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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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Discussion Forum
OS "C" school???
Started by Chels's mom. Last reply by Colleen SHIP-13 DIV -309 Jul 8, 2012. 6 Replies 0 Likes
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Comment by Laurie1029 on April 16, 2014 at 2:21pm
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Hi mikesmom,
The A school for OS is in Great Lakes, correct? Is it 10 weeks? What kind of "stuff" can your son have there? We were thinking of bringing my son his laptop, cell phone and anything else that we can with us when we go to PIR. I understand that he will have to check in before going out on Liberty on that Friday of graduation. How long did you get with your son after graduation? Is the school pretty fast paced? Does your son know what he will do after A school is over? Sorry for all of the questions...
Thank you.
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Comment by mikesmom on April 15, 2014 at 7:25pm
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Hi Laurie 1029, my son is in A school now for OS. He graduates May 2. He loves it!
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My son will leave for boot camp tomorrow from Houston. He is going in as an OS.
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Comment by horsegalnurse14 on January 13, 2014 at 6:58pm
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Love to help... Auto corrected me
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Welcome! If you have any questions about RTC I would live to help you fr what we experienced
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Comment by Melany225 on January 13, 2014 at 10:35am
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Hello i am new here. I do not know a whole lot about the navy but very familiar with AF, as I was a spouse for 6 years. Any info would be helpful. My daughter left for RTC January 8,
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Hi! I'm new here. My son finished A School for OS and is awaiting his official orders while on hold at GL. He was told he was going to Sasebo Japan in Feb. He will be working with the 7th Fleet on the Admiral's staff. Don't know anything else yet. Lori
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Comment by Christine-OS2 proud mom on December 28, 2013 at 2:43pm
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Comment by Leigh (Justin's Mom) on December 25, 2013 at 10:28am
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mikesmom
Thanks for letting me vent!! These groups have been very helpful in answering questions and it is some comfort that I am not the only one that feels this way. Hope you have a Merry Christmas and that we all get phone calls today!!
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Leigh-hang in there I am sure it's on its way. The mail can be so crazy this time of year. This will be a hard holiday for all of us without our sons/daughters. I know myself sitting here writing to you this morning I feel sad that my son is not going to come down the hall looking for Christmas breakfast! But I know he is where how wants to be right now. I am so very proud of him and I am quite sure you are of your son. You have a wonderful holiday, and if you feel like talking just send me a message!
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