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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!

Members: 2412
Latest Activity: Dec 14, 2024

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Comment by lemonelephant on April 30, 2012 at 7:34pm: tatmom4rc, the form letter can come within a week to about 2 weeks after his arrival at the RTC. It all depends on how quickly the division forms.

Comment by tatmom4rc(Ship12, Div. 204) on April 30, 2012 at 4:41pm: My son leaves for BC in 3 days. How long after they get there do we get the letter than shows when the PIR will be?

Comment by SheilaD on April 26, 2012 at 7:32pm: Those phone calls are like gold, aren't they? Congrats, TJ'sMom. PIR comes sooner than you think. I hope he does really well. My son did his PIR 10/21/11and then A school. Now he's off to his ship!

Comment by TJ'sMomCVN69 on April 26, 2012 at 7:19pm: SH 11 Div 167 got my call today I was so happy to hear his voice!! He sounded great upbeat and excited!! He got my letter and completed the his questionnaire I sent him!! Can't wait to get it back. Keep your phones near by God Bless to all!!

Comment by lemonelephant on April 22, 2012 at 2:15pm: Le Shelby, either one will work.

Comment by Le Shelby on April 22, 2012 at 9:09am: I have a quick question, for children under 12, do you need their birth certificate AND SS card or one or the other?

Comment by rjnavydocmom on April 20, 2012 at 7:11pm: going crazy work this week then RIP next week. I can't wait to see my baby! lol...

Comment by jam's mom (Patty) on April 17, 2012 at 10:23am: stephanie They can invited four but if there is room more may come in to the PIR

Comment by Krspies - CTN Mom on February 5, 2012 at 9:26pm: I just attended PIR and let me say, do NOT stay at the Super 8 on N. Greenbay rd. It is a dump and it has to be a huge drug operation. My Son's dad said 3 times in the middle of the night people were trying to open his hotel room door. This place was filthy and reeked of marijuana.

Also know that if you stay on that stretch of road and need to get back towards Sarge's Meet and Greet be careful of missing the 43 towards Waukegan. If you miss it you will end up on the 120. The easiest way to get there from N. Greenbay is to travel down Greenbay to Pulaski, (you know you are headed the right way if the White Castle is on the right side of the road when you pass it) make a right onto Pulaski and a right on 43(waukegan rd).

If you are planning on staying and touring Chicago after your SR leaves for A school then it is actually easier to stay in Chicago and drive to graduation once than it is to drive back and forth from Waukegan to Chicago multiple times. If I had to do it over again that's what I would have done. that or stay in Waukegan for only one night and then stay the remainder of the time in Chicago.

Comment by joemama on January 23, 2012 at 9:00am: Just returned from PIR. Spring Hill Suites - Waukegan was a very good place to stay! Enterprise Rent-a-car tried to overcharge us by almost $20 per day - watch your car rental invoice when you return your car. Check them closely. I gather this happens often.