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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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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:

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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For those who have graduated from Officer Candidate School in Newport, RI or who are currently attending there.

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Comment by M's mom on April 20, 2018 at 11:30pm: Andrea S,

We did the same for our son's graduation 5 years ago. My son still uses his today. They certainly can't fit all of their gear and uniforms into the seabag they are issued.

Comment by Andrea S on April 20, 2018 at 10:54pm: I had a garment bag monogrammed for a graduation gift. It was a really good suggestion on our class FB page

Comment by Noni on April 17, 2018 at 7:30pm: Travel101
I wore a suit to my daughters Hi Mom my husband was also in a suit. Most were suited nice. For graduation I wore dress pants and a nice shirt. My daughters was in-door on Halloween. We left right after to come home.

Comment by travel101 on April 17, 2018 at 7:05pm: Is there a dress code for the reception the night before OCS graduation? What about the graduation?

Comment by CAmom on April 17, 2018 at 4:09pm: They do get a sea bag which fits a lot of their stuff but we bought a garment bag on Amazon and brought it to graduation.

Comment by Noni on April 17, 2018 at 3:54pm: PKM
Sorry to say it’s not. You would think it would with the 5 thousand they pay in uniforms.

Comment by PKM on April 17, 2018 at 3:45pm: Does anyone know if a garment bags comes with their uniforms?

Comment by Eaglemom01 on April 17, 2018 at 2:46pm: They will also have to "move out" even if they do not have their orders yet as officers are not allowed to live in the same hall as the candidates. We spent part of Thursday afternoon moving stuff to our hotel and got the rest after the run on Friday morning.

Comment by CAmom on April 17, 2018 at 12:06pm: Our graduation was at 10:00 am on a Friday. There is the Hi Moms event on the Thursday evening before. This is a celebration where you get to see your LO for the first time. Their class plans the event so it may vary but ours was at the Officer's Club on base at 5:00 p.m. There were appetizers and drinks available and then a presentation. We were able to take beautiful pictures outside. It lasts about 1.5 hours and we were able to take our LO out to dinner afterward. Depending if they receive their orders depends if they get to leave after graduation. My son had his and was able to fly back with us. Oh and were also invited to attend their last run and PT on the morning of graduation. This was about 6:30 am and a definately something you will want to attend. Hope this helps!

Comment by travel101 on April 17, 2018 at 10:55am: Can someone give me an idea of a schedule for graduation? Are there events the day before? And are the candidates allowed to leave the same day?