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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!

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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).

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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

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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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ALUMNI OF PIR 01/09/2015 TG 09 11 Divisions (051-060, and 909)

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This Group is for those that have sailors who graduated Boot Camp on 01/09/2015. A place to keep up with each other as their journey continues.

Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 53
Latest Activity: Jan 30, 2016

WELCOME to PIR 01/09/2015! PLEASE See the PAGES section for Informational Posts about BC and PIR. PAGES is underneath the Members Photos. PLEASE scroll down this page here to find the Comment Box to post a reply to the PIR GROUP

CLICK MEforN4M's Community GuidelinesandOPSEC.

~OPSEC OPerational SECurity, is always of the utmost importance.

~N4M’s also has Community Guidelines just like any other social media.

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Comment by Kiwi.Miwi on December 2, 2014 at 1:57pm: Hi cat mom! I'll change the picture in a bit. Our Siamese's name is Aigo! In Korean it means "oh my gosh" xD so whenever he does something it's oh my gosh! XD

Comment by lilhitl on December 2, 2014 at 10:48am: diannep thank you. I had already asked her but trying to get my Kid to answer me with anything other then "whatever you think Mom" or "it's ok, you don't have to bring anything if you don't want" would be a miricle. This time I got a hybrid answer of the two mushed together :)

Comment by socalmom21 on December 2, 2014 at 10:03am: Good morning everyone. Thank you all for the support shared, helpful info, great questions and your encouragement. Most days I read the comments and do not post. Our son has been fortunate enough to have called home several times thud far; the 1st call of arrival and 4 calls afterward. We are thankful to hear his voice and with each call he sounds better and adjusting more. It's a joyful feeling to listen to all he has to say about the process and that he is doing well. We have booked our flight for PIR. Could anyone recommend hotels? I would like to stay at one near RTC to help arrive on time for PIR, then another near the O'Hare airport to arrive there as quickly as possible when our son flies out for school. Also, suggestions for preferred rental car companies would be greatly appreciated. Being from California we are expecting weather conditions which are not familiar and hoping for a smooth trip. Thank you in advance for your help - have a blessed day.

Comment by Pirate4Life on December 2, 2014 at 10:01am: Diannep: Morning and thank you! I booked southwest for the 8th with them I can change dates for free.

Comment by diannep on December 2, 2014 at 9:54am: PirateLife: Some like to book a day early just in case of bad weather. They don't want to chance missing PIR.

Good Morning!

Comment by diannep on December 2, 2014 at 9:54am: lilhitl: It is best if you ask your SR what you should bring up there. You can bring an extra suitcase with these things in there that she can keep up at A School in GL. Someone posted recently that their GL A School student was able to keep the entire suitcase of items and the suitcase too.

Those flying out should not plan on sailors taking much with them to A School because they won't have the space in their Navy luggage. They can bring items for their sailors to pick from that will fit into this luggage and ship the rest. They can't wear civilian clothes until they phase up 2-3 weeks later.

Comment by lilhitl on December 2, 2014 at 7:37am: My daughter is staying in GL for A school. What things should I bring her to take with her? I know her phone and maybe her favorite pjs but I was wondering if there has been any other popular items they usually want.

Comment by Pirate4Life on December 2, 2014 at 7:13am: Is booking a flight for graduation jan 8th early am not good? Does it really need to be the 7th ??

Comment by Pirate4Life on December 2, 2014 at 7:12am: My fiancé left nov 13 no pay yesterday.

Comment by CatMom509 on December 2, 2014 at 4:32am: Welcome Kiwi Miwi!

Awww, what's your kitten's name?? You have a cute pic of you and your SR hubby as your icon, but can you review the OPSEC section up above the Weather Widget? It's better to change it for Boot Camp to not have your SR. Sometimes the Recruit Training Commanders (RDCs) come onto the PIR groups looking for info on the SRs, so the less of a connection between an SR and a family member, the better~~ Maybe you can use a pic of your Siamese kitten?? Thanks~~