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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
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For anyone who has a Sailor in the Reserves. Lets talk...
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Latest Activity: Feb 1
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A school to reserve transition
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Comment by xfactormom on February 21, 2015 at 2:50pm
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Hi, I am wondering if anyone can help me. My son has classed up at Pensacola in CTN school. He is navy reserve. He is telling me that he is already stressed and that it is really hard. I try to encourage him and I know he will do his best but what is the procedure if he does not pass his A school as a reservist? I have tried to look and cannot find the info. I told him to ask someone but it is taking him a while. Thanks
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Comment by tori'smom on February 17, 2015 at 10:52am
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and miss conception... I really appreciate the insight you are giving.. it will give me a lot to pass along to her to keep her moving forward. Thank you, thank you :)
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thanks, I will definitely look into our state and see what is here for her as well. Our work as a mom is never done..LOL I will be researching and finding out as much as possible to keep her seeing the light... thank you again!! :)
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Comment by Miss Conception on February 16, 2015 at 8:59pm
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I'm not sure of the exact amount of college benefits, but it seems to be a couple to a few hundred dollars for 36 months.
By week three of bootcamp, things are just starting to get bad. By week 5 or 6 the RDC's lay off quite a bit and things get less intense emotionally, if I remember correctly, lol. By the time your reservist gets through a-school, everyone is going to be jealous that they didn't join the reserves, too.
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Comment by NavyMomofOnly1Girl Ship 9 DIV126 on February 16, 2015 at 8:07pm
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Tori'smom, I started by doing research to find out the truth. I also found out about a State benefit. We live in New York State. NY has a Naval Militia & by joining that, my daughter wad able to get tuition paid for st a State college. So, she went to a State college got the tuition paid for & got a monthly allowance from the GO Bill for Select Reservists. So, look into State benefits that your home state may have. Ask questions. Go to federal & State websites. Good Luck. It'll all work out. Just keep reassuring her.
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miss conception.... you have given hope and I have already sent a letter giving her some of this information in hopes that it will lighten her heart and ease the stress. She so wanted this and hate to think that she is out there thinking all of this is for nothing.
And Newmomofonly1girl- I am sure she was devastated and hate asking that question (bc I am sure she was). I was just hoping to get some insight of how you were able to handle her sadness. My daughter did the same thing with saying she wanted out and I just felt so trapped- as moms, we want to fix everything and ease their anxiety. So thank you so much for your imput, it helps. As does all the wonderful exchanges here.
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Comment by Mitch's_mom on February 16, 2015 at 2:00pm
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Miss conception, thank you so much for the info! I know he has to be deployed for a certain amount of time to receive post 9/11 GI bill benefits, but if he doesn't get deployed, what is the best he can hope for in assistance with college?
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And by check in, I mean checking into your reserve command after a-school. Right now they have active duty pay and benefits.
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The cac reader is a device that goes into the USB port of your computer that allows you to military websites. They issue one once you check in, if you don't already have one. Sgli is life insurance. Once the reservist leaves active duty, they will be re-offered life insurance. They have to pay for it, like usual, but apparently boot camp isn't the last chance to sign up, like they tell you there.
Xfactormom- I just came from Corry, where your son is. It isn't uncommon for the CTN's to be waiting for months to class up. Just a heads up. The program is extremely difficult and they have a hard time finding qualified people to fill a class.
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This is great information that I am receiving from this site. My son is a reservist currently waiting for school to start in Pensacola for CTN. I was wondering about the benefits as well and my questions have been answered. We had a good recruiter and he knows that he has to be active for 6 months to get better benefits. But it is good to hear from reservists on here.
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