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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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OCS Graduate Moms

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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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Latest Activity: Apr 11

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Comment by class21-10dad on August 31, 2010 at 12:43pm: Hoping someone out there can help me with some advice related to the graduation ceremonies. My son is in 21-10 and his aunt wants to fly up from Atlanta for the graduation and swearing in. Can anyone tell me what time all the ceremonies are over on graduation day. My son will have a private commissioning ceremony, and I don't know if that takes place before or after the 9:00am graduation. His aunt has to catch a flight out of Providence in the early afternoon, and I'm trying to figure out how early she could fly without missing any of the ceremonies. Any input would be gratelully appreciated. Thanks so much!

Comment by joeysmom on August 31, 2010 at 9:54am: kab-telling your son to worry about his tests and nothing else was the best advise you could give him right now, nothing else matters if he doesn't pass those tests !! Even in a summer class, they were issues sweat pants and shirts, he will be ok in the cooler weather, and he can always get things at the NEX, if he needs them before you get there. My sons SWO class was canceled, so he had to report to his ship for 6 weeks, then return to Newport for the three week class. Hope my info helps, I'm new on here too !!

Comment by kab on August 31, 2010 at 8:00am: I already told him I could pack some of his civilian clothes in my suitcase if he wanted a few pairs of jeans etc. He left in early July with shorts and it will be a cooler by the end of Oct when he's done with school. Just waiting to hear what he wants me to bring. I told him to worry about the tests this week and once he gets his orders we can figure out shipping the other 'stuff' he may need.

Comment by kab on August 31, 2010 at 7:44am: My son is also SWO graduating with 21-10 the end of Sept. He will stay in Newport for training(starts Mon after graduation) then to his base--he just hasn't heard when he has to report. Hopefully the orders will give him a few days since he has just the 'basic' OCS clothes in RI. Hopefully he will have a few days to get a few other things before he reports. Thanks for the information

Comment by rokymtns on August 31, 2010 at 1:45am: Rosemarie - my son flew to Newport with a carry on bag. There is a list on the OCS website of items to bring. When we flew out of Newport we all left together, including our LO. There were 7 of us and when the porter at the airport saw my sons seabags he immediately grouped us all together. He never weighed anything and never counted bags. All of your son's medical/dental records should already be on file with the Navy and the Navy usually forwards the medical records. Your LO will need to bring their orders. Check with your recruiter to be sure.

Comment by navymom9875 on August 30, 2010 at 11:49pm: My understanding is that SWO training will be in RI and they may or may not have some time off between graduation and SWO training.

Comment by ForHimIWill on August 30, 2010 at 11:00pm: I was wondering .....does anyone have LO that is in the Navy for SWO? If so, what happens after he/ she graduates OCS? Will they have to move soon after (within a couple of weeks) or are they required to stay in RI for additional training specific for SWO? Or do they go back to RI for training after they move to where ever they are stationed?

Comment by Rosemarie on August 30, 2010 at 10:27pm: One less thing to think about :)

Comment by Rosemarie on August 30, 2010 at 10:27pm: Thanks Sue and LZ27!

Comment by LZ27 on August 30, 2010 at 10:21pm: He will get the seabags in RI, they are part of all the stuff he will get (buy). You can bring the garment bag for the uniforms when you go to graduation. He only needs to bring minimum items. His recuiter should be able to provide him with a list to things to bring and things not to bring.