Welcome to
Navy For Moms

This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.

FIRST TIME HERE?

FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:

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

Add an Event

**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

RTC Graduation

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

Latest Activity

Navy Speak

Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)

N4M Merchandise

Shirts, caps, mugs and more can be found at CafePress.

Please note: Profits generated in the production of this merchandise are not being awarded to the Navy or any of its suppliers. Any profit made is retained by CafePress.

Navy.com Para Familias

Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com

Badge

Loading…

Get Badge

PIR 07/22/11

Information

A place for moms (and others) with a recruit Pass-In-Review (graduation) date of 07/22/11.

Members: 35
Latest Activity: Jul 22, 2013

Discussion Forum

View All

Comment Wall

Comment

You need to be a member of PIR 07/22/11 to add comments!

Comment by Lvemyabej on July 20, 2011 at 4:07pm: Yea since I am staying at the navy lodge ill leave around 6 thank you about the picture tuff I wanted to make sure because I dont want to get my sailor in trouble . Thank you again I have to start packing and I have a tooth ache I went to the dentist today... Im excited to meet everyone I am going to try to make it to the meet and greet

Comment by Elizabeth on July 20, 2011 at 3:53pm: yeah i want to leave early

Comment by Always "Incognito" on July 20, 2011 at 3:04pm: NewNavyWife- the ONLY place you are allowed to take pics is *inside the graduation hall*. If you even attempt to take one anywhere outside while on base, a guard will stop you or and if he doesnt get to you in time or he questions if you got the pic, he might ask for your card or take your whole camera. I already knew the rules and completely forgot them and almost took one in the parking lot.. and was immediately approached and told NOT to do it. You should leave early, I am not sure of the exact time, but I think I left the Ramada about 5:46 to 6 am. (we had a rent car- I did not want to take the shuttle) I am not certain but I think the Ramada has a shuttle that runs different times, the earliest (if I recall correctly) leaves at 6:30 am.

Comment by Lvemyabej on July 20, 2011 at 2:25pm: I checked the weather for great lakes it says 85 with scattered thunder storms

Comment by Lvemyabej on July 20, 2011 at 2:24pm: ok so where exactly are we not aloud to take pictures? And what time should I leave the navy lodge to get to PIR?

Comment by diannep on July 20, 2011 at 1:42pm: Safe travel for everyone! Exciting days ahead for you all! We veterans will try to keep checking this site, so if you have questions or problems, post.

Remember....for those going to the airport to meet up with sailors on Sat....be sure to get info from your sailor on PIR Day on WHICH AIRPORT he/she is departing from. Since they are usually bussed early in the morning from RTC, plan to go out there early to wait with them.

You can meet up with them at the USO at Ohare where they will be well taken care of. If going to Midway, the USO is past security, so your sailor will need to meet you before security...he/she is allowed to do this...just pick a time to meet or hopefully he/she can borrow a cell at the airport to call you.

Please be sure to go with your sailor to the airlines counter with ID to obtain a gate pass to wait at the gate with your sailors until flight time. You will see some wonderful treatment in the airports of your sailors....some get standing ovations as they are announced to board their plane. Others may have meals paid for....sigh....

Remember....please get to PIR EARLY! I would suggest that you are in a car line by a little after 6, or on the first shuttle from your hotel. You can take snacks, etc...it is worth it to get there that early and choose your seating. Lala always reminds you all to please experiment with your cameras during this time....wish I had done that...most of my piks came out dark!

And, most importantly, ENJOY!

Comment by Elizabeth on July 20, 2011 at 10:59am: yeah we gunna look around :D

Comment by Caityrose517 on July 20, 2011 at 10:30am: I have butterflies! I enjoyed my phone call last night! I Hope everyone did too. I don't plan to go to the Ramada Thursday evening - I might but doubt it as we are driving with my 10 month old for 9 hours.

Comment by DaveMom2 on July 20, 2011 at 8:12am: Anybody's Sailor going to Ft Sam Houston in Texas for A school?

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on July 20, 2011 at 8:09am: Congrats to all the new Sailors and to all of you. I can't believe one yr ago I was packing my bags and leaving for July 23rd PIR. I will never forget how proud I was to hear my daughter sing with the choir. Our PIR group has made a private facebook page and we are having a reunion Saturday night to catch up on what all of us and our Sailors are doing now. I am so excited about it.

Remember when you get to Great Lakes the day or evening before PIR be sure and check out the streets and become familiar with your route to the base. On the morning of PIR you will see cars lined up to get to base in the far right lane. However, that lane ends and you have to merge left. So get in the lane to the left of the far right one and you won't have to merge and you will by-pass a lot of the cars and cut your wait time down a lot.

If you have a digital camera take some practice shots when you get in the PIR hall. Change the settings and look at the outcome to make sure you get the best possible pictures for the lighting and indoor environment you are taking the pictures in.

And most of all, have fun with your sailor and travel safely :-) Lala