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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

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:

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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My son is in this division. Would love a chance to get to know other moms who have a son in this division. Looking forward to PIR.

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I'm replying!  My son is a sailor so obviously not in this division, but just wanted to say...keep inviting ladies as you see them join the group.  Sometimes there are just a few on here from a particular division; other times, there are more.  Don't give up!  They'll find you!

My son is also in this division and just sent out another card hope to hear from him soon! (besides official Papers) :) cant wait to see him in January.

My son is in this group.....got my form letter but no call yet......

I'm starting to make reservations...I have a room at the Navy Lodge....not sure whether I'm going to go home on Sat. or Sunday.....Where are your boys going after bootcamp....Mine is going to Pensacola, FL..??

Can you tell me what the Navy Lodge is?? I am coming in from Oregon with my wife, and would like more information or direction on where i can find more information.

 

I stayed at the Navy Lodge - You will possibly be asked your recruits name. Some say you have to bring them by to verify...but I have not got a confirm on that yet. I have dependant ID through hubby (AF - son is the Sailor) so used that instead. It is clean, there are some kitchnettes. We had two queens and a rollaway bed. Coffee 24/7 and they do a brown bag breakfast with a bagel, cream cheese, chewy granola bar and large bottle of OJ. One of my sons loved this breakfast! It was perfect for rushing off to PIR! It's packed in a Navy Lodge brown bag.Laundry room, vending machines, microwave, small fridge, souveniours to purchase. There is a gas station down the street and a small NEX ...have to have ID but I believe that they will give you a pass for it if you are a guest. No pool.  I like to stay military if I can (There is a Navy Gateway Inn on the Main Base - not RTC...didn't know that when I went to PIR...missed it somehow!).

Here is the link:

NAVY LODGE GREAT LAKES IL

Freckle's Dad:  The Navy Lodge is $65 a night and about a mile from the training center.....I've heard through this website that it is clean....thats all I know.....Where is your son going after bootcamp....mine is going to Pensacola...

@NavymomfromCT thank you for the information on the navy lodge. @ Leese my wife and i will be flying in from OR the same time am real excited to see my SR. Still no letter and no call (except the i am here) :( am hoping for a letter today or tomorrow need to know how he is doing. 

My phone is stuck to me today....I'm praying they let them make a phone call home today...

We are also staying at the Navy Lodge, we are flying in on 1/12/12 and leaving 1/15/12 my Daughter will be attending A school right across the street, so we are spending the weekend with her.

Anyone know a Corey in Div 037?

My boyfriend is Corey Combs. He is in DIV 037.

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