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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.
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Comment by Matt's mom on January 29, 2020 at 8:35pm
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Tan’s Mom - we live in upstate New York and drive our son out the night before he was to start OCS. I don’t see why you couldn’t arrange a weekend. Have him talk to his recruiter.
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Comment by Tan’s mom on January 28, 2020 at 9:01pm
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Good evening! My son just had his swearing in ceremony today so I'm officially a Navy mom!! I have no experience being a military mom or wife. My husband was with the Air Force but we met 2 years after he was honorably discharged.
I have a question about his flight up to Rhode Island. He starts February 9th. I was wondering if he get go up with me on the 7th (this is the 10th anniversary of my husband's death) and my daughter who lives in NYC will meet us up there so we can spend time together and honor his memory.
Do any of you moms know if the Navy allows this? I was told that the Navy will fly him up. I have booked a hotel for us to stay for 2 nights and I'm even willing to pay for his flight.
Any advise is greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time.
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Thank you so much! for all the info and support..
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I'm sure she is stressing out right now. But try to remind her this is not a sign of failure. Many/most people go through rollbacks at one time or another. It's the Navy's way of giving her extra time to meet the requirements. Tell her to hang in there. The Navy needs strong women like your daughter. She's going to be a tremendous asset!!
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MariaP: Take a deep breath! Being rolled to H (Holding) Class is usually only a three-week setback. Rolling at five days in, it usually means they didn't pass the first physical fitness assessment. She will be given extra help with the physical training or whatever for the next three weeks to get her up to speed, and then she will join the next incoming class in three weeks.
Some of the ones who roll early wind up being the leaders and top candidates in the new class they join, because they have three weeks more experience than the newbies coming in. Just keep writing her lots of encouraging letters and tell her how proud you are!
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Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on September 13, 2019 at 4:25pm
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MariaP - there is a Roll back discussion up above in the discussion forum - it might answer some of your questions!
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Hello.. My daughter started OCS Sept 8th..just got a phone call from her last night that she got rolled to H class. I was up all night learning what I can about roll backs and H class. What happens now? Thanks..
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Comment by Aloha Mom on August 7, 2019 at 5:11pm
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Aloha Ginger's Mom!
Please join our FaceBook group for her class for updates on her class. Also remember that no news is good news!
They have had a busy week, Medical Monday, Wake Up Wednesday, First Friday and Sucky Saturday. Next is Fast Cruise (Tomorrow). If she has not rolled to Holding Class, you will NOT hear from her and THIS is a GOOD thing!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2337082503246319/
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Hi, my daughter arrived 7/28 and we have not heard from her as of yet. Does anyone know how we find out her group number?
Thank you
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