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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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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 ProudMominJersey on May 28, 2014 at 5:44am
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What a wonderful story!!!! Thank you so much.
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Comment by ktssong on May 20, 2014 at 9:35pm
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Kim, glad you had a great trip with your son. My daughter in law told me Beignets are delicious. She picked up a box to make some at home and everytime I go we say we're going to make them and we don't get to. My next trip will be in August or September and then again in October and December. I've not been on our group wall much and I'm starting to feel anxious about when we will know about the next deployment. I always like to try to wrap my head around what we have in store for us and like Debi said, it can change even in transit. I just am praying that at least they don't leave on the next deployment before the baby delivers because he already feels bad that he will be gone after it delivers. I just hope he can experience the birth of his first child.
My son got home for a visit the first week of May and we had a surprise party for him and 65 family and friends surprised him at a reception hall. We had a great time and he announced to the attendees a surprise announcement to them of the pregnancy so it was very exciting for all. The day of the party I went to pick up the cakes at Costco and I had two cakes with American flags on each and it said Welcome Home on one and Surprise we're pregnant on the other. My daughter let me use her card to pick them up and when I went to pay for them, the card was expired she gave me the wrong one. I was talking to the Manager about calling her and he said fine when the lady behind me started crying and said I'm paying for both your cakes. She said she saw what they said and it would be her honor to take care of it. I was so emotional with him about to be home for first time in over a year and that just put me over the edge in tears too. We hugged each other (perfect strangers) in a store. I was so moved by her support for our soldiers. Thought I'd share to help everyone feel the appreciation is for all of them she just had me there to show it but it was for all our sons and daughters. There is something warm and fuzzy about feeling the love of fellow Americans have for our troops.
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Oh Thank you so much, Debi!!!
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Comment by Debi on May 17, 2014 at 12:45pm
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ProudMominJersey, unless he has hard orders on paper in hand it's all speculation :) Mine was told he'd go to GP and ended up in DC after A school. Nothing is final until they are in transit..and even then it can change ;) lol
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My son is currently in A school down at Shepards AFB. Someone there told him that he is very likely going to be deployed to a certain area. I am wondering if you moms found early rumors to be accurate. I know I sound rather cryptic but guidelines....
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Comment by Kim on April 9, 2014 at 12:04pm
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Ktssong- congrats on becoming a grandma! Yes, I went on my trip...it was wonderful seeing my son and meeting some of his new friends. Now that I got a tour of the base I can picture where he lives and works! Getting in and out of Gulfport airport was a nightmare! I think next time I will fly into New Orleans as there are more options. My flight kept getting delayed and cancelled- although it gave me another evening to spend with my son! We got him stocked up on new workout gear, tee shirts and ate a ton! We even made it to New Orleans for a day and went through the WWII museum. We had our first beignet's and now he wants more! Restaurants that were great...White Cap, Salute, Shaggy's and Cafe DuMond in New Orleans for Beignets! Went way to fast :( but it's always fun to be with the sailor.
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Comment by Momofahousefull on April 2, 2014 at 8:09am
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Ktssong - Congratulations!! Being a Grandmother is so much fun! I'll be praying for your son & his family as well as you. Congrats again!!
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Comment by belovedbyHim on March 29, 2014 at 2:01pm
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Ktssong- Congratulations on being a Grandma. I was pregnant with our first when my Hubby deployed for his first WestPac. I was 3 months when he left and 9 when he got home. He was home less than 2 weeks before she arrived. When she was 10months he Deployed again (new ship) for another 6 month WestPac. It is not easy but it is do-able. Actually having a baby to care for made it a little easier in some ways because our days were always full. I didn't have a lot of time to sit alone and miss him on the second deployment. encourage her to get involved in a moms group like MOPS before and after baby comes and that way she'll have a local support group to help should she need someone.
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Checking in this week. My son called me Wednesday night and said who is with you mom? Where are you? I started to brace myself. I said I'm alone in my car. I just got off work from working 13 hours. I said is something new going on? He said yes, kinda. He said we wanted to call you and let you know we are going to have a baby. I screamed so loud, I am so glad he didn't tell me while I was inside the retirement home. I had to come on here to tell our navy moms because they are driving home for Easter and they want to tell their brothers and sisters in person and they gave me instructions to not say a word to any family. That means I'm safe on here. I have to keep quiet 22 more days because even though they get here before Easter day they aren't announcing until Easter Day. He's only been home from deployment 6 weeks and she is 3 weeks pregnant. That was the plan though so he could be home for the delivery. I'm so excited. But I must keep my lips sealed around all who know my family. We are hoping the baby is born before he deploys again. I am definitely saving vacation time now all year to get to December and some for visiting before then again. They just moved into a home for rent with 3 bedrooms so that made it perfect timing. In the back of my mind I'm already concerned he will worry about being gone on next deployment but I'm going to do my best to be a strong support for all of them so it eases some of that worry. I'm thankful that I have a month of vacation a year so I can spread it out next year to help give her a break. So far everything has always worked out while we keep them in prayer.
Kim have you been on your trip yet?
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Thanks, ktssong, I'll do that:)
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