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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.
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- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
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Be smart, use your head, and always think OPSEC and COMSEC when using email or phone!
Rules of thumb for parents and loved ones:
*If your sailor indicates to you they can't tell you something, believe them. Don't try to coax them into telling.
*If it is published by the navy about where a ship or unit has been (not going), that is when it's okay to share.
*If your sailor is in a high security area, say a nuke or EOD, consider using a nick name for them and you, a seperate email without your name on it, and don't even tell where YOU live. Let them tell you what they want you to tell others or if they are worried about info, always let them know you are on here. That's why they are careful on here about only putting first names on your profile page.
*Be aware, the OPSEC 10 points are about what they can't talk about. Think about what YOU might share as a parent or loved one of a military member that could cause trouble. You also have a responsibilty.
*Be respectful and teach other parents if they don't know and say too much, no need to be disrespectful or mean to them about it. Just guide them and let them know they maybe need to rewrite or delete the post. There isn't a member on here that wants to cause trouble or harm. They just aren't thinking or don't know.
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Comment by 2gooddogs on November 13, 2018 at 9:44pm
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Sarabi Thank you for the information! I am glad to know about A School Graduation...everyone says it's not worth going...but I would like to be there...I am glad to hear it is worth it!
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Comment by Sarabi2013 on November 13, 2018 at 12:32am
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2gooddogs - Our sailor is a CM. From what I "know" and remember, they class up as soon as there are enough sailors on base for a class to be held. That could be right away or it could be a few weeks. My sailor's experience was to be sent to Port Hueneme the very next day after PIR. I think it was a week or two before he classed up. Not sure how they will handle the holidays. Our sailor got to come home for a few days. We go with the flow and enjoy him when he comes home. Now that he's been in the Navy for a while, things have become a bit more settled. - If you get a chance to attend A School graduation, take advantage of that. It is a small ceremony but very nice. Our sailor's event was in the Seabee Museum which is quite interesting. You are welcome to PM me if you'd like.
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Does anyone know how often they class up A School at Port Hueneme? Wondering if my SR graduates boot on 12/7/18 will he be put in hold until after the holidays or will he class up immediately? I know he will probably not have the leave accumulated or be phased up in time to visit for the holidays even if he begins A School right away. His rate will be CM
Thanks for ANY bits or pieces of info you can pass on...I am not finding much info on A School.... :-)
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Comment by belovedbyHim on October 24, 2018 at 5:07pm
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Yeah for knowing leave and Duty Stations. My Bee is also a BU but they did his schooling weird!! (A school- Duty Station- ECS- Battalion- OSHA training. No C-school yet). The only reason to go down would be to see him but it's not like PIR. Enjoy having him home for Christmas!
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Comment by CanDo!Mom on October 24, 2018 at 4:26pm
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Thank you. We know he has another session of schooling for combat training (he is a BU). And fortunately we already know when he will be home for Christmas - I can't wait! He will be stationed in Mississippi so maybe that is why. I was just wondering if the graduation ceremony was worth trying to get to. As always, thank you for the information and update. Have a great day!
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CanDo!Mom-- Not really, not formal in the way most think of anyway. There is a ceremony but it is short and most of the time the Bee's are leaving shortly afterwards (that day or the next couple) for their next assignment. He may or may not be able to put in for leave depending on how much he has and where he is headed next. If the Batallion is deployed he may not be granted leave. It is completely up to his next command for the holidays. He should be finding out soon where he's headed soon and he should contact them ASAP to find out about their holiday stand down plans and put in for leave.
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Anyone have a sailor in A school at Gulfport now? My son is looking to finish A school Nov 6th. Is there a formal graduation for A School?
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2gooddogs-- You are right to keep saying No News is Good News. You will live by that for the next several years! 10days in and they are most likely good to go for this part! The not knowing is tough but it isn't the worst thing. Have you watched the BC Videos that came out over the summer? If not you might find them helpful. You can also join the Bootcamp Moms page on here to get an idea of what to expect, as well as all the PIR and Div. Specific pages on this site. It really helps to know when other moms are getting letters and calls so you are hopefully not going to miss any. Keep your phone on and the ringer loud at all times!! (Let your bosses know you may have to take this "Urgent" call!! LOL) You'll make it!!
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Thank you for the link! I will wait until I receive a letter with a division before I join....I would hate to join it then he is in a different division!
My son will go to Port Hueneme, CA for A School as a CM.
How do you know the first testing was the day before and yesterday? Did he tell you that in his letter? I just wish I knew what day of BC he is on...as far as I can tell there is no way to know when he left p-days and went to bc with so many variables like filling a division.
I am over thinking this probably...I just NEED that form letter...LOL :-)
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Comment by Skye on October 23, 2018 at 9:24pm
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2gooddogs - Yes, I would think if all has gone well for him he should be in the same PIR as my son. I just got my form letter yesterday. First testing was also the day before and yesterday. Don't take it to the bank, but if you did not hear from him today or yesterday then he probably passed. His form letter maybe about 2 days behind my son's. He arrived on the 9th. Hang in there...No news is usually good news. If you are on FB, Join our PIR Group https://www.facebook.com/search/str/pir+12-07-18+navy+boot+camp+s... There is tons of info there about BC. Also, do not be alarmed when you get the security form to enter all who are going to graduation with you. They made a mistake and sent one with only 3 guest slots. There is a website on the form that you can download to enter in 4 guests.
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