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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
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Care packages for new graduates (a school)
Started by Cali's mama. Last reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) Mar 19, 2021. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Looking for current information for my daughter on what's allowed for care packages..idk if it matters that she is in the great lakes location or not..ship 7 div 136...lonely mom with confused tears lol
Bootcamp arrival Sept 8, 2020??
Started by Stephanie0725. Last reply by Shoosh Oct 5, 2020. 4 Replies 0 Likes
Hello! Got the call that my daughter made it to bootcamp quarantine last night 09/08/2020. Looking for other moms out there on the same timeline. Sadie is my baby, only daughter, and only child in the military. I think I am going to need lots of…Continue
PIR DATE: December 13, 2019
Started by Donita. Last reply by Donita Nov 5, 2019. 5 Replies 0 Likes
Anyone else’s recruit have a PIR date ofDecember 13, 2019?Continue
Arrived at boot camp October 2nd
Started by Donita. Last reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) Nov 5, 2019. 26 Replies 1 Like
Hey everyone- my daughter left for boot camp October 2nd. I missed a call from her last Friday telling me that her graduation is December 13th. I feel like the worst mom in the world for missing her call. Really didn’t expect her to call so soon but…Continue
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Comment by Heather on September 23, 2015 at 3:40pm
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Blondie - Thank you for those kind words. It's weird. I seriously thought I could handle her 'growing up', but then the selfish me is like, "now what? who do I mother?" I have my son also, he is 13, and I tease him that I am keeping him until he is 40!
Oleander - my daughter is in boot camp now, then off to A School. She went in unassigned and we have heard good and not so good things about this designation....
JayDee659 - I have been more reading what people post and not really sure what to say either. I'm new to this part as well. I agree with you JayDee659, this looks like a great support group! I'm not really good at talking, but hopefully, I will learn!
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Comment by JayDee659 on September 23, 2015 at 3:27pm
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You'll feel better after she calls the first time. My little lady sounded happy and upbeat and that made me feel better. Her dog was intrigued by her voice on the phone. Still don't know how to explain it to the dog!!! She was big into marching band and I am still attending competitions. It broke my heart the first time I went and realized she was not going to come running to see me after their performance. I'm coming to grips with that. Church will be the next challenge. Everyone will want to know how she is and I'll break into tears.
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Comment by Amandas Mom on September 23, 2015 at 3:08pm
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Thank you JayDee659!! I am planning on starting to write her letters as well tonight. I am very proud of her i made sure to let her know that yesterday before she left and also when she called me.. We also have a dog he keeps looking for her even tho hes blind he goes by her bed trying to find her :(
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Hi Amanda's Mom! My daughter left almost 4 weeks ago and I cry eevery day but maybe less that at first. Little things remind me of her or I think of things to tell her. I combat it by keeping a running letter on my computer desktop and add to it when I think of something I want to tell her. Also I'm so very proud of her and that helps me keep my sadness in perspective. Wish I could explain it to her puppy though. :(
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Hi everyone! I am new to this.. My daughter arrived at boot camp yesterday.. I received the scripted call, she sounded ok, my question is does the crying ever stop?? I am ok as long as I don't have to talk about her leaving.. Am i the only one with this problem? she is the youngest of my 3, she 17. I just miss her like crazy, since we are very close, being a single mom its not easy after they have been your rock for so long..
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Hi everyone, I'm not only new to my daughter being away at boot camp, but I'm also new to almost any kind of social media so I'm not sure where to start. Heather, I saw your comments and it gave the courage to say "hi" and start. Looks like there's a great support group here.
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Good morning everyone. I'm new at this group chat and well, new at having my daughter leave. I'm not even sure what to do, what to say, where to start, how to feel (I try my best to always stay positive even when it hurts too!) but even that is missing it's mark a bit. So, good morning. I hope everyone is doing awesome.
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Comment by Oneofalot on September 23, 2015 at 8:12am
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Good Morning to Everyone.
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Comment by Vickyrun on September 22, 2015 at 5:44pm
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HI all, I am doing fine, survived the Butte fire. But was busy helping at my church.
My sailor son-in-law will be on cable TV tonight. But I don't get the Spike channel. I just saw clips he posted online. He is in a show called "Inked", he is a canvas, lol. He got a football tattoo.
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Good Morning to Everyone.
Hope everyone has a wonderful Tuesday.
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