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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:
Events
**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:
**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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quartermasters ...A school and beyond
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Latest Activity: Sep 23, 2019
Discussion Forum
New QM Mom
Started by Britt's Mom. Last reply by yelomoon Sep 10, 2017. 17 Replies 0 Likes
QM A School
Started by notamom1984. Last reply by NewBeginnings2014 Feb 24, 2014. 3 Replies 0 Likes
12 month extension
Started by rug5c. Last reply by Oceanby Oct 11, 2012. 1 Reply 0 Likes
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Comment by efarmer on July 1, 2013 at 1:12am
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He really enjoys the job! After Boot Camp, we do talk regularly. He is assisgned to the USS Michael Murphy. It is a brand new ship stationed at Pearl Harbor. The longest time he was on the ship was when they were traveling from Maine to Hawaii which was from first of September to Thanksgiving. He loves Hawaii but doesn't like being so far from home (Tennessee). Since arriving in Hawaii, he did live on the ship for a while to save money primarily but, after several short stints at sea for testing, they dry docked the ship and he moved on base into nice accomodations which were about like a hotel room. He is getting married July 20th and they have military housing that he will move into July 11. So, he has not lived on the ship 90% of the time. Where he works on the bridge is right next to the Captain so, he considers that a priviledge. Hope this helps. PIR is amazing! An experience we will never forget!
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Comment by michele shelby mom on June 30, 2013 at 11:19am
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Hi....I was wandering about the job....does your son like it? Do you get to talk with him or see him ever? Do they live on the ship ? I heard 90% of their time will be on ship
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michele shelby mom, my son is a QM, how can I help?
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any QM moms still on here? my daughter is at bc now her pir date is 8-9-13
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Comment by SHIPMOM14 on January 14, 2013 at 9:33pm
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Just wondering if there is anyone who has a son/daughter on the Harry Truman?
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Comment by katysmom on October 3, 2012 at 12:41pm
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Oceanby: I hope your son ends up in Virginia! We live in Los Angeles, CA so we were really hoping she would get stationed in San Diego...didn't happen :( You're almost done with boot camp! Congratulations! A school is so much easier, I got to talk to my daughter pretty much every day...so great! You'll love PIR, seeing the change your new sailor has accomplished will be an amazingly proud moment for you! It was for me that's for sure. Let's definitely keep in touch!
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Comment by Oceanby on October 3, 2012 at 12:36pm
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Hey katysmom! It looks like there are not many of us QM moms on here! My son has PIR this week and will continue to A school. I'll be happy to have it over with! I only WISH he would wind up in Virginia! We are in NC which is much closer than Hawaii, California, or Japan! I figure they are at least getting training they can use when they get out of the Navy (unlike other ratings). They can work for the oil companies, private ship owners, or even work for the cruise industry. Let's stay in touch. I'd love to hear how she is doing!
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Happy to be a part of this group! My daughter just finished A school and has been home for the past couple of weeks but is preparing to leave to Virginia....this is definitely a new experience for both of us, she loves it though, me not so much :) I miss her always.
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Is there anyone out there? My son will PIR Oct 5 and then do A School for QM. Is it still at Great Lakes? We had a recruiter tell us it had moved to Virginia. What do any of you know about this?
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Comment by NavyWife2010 on August 27, 2011 at 4:53pm
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My husband went to boot camp last year in October.. he's a QM and we are currently in mayport fl. I hope you all enjoy your trips to boot camp graduation. I loved it in Chicago.
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