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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.

Members: 663
Latest Activity: Apr 11

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Comment by egbot on May 17, 2010 at 10:38am: Thank you so much, everyone! Now here's another question... I see that the PIR can be on Thursday and then there are events on Friday and the weekend? I'm so unfamiliar with this stuff. It seems then, that we need to make reservations for Wed through Sunday? Is this typical for all graduations from OCS?

Comment by madre37 on May 17, 2010 at 10:01am: here am getting all excited talking about it and opps he start August won't graduate until Oct I believe if he does not get rolled. I guess opps-- was getting ahead of myself.

Comment by snowmc on May 17, 2010 at 9:01am: August seems like it is a long ways off...but it will be here before you know it! Seriously...make your reservations NOW! Especially since it will be tourist season. Navy Lodge will fill up quickly. Watching your son graduate OCS is amazing...a dream realized!

Comment by madre37 on May 17, 2010 at 8:24am: tks snowmc I sure have to talk to my daughter in law. I see Wednesday is day to arrive. She was talking about Navy lodge, but am not sure how soon make reservations So far away but want things settled for sure. Thanks so much for the advice. Money is no object will save not everyday you have a son graduate from OCS. Worth every penny, okay you can tell am proud mom to be lol

Comment by snowmc on May 17, 2010 at 8:09am: Glenmom...Thursday if Pass In Review (PIR) which is held in the late morning, so you might want to arrive on Wednesday. That's what we did. We stayed at the Hampton Inn in Middletown. They also have a very flexible change/cancel policy and serve a decent breakfast. It is close to base. Only about a 5 minute drive to get on and then you can leave by the back gate, which is extremely close. I just checked their rates for the first part of August...$204/night and they have availability. Where ever you decide to stay, I would make your reservation now. Enjoy your time there....it is very special and worth every penny you will spend!

Comment by madre37 on May 17, 2010 at 4:29am: Wow thank you Cheryl S as my daughter in law will be flying in and we thought I had to wait until she got there with her military ID. So can she put a room in our name then and not hers. We are booking three rooms for all the family. My son is a E-6 and can't wait to say ensign, lol Cheryl is the best day to arrive in RI is it Thursday?

Comment by madre37 on May 16, 2010 at 7:17pm: I have been reading my son's class website and they said the hotels are expensive during tourist season, so I think I would book now as you can always change the date if need be, but hopefully no roll over. There is a navy lodging but to get checked in you have to have someone with military ID. Also a Navy Gateway and their no is 401-841-7900. I don't know number for Navy Lodge. Hope that helps!!

Comment by egbot on May 16, 2010 at 7:11pm: quick question... it's anticipated that my LO will graduate OCS the first or second weekend in August. That's peak tourist season in Newport. Do any of you recommend making the hotel reservations now instead of waiting? I'm a bit concerned we won't get a hotel! Or... is there lodging on base for families of graduates?

Comment by egbot on May 14, 2010 at 11:03pm: Hi jordosmom! My son just started OCS on May 9th and it hasn't quite been a week yet and I think about him every day and have already written 4 letters to him! You may want to start a group as I did, specifically for moms/mates of 19-10 which should be his class, since my son's is 18-10! Good luck and pay attention to what the women say on this site. The information is invaluable and has helped me so much along the way.

Comment by snowmc on May 14, 2010 at 10:03pm: My son graduated BSU on December 18th and started OCS on January 3rd. THOSE WERE THE LONGEST 3 MONTHS OF MY LIFE!!!! But they will end and life will take a new turn and OCS will seem like it was a life time ago. Hang in there and rely on the members of your class and those of us from prior classes to make it through. You will and so will your son.