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This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.

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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:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

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**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:

RTC Graduation

**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.

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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Comment by Rose on August 29, 2017 at 10:54am: We gave our NFO a custom framed artwork piece as a winging gift. Wish I could remember the cost but I think it was in the $300 range, but you can design your own to suit any budget.

Worked out the details via phone & email with a great guy, Butch, at Wings Pensacola Inc, 1-800-642-9464. (Do a browser search on "Wings Pensacola Inc" & you will see the website address. Not sure if posting a website in this forum is okay.)

The website's "Customer Service Page" has details for customizing plus a link to a Photobucket with samples of finished pieces.

All details can be customized: format, matting, frame, number & types & positioning of items (patches, fleet aircraft prints, info card). Our NFO knew about his gift ahead of time & dropped off the patches to be added, but Butch can also get patches if needed.

We picked up the gift at his store on South Navy Blvd when we arrived in P'cola for the winging and had fun looking around the store.

The website also has a gift catalogue (if you want other ideas beside the framed artwork) and other general aviation items.

Hope you find this info helpful. Congrats to your aviators!

Comment by ljdnavigator on August 28, 2017 at 10:21pm: I am taking notes too. My son will be going through this in the future! Thank you for all of the ideas.

Comment by PA Navy Mom 1st on August 28, 2017 at 9:11pm: It is a very big thing !!! Maybe not to get something tangible but it absolutely is a big thing. Friends of my Sons from High School, College and from Pensacola, Corpus Christi all came to see the winging. Family flew in from all over just to see the few who received their "Wings". The Wings which few can ever achieve ! If it is a Mom thing then you can feel assured your in the right boat !

Comment by Mahtola on August 28, 2017 at 7:02pm: Thanks for the idea, I still have a few weeks to get something. He says it's not a big deal but if you're going to be a pilot I can't imagine anything bigger. Maybe it's just "a mom thing ."

Comment by PA Navy Mom 1st on August 27, 2017 at 7:58pm: I got polo shirts for every one who attended my Sons Winging. The gold wings were on the left above the heart, on the right we had an embroidery company "winged" and then the date underneath. on the left shoulder we put his rank and name . They looked great and was a great keepsake for my family who witnessed this amazing event !!

Comment by Chris on August 25, 2017 at 10:54am: Mahtola, I got my son a set of wings from here:

http://www.flywings.com/

Comment by HeloMOM2016 on August 22, 2017 at 6:52pm: My son loves clocks...we got him a ship's bell clock in a beautiful Mohegan stand with an engraved plate...it was wonderful to watch his face and see him learn how a ship's bell really works

Comment by Mahtola on August 22, 2017 at 3:14pm: Is there a traditional gift for a wing ceremony ? My son's is coming up and I will be going to it, not sure what is expected.

Comment by submom⚓️pwm on July 19, 2017 at 8:17pm: Thanks! My son and daughter-in-law are visiting this weekend. Looking for the most economical and convenient location. His wife is in pharmacy school in Atlanta so they will be paying for 2 places.

Comment by Chris on July 19, 2017 at 8:14am: There are many housing options near Goose Creek. Living closer to NNPTC will be less expensive and more suburban/rural. All the restaurants, nightlife, tourism, museums, etc are in Charleston (@ 25-30 mins).

My son spent a total of five years in the area, he preferred downtown living. So much so that he still has a house there.