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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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PCSing/ Moving
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Lets talk about moving, real estate, how to pack, tips, horror stories, the good, the bad, DITY, Semi DITY and commercial moves; and share helpful websites.
Website: http://eek-moving-again.blogspot.com/
Members: 144
Latest Activity: Dec 26, 2017
So much information!
Be sure to look through all the Discussion topics in the Discussion Forum - your question may have been addressed there. Post your questions in the Comments section, or create a new Discussion for a more general question/topic. Welcome to the group!
Discussion Forum
Moving from West Coast to East Coast
Started by van1612 Dec 26, 2017. 0 Replies 0 Likes
We, my husband and I, will be moving from Washington to Virginia due to my husband’s PCS but we have never done this before and it’s a big move. Furthermore, he will be going on a 7 months long…Continue
Moving/Marriage After "A" School
Started by Bronco14. Last reply by Anti M Feb 19, 2016. 1 Reply 2 Likes
Hi ladies,I need some help! I posted this question in the group specific to my sailor's A school but I thought I'd post it here as well since this group is all about moving. My sailor is about half…Continue
repacking boxes & stuff in 2 locations
Started by garden gal. Last reply by Anti M Dec 24, 2015. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Hi, my son got orders to Whidbey island for his first assignment out of A school but was put on hold for security clearance processing. He was told this could take several month. Since my son &…Continue
tip for PCS'ing from Camp Lejeune NC
Started by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom Sep 26, 2015. 0 Replies 0 Likes
For anyone doing a DITY move out of Camp Lejeune NC: Jane, the manager at Air Station Storage & U-Haul was incredibly knowledgeable about military procedure and paperwork and very helpful…Continue
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Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on February 7, 2013 at 10:02pm
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Can you imagine? Her stuff was auctioned just like that reality show, apparently. Hey, sending good thoughts to USS Truman sailors and families - their deployment, scheduled for tomorrow, was cancelled just YESTERDAY. Leases cancelled, cars and stuff stored, cellphones on hold, kids sent to grandparents - sailors et al scrambling to cope with the change of plans.
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Comment by Sweet*Southern*Lady on February 7, 2013 at 9:58pm
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Great Advice Marcy!
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A series of missteps after a Navy commander's deployment was extended, led to the Navy stopping payment for storage of her household goods and their sale - value $65,000 - for about $2,000 without her knowledge. Steps are being taken to avoid recurrences. http://www.navytimes.com/prime/2013/02/PRIMEmilitary-sailor-gets-bi...
Her attorney recommends that when moving -
• Photograph your possessions.
• Do your own inventory; don’t rely on the moving company’s inventory, which lists box size, not contents.
• Store photos and inventory in a safe place — with someone you trust or in the cyber cloud. Don’t put them with your other household goods.
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Good to know about: "Navy Housing" on Facebook The page states: "Welcome to the Official United States Navy Housing Facebook Page sponsored by Commander, Navy Installations Command Headquarters (CNIC HQ). This page is intended to provide a resource to Sailors, Families, Navy employees, and communities with updated information and discussion on Navy Housing. Please visit our official homepage athttp://www.cnic.navy.mil/housing"
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Comment by Anti M on January 25, 2013 at 1:53pm
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Live ashore at Great Lakes requires a school of longer than 20 weeks, not counting hold times, and I think he must have earned at least phase two. What seems to be usual is the spouse has to do the house hunting for a rental. He needs to ask if he will be eligible for military housing. I think Great Lakes offers it to married student sailors, but don't know if there is anything open just now (ot if they changed policy again).
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Michelle,
I have no idea. I know normally they don't move dependents to a school unless its longer than 6 months. My husband never lived on a boat because he's air crew and its never been required at his units. Since he's married I'm sure its higher priority to have him live off boat than some others (sometimes single sailors) I know that there is often rules about any one under E5 living off post.
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Comment by Michelle on January 24, 2013 at 11:48am
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Hello Ladies, I wanted to ask if anyone knows the requirements for live ashore? I know that he has to fill out the pack and put in the chit but I want to know what are the requirements in order for him to actually be approved? (FYI we been married for almost a year, with a daughter and a baby on the way, and his school is going to be longer then 6 months, also he is E2 if any of that helps)
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Welcome to the group MsMarianne! Lots of knowledgeable people here and good info.
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Good to save. (Note - Fisher House is for those who need to be near a loved one during their hospitalization from illness or injury)
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Welcome new members! Lots of good info has been shared here.
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