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

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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.

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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!

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Latest Activity: on Wednesday

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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Comment by Stephany (Nick from PA sister) on February 2, 2013 at 1:00am: How do we know where A school will be? We received the box and PIR info this week, but we have no idea where my brother will be the next day so we can't plan out trip accordingly until then.

Comment by lemonelephant on February 1, 2013 at 10:12pm: deltaflyer59, yes, some have received the form letter with a PIR date of 03/22/2013, so your form letter should be coming soon. The PIR group for that date is PIR 03/22/2013 (clickable link).

Comment by deltaflyer59 Ship 03 Div 124 on February 1, 2013 at 8:11pm: My son arrived on Jan 23, 2013. I have received box, but still awaiting the Form Letter with ship number. Anyone else have their Form Letter yet with this group?

Comment by lemonelephant on January 29, 2013 at 11:57pm: Dylansmom, Join the group, Seabee Moms, and you will be able to connect with others with loved ones who have (or will have) the Steelworker (SW) rating.

Comment by Dylansmom on January 29, 2013 at 11:51pm: Thank you, he will be Seabee iron worker, welder.

Comment by lemonelephant on January 29, 2013 at 10:50pm: Dylansmom, as Melinda indicated, you can give your Sailor his cell phone at the airport. PIR Day and Liberty During PIR Weekend will tell you more. Will your SR be an AG or one of the Seabee ratings (jobs/specialties)?

Comment by Melinda on January 29, 2013 at 8:46pm: We met our daughter at the airport and gave her cell phone to her along with a few clothes that she wanted.

Comment by Dylansmom on January 29, 2013 at 8:25pm: Can our Sailors have their cell phones back after PIR? Mine will be going to A school in Miss.

Comment by lemonelephant on January 29, 2013 at 12:19am: Molly'sMom, the extras will need to wait at the hotel. They can sleep in and maybe take in some pool time if your hotel has a pool. The extras are not authorized to be on the RTC and they would not be comfortable waiting in the car for 4 hours. See http://www.bootcamp.navy.mil/upcoming_grads.asp, http://www.bootcamp.navy.mil/pdfs/FamilyGuide.pdf, and PIR Day and Liberty During PIR Weekend.

Comment by Molly'sMom Ship 14/Div 106 on January 27, 2013 at 12:13pm: What do "extras" do during PIR??

We are a "split family" so the four that my SR has on the list are me and her step-dad and her dad and step-mom. My 16 yr. old daughter (SR's sister) will be with us for the weekend but won't be on the list. I see that things have changed at the beginning of this year. Her step-mom is pretty high rank in the Naval Reserve and her dad is National Guard so we originally planned on those two not needing to be on the list. But since the change, that won't be possible. I saw some older posts that said extras could wait in the visitors center and hope to get a seat. But I've also seen some posts that say there is no longer any stand by lists.

Any info from anyone that has attend PIR since the beginning of the year would be helpful.