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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
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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Discussion Forum
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 Raequel ⚓️ on December 22, 2017 at 9:04pm
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Can I take a minute to brag. Got my first letter today. Haley is RPOC in her division. Pretty proud right now.
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Hi ladies. Haven’t been very chatty lately but I’m a hairdresser and well it’s christmas week so therefore I have no down time. Between work and my kids it’s a busy time of year. Just wanted to check in.
“The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.”
Zephaniah 3:17 Have a great evening.
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Comment by Anna on December 19, 2017 at 3:57pm
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Thanks Raequel!! Yes, I think Giordano's is the best. They are expensive but we would splurge whenever we could!! So very filling!!! Wish I could go get some now!!!
Thank you Oleander!! Prayers are always appreciated!!! Jenn is back to work but asked not to deploy again in January. She needs some time to take care of some banking issues and other legal things to protect herself. Still seems so unreal!!!
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Comment by Oleander on December 16, 2017 at 11:01am
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We're with you Anna! You all are in our hearts and prayers!
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Anna hang in there with your daughter. She will get through this. My ex was and still is a “special kind of jackass” so just hang in.
Now last time I was in Chicago I had Gino’s east..so your saying Giordanos is better?
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JayDee,
Sorry, I didn't answer your question! He was active AirForce when they met in Pensacola. He then transferred to AF Reserve to work as a Firefighter at the Tinker AF Base when Jenn was transferred here with the Navy squadrons. He had to go through quite the process so he could follow her here which just makes it all that much more confusing that now he's willing to just throw everything away.
Raequel,
So exciting for you to be making your plans for PIR!!! Sarge had not started his meet and greets when we were there for Catherine's PIR but I hear good things about them!!!! When we lived there a few years ago, our apartment was nearby the place where he holds his M&G!!!! If you get a chance you should go to Giordano's for authentic Chicago Deep Dish pizza!!! There is one in Gurnee just beyond the mall!!!!
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Comment by JayDee659 on December 14, 2017 at 6:55pm
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Thanks Anna, we love you! Hugs!
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You ladies are such a gift from God to me!!! Please know that I appreciate each and every one of you. Thank you for all the kind words, prayers, bible verse, understanding and encouragement. As I sit here with tears running down my cheeks, I realize how blessed my family and I are. Some of you I have been honored to meet in person and get to know you and your families!!! I cherish you all. And you're right - this is going to take time for our family. One minute Jenn is accepting her situation and the next she is back to thinking he'll have an epiphany and come running back to her. This is a whole different roller coaster I've never had to take before!!! My tummy hurts!!!! LOL
Thank you again Ladies!! I will be passing along your hugs and encouraging words!!!
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Booked my hotel today! And signed up for Sarge meet n greet! My mom is coming along! I’m getting excited!
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Comment by Blondie on December 13, 2017 at 11:52am
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JayDee, We’re Always busy! LOL
Bbcregular, Sounds like a Whirlwind of Fun! Congrats to the new couple. It’s all we can do, support their decisions and give them Love.
Navymomof2daughters. God Bless you. Thank you. What a busy year you’ve had!
Raequel, Hi hang on the ride gets wild at times. But we all stick together. This group helps. I wrote every day something, sent newspaper clippings, news from her old High School, news about littler cuz….about the dog, cut out sayings inspirationals and bible versed also. Love the snowman Navy Cookie!! GREAT idea.
Jesmom6, Great ideas! Thanks for sharing them. 10+ years ago I was handing out address labels to Everyone I knew to send my girl mail. And I did a Prayer blanket, It’s knotted so everyone had to tie a knot and tell us what they loved/missed about her and say a Prayer.
ShawnMom, So true, the busier I stayed the better. Helping others is always an up lifter too.
Mashinka & Raequel, That would be Wonderful! You could meet at PIR!!!!
Anna, my heart breaks for all of you. Prayers going up!
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