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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.

Format Downloads:

Graduation Info
PDF – 2.7 MB
PNG – 2.3 MB
JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Navy Speak

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Navy.com Para Familias

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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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

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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Comment by lemonelephant on August 6, 2014 at 8:47am: pinkcanary, check out Gift Ideas for PIR.

Comment by pinkcanary on August 5, 2014 at 5:03pm: Anyone have suggestions for a graduation gift for my son?

Comment by lemonelephant on July 30, 2014 at 9:59pm: KF Ship 12 DIV 276, He will most likely fly out on Saturday. It could be in the wee hours or anytime up to Saturday evening. See PIR Day and Liberty During PIR Weekend to help you know how to plan your weekend. I've left additional info on your My Page.

Comment by KF Ship 12 DIV 276 on July 28, 2014 at 3:07pm: My SR says he will be going to Pensacola for A School. Does anybody know how much liberty he might have after PIR? I'm trying to figure out if he'll leave that same night, or Saturday, or something else. Thanks in advance!

Comment by lemonelephant on July 18, 2014 at 1:27am: Peter's Mom, it's up to you. You may miss staying in traffic by taking the shuttle, but then you have to walk farther. See PIR Day and Liberty During PIR Weekend.

Comment by Island Girl on July 17, 2014 at 1:24pm: I know this question has been talked about before but I'll ask again, is there any advantage to us taking the shuttles to the PIR tomorrow vs. driving our own car in? We are right around the corner at the Springhill Suites in Waukegan. Thx. I know u need to call ahead with Sarge if so.

Comment by CB'sMom DIV 186 PIR 5/30 on July 11, 2014 at 3:54pm: Hello Heather T, my son graduated 5/30 and he is in A school now. When you got the letter it should have a password to print out the gatepass for vehicles to get on base. Bring your car ins and DL for them to see. Look up the address for Great Lakes Training Command. 3355 Illinois St Great Lakes, IL 60088. Go to this website has lots of info for you. Click on families gives you directions and info and the website to click for the gate pass. Hope this helps .www.bootcamp..navy.mil

Comment by HeatherT DIV 219 on July 9, 2014 at 5:52pm: Hi all, I need some help. My son in Graduation on July 18th in Chicago. I will need to have an entrance badge to get in, but this didn't come with the letter. How do I get this? Also the address of the graduation is not in the letter. Is it the same address that I have been using to write him? Would appreciate any advice!

Comment by lemonelephant on July 8, 2014 at 12:23am: Tracy123, the recruiter is probably correct that your SR is in that division and that PIR is 08/29/2014, but the new PIR groups are not created until someone receives The Form Letter because recruiters sometimes get things wrong and also we don't want to encourage people to get the address from the recruiter when the RTC has asked that loved ones wait on The Form Letter before sending any mail to the RTC.