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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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Comment by Proud DAD on July 30, 2010 at 10:15pm
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Hi Gretchen, My son (SWO) will also be leaving for the Aug 22 class. From everything I have read it will be a very challenging time for them and us!!
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He will most likely go to Charleston, S.C. for nucler power school as he wants to be on a submarine! As the weeks pass in OCS, they are allowed more priviliges. at week 9.5 they become Candio and get the ability to use their cell phones. At about 7 weeks, they can do email and read it daily, but respond to them only on Sunday. Each group is a bit different with what they can and can't do and when they can or can't do it! Each group will have three or so people picked out to be in charge of the Hi Mom's party. As time progresses, you'll get more information and emails on the event from your boyfriend. It's just that the first 7 - 8 weeks are hard because communication is so sporadic! Hang in and if you want... create a group for your boyfriends class - he may be 21-10 or something. My son started May 30th and was 19-10 and they start every three weeks so you can sort of do the math and figure out what class your boyfriend is in. Absolutely tell your boyfriend's mom to join the site. It provides so much information that her son just can't provide. Including graduation gifts, which I am now in the process of getting! I wouldn't be half as prepared as I am if it weren't for this site. I'll give you a heads up... depending upon when your boyfriend graduates... you may want to make reservations at the Navy Lodge ASAP because they only have 50 rooms and they book up real fast. We were closed out and are staying just outside the Naval Base, but being on base would have been so much more convenient! Good Luck!
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Comment by bibi on July 30, 2010 at 9:24pm
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How exciting! That's right around the corner :) I will be telling my boyfriends mom about this website so that she can keep herself informed as well, so far I have recieved about 3 phone calls but it's not enough to get the information I need, thanks for answering my question :) does your son know where he will be stationed yet?
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My son graduates on August 20th and the Hi Moms is on the 19th. The dress is dressy, but not formal. You should wear a nice dress - maybe something you'd wear to a daytime wedding. Some people will be very formal, but that's not necessary. I purchased a nice black dress that can be dressed up or down depending upon the shoes, jewelry, bag, etc. Any men going with you should wear a suit, but the jacket can always come off!
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I was curious about what to wear to the Hi Moms dinner, my boyfriend is scheduled to graduate in september but he doesn't have that much information on it ... also, does anyone know how soon he will know where he will be assigned to for the next 2 years?
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Hi Vicki,
I am just beginning...my son leaves August 22nd for OCS.
I live in Florida so I flew up north last weekend to say farewell
and Godspeed to him. We have lived all over the USA and world,
but this is a very difficult transition for me. I know he will do well
once he gets there and we know more. Just so many questions.
He was selected for OCS and surface warfare. Any ideas where he
would go after OCS?
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Comment by Debbie B. on July 28, 2010 at 3:59pm
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I'm new to the site. So this is a graduation week? Is it over Friday after graduation? Do the young officers leave right away or does it depend on the situation? Just trying to know what to plan for.
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Comment by jamac80 on July 28, 2010 at 1:23pm
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Very cool. Thanks!
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Jamac80, the 'mansions' are 11 houses & one topiary gardens that are operated by The Preservation Society of Newport County. You can find all sorts of information about them at www.NewportMansions.org. They have multiple tour packages that you can purchase & they will even send you a brochure about them, mine arrived within a week.
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You know, in retrospect, we probably should have flown out Friday night since we have to be back at work/school on Monday. But we had to change our flights and reservations twice already because of being held back in H class, so we said, nah, we'll just go home Saturday morning as planned.
I figured we'd go see the mansions on Friday after graduation, though I'm not exactly sure what those are...big, beautiful houses, I guess? I haven't had time to look into them.
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