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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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PIR Reference Information

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A permanent place for information about PIR. Forum discussions have been created to serve as file folders for specific details regarding different aspects of PIR. Please post information in the appropriate forum discussion. Thank you!

Members: 2406
Latest Activity: Apr 10

In order to make this a reference site, please use the Discussion Forums to post information. ____________ Treat them as though they are file folders. Please use the Comment Wall to post your questions. Thank you!

Be sure to click on "View All" at the bottom and to the right of the list of discussions, so that you will see them all. YMM

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Link to RTC Website: http://www.bootcamp.navy.mil/index.asp

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Comment by WandaG on April 23, 2011 at 11:28am: Freebird, if you look our comment wall, the section called "discussion forum" you will see a discussion titled "recommended places to stay". Click on that and you will read about other area hotels and what others have to say about them. Hope that helps.

Comment by WandaG on April 23, 2011 at 11:24am: Freebird, I hear nothing but good things about the Residence Inn in Waukegan. Its minutes away from the base and you can also arrange for a shuttle to pick you up at the hotel and drop you off at the base as well. Also, they have a free breakfast and free dinner Mon thru Thurs. All rooms have kitchens and I heard the staff is very nice.

Comment by FREEBIRD6819 OCT 8TH BOOTCAMP on April 23, 2011 at 8:30am: My son went on 4/18 still not sure when he is graduating .. but I have recieved excellent information from this sight//.. flying into milwaukee .. its cheaper.. as far as a hotel.. any good ideas>> heard the ramada has a smell.. but wanna be close so we can go to meet and greet..

Comment by WandaG on April 22, 2011 at 11:54am: LMC...This posting was under the discussion forums, titled "How to order a Division T-shirt"
Posted by JessicaB-Sailor Mom on February 3, 2011 at 9:36pm in PIR Reference Information
How to order a Division t shirt
Comment by Craig
If you want a true division t-shirt, the same as your sailors will have for graduation, the company that makes them is Poseidon Sportswear. You can call Caryle at at 972-347-6655. If they don't answer, they're probably in the back of the warehouse packing orders for the next graduating group, or you can leave a message. Or, you can email them at navytees@gmail.com.
Here is the link below:
http://www.mwrgl.com/gen_info/rtc_graduation/div_tshirt_order_6_201...

Hopefully, this will be helpful for anyone who is interested in their sailor's division shirt.

Comment by LMC -mom of 2 Sailors! on April 22, 2011 at 11:41am: The SR orders them. Well that is how my son did it.

Comment by WandaG on April 22, 2011 at 11:08am: LMC, I thought we order them from Poseidon Sportswear. It says they put your sailor's design flag on the back of the shirt. You must include you sailors division number. The shirts are ordered pre-graduation.

Comment by LMC -mom of 2 Sailors! on April 22, 2011 at 10:52am: Wanda- You can't get the shirts til after PIR. Yes, each division designs their own shirts so the drawings are all different.

FYI a sibling worn her sisters division shirt to school and got in trouble because there was a skull on it. Make sure if worn to a school you let them know It is in support of the US NAVY division. Poor sibling went from proud to sad. The mom was able to "discuss" the shirt after with the school staffing and she is now allowed to wear it.

Decarp: Is he staying at GL or flying out? for my son he was returning to his BC bed for a few more days and could NOT take anything back with him. Since we have At&T he put his sim card in his wallet. When he got to P'cola Fl he picked up a cheap pay as you go At&t phone popped his sim card in and was up and going with no problem. I mailed him he real phone after that, but teh pre paid worked from teh time being. He brought a laptop in the NEX because it was cheaper then us buying one here and shipping it. Hope that helps.

Comment by SubWife2011 on April 22, 2011 at 12:52am: Wanda~yes they do design their own flags.

Comment by SubWife2011 on April 22, 2011 at 12:51am: I'm pretty sure you can give them that stuff at the airport......at least that is what I was told.

Comment by decarp on April 21, 2011 at 6:58pm: can anyone tell me if your sailor is allowed to take there cellphone and laptop to a school he will be a saturday depart. thanks