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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
Navy Speak
Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)
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Navy.com Para Familias
Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com
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Comment by Christi on September 28, 2009 at 10:56pm
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I just talked to Shawn....PROUD MOMENT here....he just completed his NATOPS flight and aced it with a 4.0 score, out of a possible 4.0. He is very relieved, he has one last flight tomorrow and will be NATOPS certified by the 30th and said his grad date is also the 9th. He said he thinks they are going to graduate them all together. How great! If this goes as planned...I will be there for Greg's graduation too. I will be the Navy Mom representative. I will be there for you Chris, if you can't be.
At least that is the news for this day....it could all change tomorrow. I will let you know too if anything changes.
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Oh Chris, that's fantastic!! Congrats to him and to you for making it through.
Shawn will be finished soon too. Whew!!
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Beth proud mom of Garrett- thanks I think I needed that. With all the ups and downs of the last few weeks, it's been difficult. I talked to my sailor last night, he said his flight was cancelled yesterday due to weather over the ocean. I'm a very proud Navy Mom and sometimes it is difficult to find the right words of encouragement but just that I talk to him regularly seems to help. He's almost there. Thank you again for the well wishes and prayers!
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Chris, yes Shawn's graduation date got pushed back too...at least for now it did until the 9th. However he is still unsure if it will be with wings as they are saying they are unsure if they will get their final 3 flights in by the 30th due to budget constraints. Seems an ever changing story...not sure how this will play out. I was so excited and now just confused by it all. As it stands I cannot make flight arrangements until I know for sure...and who knows when that will be. It's a good thing I have a job I can get away from easily enough. Sorry to hear about Greg's grad date getting pushed back, and not able to have the rest of the family in attendance. Gotta love the Military!
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Comment by Richell on September 23, 2009 at 12:38pm
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Hi all, I know I read somewhere back (but couldn't find) so I'll ask these questions as I'm sure others with sons and daughters that are getting ready to pass phase II and will be allowed to get civilian clothes and laptops sent to them... "What is the best way to send them things?? Where to get boxes?? What / How to send them?? Things to avoid??" Any tidbits of advice would be welcome :0)
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Hey everyone, I just posted this on USN Search and Rescue, but I wanted to let you know that I just got word that Shawn may graduate FRAC on Oct. 2nd. The really great news is he passed his written, written open book and oral exams. He only needs 3 more flights and he is NATOPS certified, should be by the 30th, which they tell him means he will graduate WITH wings !!! I'm so excited...I can't wait. That is the news today....hopefully it doesn't change.
Kari, I was going to tell him what you said about the oral exam, but he took it today. He had a flight yesterday and they told them they wouldn't have the oral portion today....surprise, they did. He passed but said he was really nervous and still is. He only has the 3 flights left but still is stressed and hoping for it all to be over soon. I'm so proud!! Yeah, I may still get to pin his wings on!!
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Comment by Jill (ATO Mom) on September 15, 2009 at 5:54pm
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Skype is a program you can put on your computer that enables you to have video chats with others that have skype and a camera hooked up to their computer. It is totally awesome because it not only lets you talk to the person but see them also. Each person just needs one of those little video cameras hooked up to their computer and the skype program installed. Some laptops now even come with video cameras built right in and skype already installed!
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Wow Sara, sounds like you've been through a whole range of emotions. I am glad that you got to see him before he deployed. I'm not sure how I would handle the sudden onset of deployment. Please stay here with our group. We will be as supportive to you as we can. My son is still in training and I know he can't wait til he gets to put all that training to use. Your son is putting all his training to use now. Please let us know how he is doing and how you are coping.
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Comment by TexasMomof2 on September 12, 2009 at 3:15pm
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Hey guys! Yes, I do remember how upset I was when he left and I'm feeling much better. He's now called me 3 days in a row - what I disliked so much about Boot Camp is the lack of communication. I feel like I have a son again! He's on hold right now but they're definitely treating them right in Pensacola. Guess what he had to eat yesterday? Crab legs and steak. Wow, what a meal - he's going to get spoiled!
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Texas Mom of 2 - that was really funny! I can understand how you wouldn't be able to recognize your own son...they all look alike when their heads are shaved and all wearing the same uniform. Congratulations to you and your son. Those are proud moments when they graduate. My son is in SD almost complete with FRAC, should graduate in mid October. Can't wait to see him.
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