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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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Lets support all the brave men and women from the great state of Rhode Island
Members: 15
Latest Activity: Sep 20, 2019
Discussion Forum
Southern New England Combined Packing Party - Our FIRST One!
Started by Proud Navy/NYPD Mom (Donna). Last reply by Proud Navy/NYPD Mom (Donna) Nov 13, 2012. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Nuke A School FAQ
Started by NF Mom. Last reply by NF Mom Mar 13, 2011. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Injured navy corpsman returning home to R.I.
Started by Lois C T(momma T). Last reply by Navy Mom Cheryl Aug 10, 2010. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Comment Wall
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Comment by Rhody Navy Mom on February 13, 2013 at 10:45pm
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Hi ASHLEY - I am also from RI. My son is at boot camp now and left on 1/23/13. If you have any questions or need the support, this is where you'll get it. It can be tough the first few weeks. I am in Smithfield. Hang in there!
Tammy
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Hi Rhode Island Mom's - new to the Navy Reserves, my son left least Wed. 1/23 for boot camp. Glad I am not alone in this little state. Hoping to meet more local moms. Thanks Tammy
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Comment by sheryl Navy 2 on November 30, 2012 at 10:29am
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Hi everyone ,
Last shout out for the packing party tomorrow . Take a look at the December Adoption on Molly's Adopt A sailor group for all the detailed wish list .
These guys and girls are working long hours mending planes and air dropping to so many of our other soldiers . Hope to meet some new faces tomorrow
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Wow you are a quiet group here .
I feel like I'm the only one who comments . I guess there aren't a lot of you interested in the packing party . Shame
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Couple of personal requests to do with the December adoption ...these guys are a small group but whatever they receive they pass onto others ,as they are a FOB
For the area .
ON ( optimum nutrition) Casein
Muscletech Creatine
Oven roasted sea salt flavored almonds by Blu Diamond
Any X Box360 games
Horror DVDs
Kuerig K cups
Anything NFL
Boards games
Cliff bars
Nuts
Trail mix and the likes
Please remember this is to arrive after the holidays :)
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Hope everyone is having a good weekend
Please PM me if there are any questions own the wish list , before you want to head out on Black Friday :)
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Hi all
I just posted a list of goodies that we may want to consider for the packing party on Dec 1st
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Molly's Adopt a Sailor, a non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring our fighting men and women of all military branches deployed are not fogotten. They provide "care packages" to these brave men and women by adopting a unit, collecting donations of food, essentials and other items we take for granted, packing them up and have them delivered to their adopted sailors, soldiers, marines or airmen.
In Dire Need of & Personal Requests (most often requested items):
Work out supplements Batteries (AAA)
Headphones Gloves
Beef jerky ( teriyaki) DVD movies (non violent)
microwave snacks any kinds Fleece Blankets
Wheat thins (sundried tomato & Basil)
snacks (anything sent will be greatly appreciated) Tan T-shirts (mostly Med. & Lg.)
Playing cards, current magazines, sudoku puzzle pads green socks
Chapstick, shaving creams, razors, Tan Shoe Laces
tampoons
Fleece Blankets
Drinks
Capri Sun, Gatorade, Country Time Lemonade
Flavored Coffee and capiccino Hot Cider Mix
Hot Chocolate packets Lipton Tea Mixes
Juice boxes (Do Not Travel Well) Flavored drinks to put in water
Flavored Creamers Sweetened Kool-Aid Packets
Food
Beef Jerky, Beef sauage very popular Dried fruits, Sunflower seeds
Granola bars, gum Peanut Butter
Canned meats, canned cheeses Popcorn, Pretzels, Nuts
Canned tuna & chicken Protein Snacks, Trail Mix
Canned chips & fruit Power Bars, Cereal Bars, Pop Tarts
Canned salsa, dips Hamburger Helper singles
Cookies-all kinds Jalapeno Cheetos
microvable soups, instant oatmeal
Easy Mac & Cheese Ramen noodles
Health and Hygiene( see list below) remember there are only 6 women and 100 men in this unit we're packing for
Antacids, Aspirin & pain Relief, neosporin Foot Powder, Lotion, Bar Soap, Hand Sanitizer
Cough Syrup, Cough Drops, Thera-Flu Sore Throat Lozenges Band-Aids (fun ones)
Cold & Flu Liquid Packs, Kleenex- ind. size & boxes , tiolet paper, wipes
Febreeze, Air Fresheners Heat Packs
Hair Brush/ Comb Q-Tips
Shampoo/Conditioner, Dry Shampoo Vitamin C Drops
Toothbrushes Toothpaste-the good kind Mouthwash, Dental Floss
Miscellaneous
Sunglasses Blank note cards . Stationery, envelopes
Calendars Sharpies, pens,
Fun stuff to bring a smile to their face!
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Comment by Lois C T(momma T) on November 16, 2012 at 1:46pm
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Hi all, I will be attending the regional packing party on Dec 1 in Mass., so if any of u R.I. moms who can't make it want to send something u can bring it to me :)
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Hi everyone ,
Just letting you all know that Donna/NYPD had a successful knee replacement this morning , and was resting comfortably this evening . Hope you are all collecting lots of items to bring along to the packing party with you :)
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