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FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:
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
Navy Speak
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Comment by MarNavyMom on April 17, 2015 at 1:39pm
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Hi Ladies,
My son's PIR was 1/23/15 he is now in Pensacola and will finally class up for AC Monday. YAY... We are in Atascocita Texas just a little north of Houston. We have been lucky enough to go visit him during Spring Break. It was so nice to see him again. We text daily so I don't miss him so bad anymore. But I do miss him.
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Comment by Deanna on April 17, 2015 at 1:05pm
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I found this on a fb site it is so true but I still can't say it with out crying
Father, in the coming days I will need you, but my recruit will need you more. Let him perform his tasks with a sense of duty, not of anger or vengeance. Let his reflexes be quick and his hands steady. Let his head be clear and his eyes sharp. Let his mind and body be strong and his spirit stronger.
God, please stand by my recruit and watch his back when he cannot. Father, I love this recruit of mine! Take from me what he needs and give me what he does not!
I will pace the nights if it means he gets some sleep. I will deal with the fatigue if it means he will have energy. I will carry his fear if it means he will have courage. I will take his pain if it means he is healthy and whole. I will take his anger if it means he is at peace.
Take my love and pride and let him feel it. Let him know that I am with him every step of the way! Please, take from me what You can... I give it willingly and with love. It is all I have besides my prayers.
Above all, please help my recruit achieve his goal of becoming a US NAVY SAILOR.
This I ask on bended knee, that which cannot be done without YOU!
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Comment by Gmans/Mom on April 17, 2015 at 11:04am
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@Bandit1998 Thanks for the kind welcome. You're not far from us. After BC my son will go to Pensacola for 4 months or so. Not sure where after that. Still feel like I'm dreaming. Lol! I'm sure each day will get better. I'm so excited for him. He was smiling when he left. God, I love that kid.
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we live in Edna and after bc Josh will be in San Antonio for MA training can't wait for that only 2 hours away it will be so nice
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Comment by momstuy on April 17, 2015 at 9:58am
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Bandit, Have any of your family gone to Hawaii to see him? I would love to have an excuse to go there. haha
My son is in BC with a PIR of May 15. Then he's off to Nuke school in South Carolina. I'm glad to see the Texas group becoming more active. We live outside of Dallas. :)
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Comment by Bandit1998 on April 17, 2015 at 9:43am
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I live down the road from you in Palacios which is in Matagorda County. My grandson left for PIR a year ago this month and is now stationed in Honolulu aboard USS Buffalo, a fast attack sub. It is scheduled to be decommissioned in 2017. I thought he would be assigned to another sub, but he is thinking the crew will be the ones doing the decommissioning stateside. We will see. Welcome aboard the Navy Family. Glad to have you.
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We live in Alvin. It's 30 minutes from Galveston. This is my sons 2nd day in BC at Great Lakes. His rate is ABH. He said there were 3 other aviation guys in his group. I would love to connect with another mom who's son left out of Houston on 4.15.2015. Although I'm sooooo proud. My house feels different. My 16 year old daughter is missing her bro. Miss my boy!!! Love him so.
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Your story about your son always saying he was never going to do this or that got me tickled. Reminded me of the TV commercial about the guy that said he was never going to get married, have a kid, have another kid, living in the suburbs, etc. and Never letting them go! Now, I'll think of your post whenever that commercial comes on. LOL.
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Deanna,
I know its hard. Soon you should get to hear from him soon. Just try to hang in there. My son's PIR was 1/23. It does get better.
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My son left for boot camp on the 6th of April PIR 5/29 I miss him so much
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