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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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Comment by ILivLaughLuvU on March 8, 2011 at 1:03am
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Hi All! I just wanted to introduce myself, My boyfriend is currently deployed and its my first time having him gone. We don't live near eachother so Im used to not seeing him often, but the lack of communication is the worst! Just here to meet others who know what I'm going through because friends here at school just dont seem to understand =)
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Comment by Cindy-Molly's Mom on February 21, 2011 at 7:36pm
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Hi everyone! I'm in a few other groups but think this may be just what I'm looking for.My daughter is on her 2nd deployment but first one on ship duty.First one was to Afghanistan.This one actually seems much harder for me because of the lack of communication. We normaly talk a few times a day and now...cold turkey!I have no idea how she really feels as when we have talked and e-mailed she just sounds so flat. She tells me that she's fine but I just get the feeling that she's not and of course there is nothing I can do about it. She is married and has a 1 yr old baby girl in SanDiego.We are flying out there to see them next month.She just started her tour last month so still has a long way to go before she is home.Does anyone else have a daughter deployed and seperated from her baby?I'll just be glad when this one is over.Help!!
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Comment by LLovesmysailor on February 21, 2011 at 3:13pm
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My son is on a fast attack submarine. He says the same thing, esp. after an 8 month deployment. Fortunately they all like each other and get along really well. But, no Tiger Cruises on fast attacks.
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Comment by Mark's wife on February 21, 2011 at 2:57pm
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He's on the USS Paul Hamilton. Its a whole lot smaller and he says it gets frustrating seeing the same people allllllll the time. He's used to seeing new faces so this is a whole new experience for him :)
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My husband was on the ronald reagan. He liked it a lot. A lot more than he likes the detroyer he's on now :)
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keke's mom, Its good to have you hear. If you need anything or have any questions, just ask away. My son deploys later this spring. He's on a submarine on the east coast.
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Comment by keke's mom (Ship12, Div 262) on January 30, 2011 at 8:20pm
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Hi, new to this group and absolutely love Navy For Moms! It's what got me through the whole boot camp experience! My son graduated on 8/6/10 and just set foot on his ship this Friday. Since his ship was already on deployment they flew him out to meet up with it. Wow, this is a whole new roller coaster ride for us at home as well as for him. He was so excited to "finally be doing something" (his words). He was wanted to join the Navy since he was around 9 years old so now he's finally living his dream! Just wanted to drop in and say hello and introduce myself.
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Comment by MissMySailor on January 20, 2011 at 12:03pm
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Thanks to everyone for the shipping advice!!!
Navy moms are the best!!!
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I send a lot of packages because I belong to Molly's Adopt a Sailor. The Navy is very good at getting packages to their sailors. It usually takes a week, unless they are in the middle of some operations. Then it takes a little longer. One thing I learned early on is not to waste money on tracking or extra insurance. The USPS only has the package until it gets to either the east coast or the west coast. From there on out it is taken care of by the Navy Fleet post office.
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Hi
Need advice. When you send a package to you sailor's FPO address and the ship is underway are they pretty good with getting packages to them? I know I hear allot about sending care packeges when they are on deplyment and have not heard much negative. I need to send my son a new DVD player and some other things. I wanted him to get a PO Box but I don't think he wants to do that in case it does not get there before he leaves.
What should I do?
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