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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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Discussion Forum
Encouragement Questionnaire
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Places to Eat in Great Lakes
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Reading Material for FUN! Navy Basic Acronyms, Laughs for the Hard Days and Top Ten Lines Home From Boot Camp...
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Comment by Momof3kidz(IT) on July 3, 2011 at 7:57pm
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My son arrived at bc on June 23rd and his PIR is 8-19 ship 10 div. 265.
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Comment by Sandy's_sailor son on July 3, 2011 at 7:27pm
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4myGem, PIR is actually 9 weeks from arrival at boot camp. Even though the first week is Processing week, it is still counted time-wise.
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4myGem, You will be getting a "Form Letter," from your daughter. This letter will have your SR address, ship and division number. It will also tell you your SR PIR date. The Form letter arrives after "The Kid Box." LoL. No, your kid is not in it, just more laundry for you to do.
Make sure you keep your Form Letter. This has the parking pass code on it for Great Lakes Base. It also has useful phone numbers and a short one sentence message from your seaman recruit.
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Comment by gsskygirl(SECF) on July 3, 2011 at 7:10pm
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I would assume that is correct but they said to wait for your letter... my son arrived the 23rd also, so atleast your in the ball park!
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Comment by 4myGem on July 3, 2011 at 4:33pm
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Aloha! My daughter arrived at BC on 06/23/11, how do I know what ship/division she's in? Also what's her PIR date? I'm guessing it's 8 weeks from 6/23/11 which lands on 08/19/11 is that correct?
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thanks!! I plan to to so!
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gsskygirl, When you find out your son's address, you can mail him a phone card. I mailed my son several phone cards during boot camp. The phones there use up a lot of minutes even if the call is short.
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Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on July 3, 2011 at 11:36am
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One thing to keep in mind. When they arrive they are given a NEX card with $150.00 already on it (will come from their paycheck later) They can use that card for items they are allowed to purchase such as: stamps, paper, phone card, personal hygiene products, etc. They can't go to the NEX anytime they want so they may not be able to get something they run out of such as stamps at the time they need it. Of course they will borrow and lend with each other so that they get by until the next visit to the NEX. If you want to send stamps send some if not I wouldn't worry about it, they will have the opportunity to get them from the NEX soon. :-)
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Comment by diannep on July 3, 2011 at 8:16am
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gsskygirl: My son wrote home on navy stationery. Said he had stamps too. But some send them stamps. He may have bought his. Some send paper for them and they use it, some don't (mine didn't...I sent it). But he should be able to get paper.
They can also buy a phone card in the NEX up there...but helps if you send one. Activate it first so they don't have to take time to do that when on the phone.
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There are some things that you will be able to send later on besides letters. Just do not send care packages. They may ask for paper, envelopes and stamps later. If the write as much as they can they will run out of the paper and envelopes given to them when they first arrive. It is okay to send these item if they have asked you for them. You can send stamps anytime. You can also make address labels to send to them. I made labels with our address on them and her boot camp address on labels as well. I even made a few with her grandparents, boyfriends, and best friends address' because I knew those would be some she would use. It saved her a ton of time which gave her more time to write. Later when it is closer to PIR they (the girls) may write and ask you to send simple makeup, a small hair dryer, straightener etc. Especially if they are in the performing division. And if the wear contacts you can send their contacts and a small bottle of solution a week or 2 before PIR. They will only be able to use them for Pics and PIR but they are allowed to receive them. Just put them in a small padded envelope and write on the outside what it is and that it is for PIR.
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