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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
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- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
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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This site is for ETs & FTs & STS who are in the submarine field. My son is an ET/COMM
Members: 259
Latest Activity: Oct 22, 2021
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Started by Sailormom01. Last reply by Sailormom01 Sep 17, 2019. 2 Replies 0 Likes
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Comment by Texasmom on April 27, 2016 at 12:40pm
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Dani1324, thanks bunches. Great info!! How,are yu looking for housing? Craigslist? And apartment? How close to base? What area yu looking in? Or just looking blindly? Will yu be moving household belongings after gets his orders after bess? Or just moving up wth yurself and suitcase? I understand the not wanting to wait more time for bess to end. Are yu basically handling the housing search and moving details yurself, since hubby busy wth school and limited contact? Or do yu have gelp from family members or plenty of opportunity to communicate wth hubby and wrk on this together? Thanks for sharing yur experience. It will greatly enhance my son and dtr n laws upcoming plans. Best wishes and prayers
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Comment by Texasmom 35 minutes ago
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Hi. It's been a while since I was last on sight. 3 weeks till married son ships out to bootcamp and then to groton ct. Trying to understand a bit further, what son and daughter-n-law can expect as far as her getting to ct to accompany hubby. My understanding is bc, then to ct for indoc and tgen BESS basic sub schooling, then just prior to graduating from BESS, will get orders for Which job, thus which A school. Then qualufy for accompany orders for wide to join him.
Has anyone recently gone thru the process, who can share some details. Anything they need to do before he leaves for bootcamp to assure best transition? Anyone's spouse move up sooner, see hubby at his,availability during his first wks at school, prior to his being completely qualified for navy housing, navy move? Does wife have to be on this end when navy moves belongings up to ct, or can i, his mom be here for shipping household goods? Any recommendations greatly appreciated on any of this! Thanks!!!!
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Comment by tidefan on February 12, 2016 at 6:49pm
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I have been a member here just did not post. My sailor is stationed in Groton on the Colorado. Any other Colorado moms here?
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Comment by Rhonda8881 on January 26, 2016 at 7:12pm
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Welcome Navymom9828. My sailor has been working as ET/NAV for over 8 years now. He is stationed in Hawaii and loves his job. The Navy has been great for him.
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Comment by KKristen on December 24, 2015 at 10:11am
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Merry Christmas! Is anyone else's son in Newport News, Va?
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Typos! !!! A SCHOOL.
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Ok I have Another question for my son and h8s wife. Hell be going to groton for S schll after bootcamp. He and h8s wife are trying to get an idea of what t9 expect for her mov8ng there asap. They know he'll leave bc day after pir, and be required to stay on base for a time after arriving till phases up to a can leave base phase. Sooo, when can wife come, get an apt, or maybe stay in hotel, ??
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And am I understanding that some rates will complete A school in bangor WA , and some in kings bay georgia? Know Which ones ?
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Do they not only put in a first second third choice,, but also have to test for rates?
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Thanks mimi. How did he decide on et/radio? And was it h8s first choice? Do yu know if any of the rates go to other bases for a schools? Will yur son have a C school? And will he be out on sub, at sea alot? That's alot of questions. Just answer if yu got anything to share. Thanks!!
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