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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

Events

**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.

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

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PIR Reference Information

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PIR Reference Information

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: 2414
Latest Activity: Jan 28

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

Be sure to follow OPSEC rules when posting any comments. See details below. YMM

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

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Discussion Forum

Ship 13 Div 418 PIR 11-08-19

Started by Jarj. Last reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) Oct 7, 2019. 1 Reply

How do I find out when my son's PIR will be?

Started by momofcordon. Last reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) Jun 20, 2019. 10 Replies

Recommended Places to Stay

Started by YMM (Ship 12 Div 98). Last reply by lemonelephant Jan 22, 2019. 214 Replies

PIR NUMBER OF TICKETS

Started by Givemheaven. Last reply by lemonelephant Dec 28, 2018. 3 Replies

PIR and shuttle service

Started by Tys' mom. Last reply by MySailorDan Oct 21, 2018. 26 Replies

Time after Graduation

Started by Proudmomofmybaby. Last reply by lemonelephant May 10, 2018. 12 Replies

PIR and how it works

Started by Dena4. Last reply by Phoenixmom Dec 7, 2017. 4 Replies

whee to find pir if you have div# n ship #

Started by tnmom50. Last reply by Sunshinemom Nov 28, 2017. 2 Replies

Some helpful hint

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PIR Division Flags

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Comment by 985cat ship 14 div 065 on November 29, 2012 at 7:46pm

Anyone on here have a son on ship 14 division 065. I just got word from his recruiter on his PIR. January 18th, 2013..but still waiting on the official packet.

Comment by navymom93 (Ship 12 / Div 061) on November 28, 2012 at 11:10am

Please note the following:  The following RTC policy will be enforced for all graduations beginning with the January 4th, 2013 PIR.  ALL GUESTS, including Active Duty/Retired Military Personnel, and those aged three and older MUST be on the access list. (Please note: Children two and under do not need to be on the access list.)

I know for us that means that our daughter no longer has an extra ticket.

Comment by PR Mami Ship 12 Div 348 on November 25, 2012 at 11:22pm
SailorV'swife, you're welcome! Let me know if I can be of further help.
Comment by SailorV'sWife on November 25, 2012 at 11:19pm

thank you PR Mami

Comment by PR Mami Ship 12 Div 348 on November 25, 2012 at 2:48pm
SailorV'swife, all I had to provide at Navy Lodge was the parking pass which includes your SR's name, ship, division & date of PIR. U will be able to print it once closer to graduation. Navy Lodge is affordable, so well equipped and roomy! Front desk will hand u necessary info, a map and answer all your questions. They are awesome!!
Comment by SailorV'sWife on November 23, 2012 at 11:09pm

Can someone explain how the Navy Lodge works? I've read all you need is Ship and Div #, I read your SR has to sign you up ahead of time, I've read you have to have them go to the lodge at some point during their liberty...I'm confused! How does it work? 

Comment by lemonelephant on November 20, 2012 at 10:18pm

You only get a military discount for anyone who is millitary in your party and only for rooms paid for by that person.  There are discounts at some of the hotels for PIR and if that is what you refer to, then all of the rooms can receive that discount even if they are paid for by more than one guest.

Comment by Sean'sMom SHIP 11 DIV 050 on November 20, 2012 at 7:06am
Good morning all..I have a question about traveling to PIR. Our son graduates 01/04/2013. There will be 7 traveling in our group from lansing, MI, to waukegan, IL. by train. Like most families today,we are a split family.
My question is. We know we get a Military dis. For the hotel, but we all are paying separate. Can we still get the discount for all. Even tho we will not be paying with same CC? Thanks for your time...
Comment by toniasmom on November 19, 2012 at 4:43pm

Congratulations to you and your Sailor!  Our PIR is 11/30.  Can't believe it's almost here, so exciting.  Thank you for sharing your experience.

Comment by Erika314 on November 19, 2012 at 4:31pm

Hello everyone and Congratulations to all your Sailors!! We just got home from our PIR 11/16.. It was wonderful, we went to Sarge's meet and greet and used the valuable information he provided, we were able to sit front row infront of our son's DIV! Also we only had one day with our Sailor, but we made the most of it, he wanted to eat at Chili's and we were there with many other families and their Sailors. As well, we went to Lake Bluff Beach, it was 5 minutes from the Navy Lodge. We took pictures at the Lake and it was beautiful (see my new profile pic). Also we stayed at the Navy Lodge and we had a suite. Their suites are new and all 6 of us were able to stay together with plenty of room and a kitchenette (when you call you need to press zero, because only this Navy Lodge has suites and you need to talk to their front desk). Have a wonderful time!!! HOOYAH!

 

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