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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
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- 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 July 16, 2009 at 11:04pm
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Jill V, they way I understood it used to be, was that they graduated FRAC and received their wings and then had to do "quals" to keep going. Now they don't get their wings until after the quals are done, which is after FRAC graduation. I was so looking forward to being able to pin my sons wings on him. Now I guess it will happen sometime after graduation which I don't know if they will have another ceremony for that or not.
If I'm not correct or if you all have more info than I do, please correct me or inform me. I'd gladly welcome any info....Shawn is not very forthcoming with information....I sometimes have to drag it out of him.
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Comment by Jill (ATO Mom) on July 16, 2009 at 8:33pm
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Why did they change the process to getting the wings? Do they just have to wait to get them longer, more requirements? Or do AW/Rescue swimmers not get them at all anymore?
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Comment by TexasMomof2 on July 16, 2009 at 2:18pm
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Chris, that's great news! Christi, thank you for your words.......and, yes, you're right, I was thinking that even if he were here, he'd most likely spend the majority of his birthday with his friends and it is the military way. I should know being that my son is our family's 3rd generation of Sailors........
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Chris, that's great. I''m happy that Greg finally has his wife close by to help cheer him on. My son Shawn is just a week or two behind Greg in FRAC. I'm also hoping they can speed things up a bit to hopefully get their wings before Oct. 1st. I was secretly bummed they changed things but I couldn't let Shawn know. He was going to let me pin his wings on at graduation. Oh well.
Texas Mom of 2- I understand the dissapointment of not sharing the "milestone" birthday with your son. My son just turned 21, and it was hard for me too. Although I'm sure he wouldn't have spent the whole birthday with me even if he was home. It was his 21st birthday and he had a great time with his buddies. Guess it's just something all us Mom's have to get used to with our children in the military. But doesn't mean we have to be happy about it. ; )
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Yeah for Greg! I bet the past 6 months have been tough. Glad they get to be together.
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Awwww, Kari! You're wonderful! LOL, my son knows all about my being on this website......for months I've been telling him stuff I've read and he has even sat down to read some of it himself. Just tell him you're on Navy4Moms and he will definitely understand.
I would love for you to send him a card -- how nice! Could you also wish him a Happy Birthday? His 18th birthday is this Friday the 17th............I'm holding my head up but truthfully, I'm a little heartbroken he has to celebrate it away.... I'll send you an email with mailing info. Thanks!!!!
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Oh Jill, I meant to say that yes, I think my son is much better looking than the family dogs but if you ask our dogs, I'm sure they would disagree! :o) LOL!
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Hi Jill, thank you! At this point, we don't know how long (if any) the wait is for his school. I've heard the wait is long so he and I have talked about this and he's prepared for it to be a "wait." I know as boot camp progresses he will definitely know and I'll keep you posted. I'm very impressed with your daughter's plans!
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Hey Texas... congrats on your son and boot camp and rescue swimmer. How long does he have to wait after boot camp to get to aircrew school and swim school? Just wondering as I've gotten lots of mixed information as to how 'full' this job is. Keep us informed as to his progress, I love to hear the stories of kids making it through! Good luck. By the way... I hope you don't have to replace his pictures with the family dog as I'm sure your son is much better looking than the dog! :-)
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My son is in boot camp as we speak.......his contract is for Rescue Swimmer. There are postings on the boot camp forum saying that all Special Ops should not have their photo's on here and to remove them. Is rescue swimmer Special Ops? I know he's in the division with Seals, EOD's, SWCC - the 800 division....but am I out of guideline for posting his photo's? I know not to say his last name, that to me is a given. But I should replace his photo's with the family dog?
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