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

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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

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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).

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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ALUMNI OF PIR 09/21/2012 TG 45 — 9 Divisions (299–306 & 945)

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This PIR Group is for those members that have loved ones who will be graduating Boot Camp on 09/21/2012. A place to gather information, share concerns and get support as your Recruits start their Navy careers as future Sailors.

Your current Group "veteran members" are:

diannep

LaLa Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons

ellen0502

♥FireTeamLeaderWife♥ aka FTLW

Betsy, son on Stennis carrier

Craig

Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 81
Latest Activity: Sep 3, 2015

WELCOME TO PIR 09/21/2012

OPSEC OPerational SECurity, is always of the utmost importance. Please take the timeto read the OPSEC and Community Guidelines. A quick note here: Last Names of Sailors/Recruits are not allowed on this site. If it is in your username you will need to change your username. If yours is different from your Recruits it is still not recommended. First Names and pictures of your Recruit are allowed but remember someone can easily match them up with their "mom". So you might want to consider changing your profile picture to not include your Recruit at least for the duration of BC. It is also a good idea to make your settings for your Profile Page "viewable only to your friends".

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You need to be a member of ALUMNI OF PIR 09/21/2012 TG 45 — 9 Divisions (299–306 & 945) to add comments!

Comment by MBMOM on August 2, 2012 at 12:55pm: Dixie cup..a Navy Hat???

Comment by diannep on August 2, 2012 at 12:30pm: ColbysMom: Yep, feel sure this is your group. The last one ended with Div 298, so it is very likely that this will be your group. Stay on here until it is confirmed by your form letter.

Welcome! I am one of the N4Moms veterans on here to help...been doing this since early 2010. Love doing it! Please feel free to ask any and all questions that you want to!

Comment by diannep on August 2, 2012 at 12:27pm: MBMOM: They don't use the PIR term at bootcamp...so when we would mention that term to our recruits, they would go "what???" Same response if you call the hotels to book your room and ask for the PIR rate. What? But if you ask for the RTC Navy Grad rate, they usually know what you are talking about. SO funny....

Now, one for you...do you know what a "dixie cup" is? Not the kind you drink from in the bathroom either! :-)

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on August 2, 2012 at 12:23pm: Please let us know your Ship/ Division numbers and we will make the Division Discussion for you up above in the Discussion Forum by Brother Divisions as ellen0502 has done. TY!

We have our 900 and BD's 301/302 so far.

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on August 2, 2012 at 10:52am: Since we're on names...lets talk about that a little.
OPSEC OPerational SECurity, is always of the utmost importance. Please take the time to read the N4M's Community Guidelines (clickable link). Within it are links for OPSEC videos and info. Last Names of Sailors/Recruits are not allowed on this site. If it is in your username you will need to change your username. If yours is different from your Recruits it is still not recommended. First Names and pictures of your Recruit are allowed but remember someone can easily match them up with their "mom". So you might want to consider changing your profile picture to not include your Recruit at least for the duration of BC. It is also a good idea to make your settings for your Profile Page "viewable only to your friends".
That being said...don't be afraid to post! Our PIR groups are meant to inform and support you! PLEASE don't stop posting about your Recruit and getting letters and calls and stuff like that. Just don't mention specifics. If something is really concerning you and you don't want to post publicly, you are free to friend any of us veteran/seasoned moms and ask privately.

I have been a member of this site for over a year...I don't post my real name, pics or personal info...and I enjoy this site...and feel supported and try to help others. It can be done without giving out personal info.

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on August 2, 2012 at 10:26am: MBMOM - TY! Woo-Hoo! You'll have to forgive me...I am used to usernames...don't mean to offend! I will try I promise if that is what you prefer!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on August 2, 2012 at 10:24am: Su- FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW is ...me! LOL My hubby got the moniker of fireteamleader as we have three sons...and his buds said, "Well, that's enough for a fireteam". It has stuck and so since he was deployed when our son enlisted in the Navy AND I needed a username ( I don't post my real name publicly on the site even though it is allowed...can't fight 29 years of "training"LOL) I adopted his and added to it!

You can call me FTLW though as the other is a mouthful!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on August 2, 2012 at 10:19am: PIR is Pass-in-Review...it is pronounced "pier" as in "take a long walk on a..." LOL

PIR is the formal ceremony that Friends and Family are invited to for their new Sailors.

Sailors "pass" by their Commanders and are "reviewed" or rather visually inspected.

It is just a way of honoring their accomplishment of becoming US Navy Sailors.

PIR an be held for other reasons and in all branches...such as this:

Just funnin' :-)

Comment by MBMOM on August 2, 2012 at 10:13am: FTLW you are my new BFF..LOL

Thanks so much..BTW my name is Sandy..:)

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on August 2, 2012 at 10:06am: Okay...here is an acronym one that has them for BC specifically and the Navy:

http://www.navyformoms.com/group/bootcampmoms/forum/topics/navy-bas...

Also, you can type in acronym's into the NAVY SPEAK to the right >>>>>>>>

...but sometimes she doesn't answer well! LOL