going to have to be put on hold for a while. She has had so much pain while running lately, and although she was trying to run through it, I finally convinced her to get it checked out. After visits to the orthopedic surgeon and an MRI she has been diagnosed with a torn meniscus! (probably from a volleyball injury she sustained last season) She is so upset. Since her ship date was supposed to be in July they said there is no way she can be rescue swimmer ready by then, so they are going to drop her from DEP. However, the good news is that she can restart the process as soon as her knee is rehabbed fully from the surgery. She can go back down to MEPS, get a new physical, wait for waivers on the knee surgery and then get a rescue swimmer contract. It will probably be about 6 months for all that to happen, which of course is killing her. 6 months to an 18 year old just graduating from high school seems like an eternity I'm sure. But to us 'older and wiser' moms we know it's just a drop in the bucket of time. I'm encouraging her to stay the course and go for what she really wants. I'm sure she could take whatever rate comes up as soon as she has the surgery and ship out sooner, but I don't think she would be as happy with her choice. So she is going to continue her workouts (except for the running) until after rehab and then just start over. She really wants rescue swimmer and is willing to wait. I am encouraging her that this is just a test to see her resolve to get what she wants. You certainly have to have the resolve not to quit during the whole rescue swimmer process, so this is good practice for her tenacity. Would appreciate all the prayers we can get for a quick healing and rehab time. Hopefully the rehab time will be short since she is in such good shape (the dr said that would help) and really she can start slowly working her runs back up about 4 weeks after the surgery. It's just frustrating to have to give up her contract and start all over. But it's all in God's hands and His timing... we just have to trust!
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Comment by his girl on March 8, 2010 at 2:13pm
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DebbieJ-My boyfriends in that class with your daughter :)
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I can understand that.....one way or the other, let's get this show on the road, right?!
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Hi Susan! Welcome to the roller coaster ride, LOL.....here's keeping my fingers crossed for a RS contract! I will say though that AV is an extremely fine rate and I firmly believe that what is meant to be will be. All for a reason. But I do understand your son having the desire and for him, I hope it works out for the best. This last minute stuff makes one crazy so hang in there and keep us posted. We're all here for you!
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