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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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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

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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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PIR 4/8/2011 Alum Group!

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DIVISIONS: 121-128 807, 808 920,921

This group started on 2/8/11 and we survived boot camp, laughter and tears. Now our recruits are sailors and headed in many directions, but we'll continue to support one another throughout!

Location: GL
Members: 129
Latest Activity: Nov 29, 2011

We DID it ladies!!! We made it through BOOT CAMP and beyond!! What a group!

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Comment by jim'scupcake on February 15, 2011 at 12:49am: I guess some of you are asleep for the night. I am thinking this is where I will be (PIR 4/8)..but, I am on the West Coast and did not get a box today...fingers are crossed for tomorrow. Trying to be a patient mom and not bother the recruiter for his address. Sure looking forward to hearing something.

Comment by Lil's mom on February 14, 2011 at 11:48pm: Girls, I think maybe we are going to need some advice, or at least I AM.haha Are we just going to confuse each other by using their ship/div 3#s and/or their PIR dates. what do yiou think should one of us kinda watch over one group and the other for the second. Cause I think I have already caused some confusion. Or maybe just confused myself! Whoa, must be time to go to bed.

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on February 14, 2011 at 11:32pm: Hello everyone, I had a feeling this group might form today :-) I know some of you may already know who I am because you are in the 4/1 group as well. For the rest of you I am here like JessicaB and Diannep to help answer questions or anything else you need to make this journey easier for you. I have been on this site almost a year. My daughter joined last April and left for boot camp in May. She is already finished with A and C-school and is an AO with a squadron in VA. My son-in-law is also in the Navy and just finished A-school and joined my daughter in VA. My daughter was in the 900 (preforming) division in the choir, She was a grad and go. We have had many many different experiences with 2 sailors in so if you have any questions at all please don't hesitate to ask. There are no dumb questions so ask away. You may also check out my page for more info and pictures and send me a friend request if you want. I am here every day and Dianne, Jessica or myself are usually on each PIR group page several times a day to answer any questions that come up.

I will say for now the first couple of weeks are the hardest, hang in there it will get better and get busy writing those letters. They are so important to the recruits. Sometimes a letter from home may be the one thing that makes them feel like they can get through another day. For those who don't know me I am Lora aka Lala the PIR Ribbon Queen, Welcome!!!

Comment by Jajajo on February 14, 2011 at 11:10pm: Thanks for clarifying.

Comment by ntz4laa (HM Mom) on February 14, 2011 at 11:08pm: A couple of you mentioned the odd stack of papers in their box. I went to my daughter's travel briefing and what they do is....One recruit (highest ranking and oldest) is responsible for carrying all of the official records of the recruits that are traveling together. The other recruits are given a copy of their official records "just in case" they need them. They are told to hold on to them until at least they get to GL. They can then keep them there or send them home in their box.

Comment by Ragdollrae HM A school SA on February 14, 2011 at 11:01pm: Me too. Calling it a night. THanks for all that you do.

Comment by Jajajo on February 14, 2011 at 11:00pm: You, too!

Comment by Jajajo on February 14, 2011 at 10:54pm: My dog was sniffing the clothes and box. Running around and looking for my daughter. It was precious!