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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
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Comment by 1Bodyprof on July 11, 2014 at 8:46am
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@ Michelle: We are in new Braunfels. We actually met a large group of corpsmen a few days before our SR left for boot camp. They were floating on the river. LOTS of testosterone among the boys and girls. You are so lucky he will be close. ours is going to Pensacola
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Comment by Michelle on July 10, 2014 at 10:53pm
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My son is in BC right now his PIR is 8/15, He will be coming home to Texas after BC because his A school for Hospital Corpsman is in San Antonio at Fort Sam Houston . I'm happy that I will be able to visit him on the weekends. He is missing his Tx bbq in BC and his sweet tea. Are there any Mom's here from the Austin area?
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Comment by Tx Mom of Far Away Nuke on July 10, 2014 at 2:42pm
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basmom07: when my son was in boot camp last November, I wrote him every single week day. I googled for Boot Camp cartoons to cut them out and send with the letters. Later, he thanked me again and again for those letters. They are so homesick at BC. I'm sure the post office appreciated my high volume of stamp usage during that time!
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My son followed in my dad's footsteps in the Navy only he's going to be a Nuke on a Sub instead of Electrician on a Ship. I'm proud of both of them.
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My 91 yr old dad just called and read me the letter he got from my son. My SR told him he wants to carry on the Navy tradition my dad started. I am so proud. It made me cry.
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basmom07: I bet she has a great experience as she begins bonding with the other girls. These groups on Navyformoms have been a great help. You will get her box in a few days and the form letter with her address a few days later. got our first phone call the 2nd Saturday. start writing her an encouraging letter filled with fun stuff.
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Comment by SummerRainbow on July 10, 2014 at 11:35am
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basmom07~ Wish you the very best for your daughter through bootcamp! I think most of us have already been through bootcamp at least once. I have a daughter going soon, and a son looking to go next year, and one son is currently at A School in GL. Happy to help you through the bumps anytime! Bootcamp moms group, and after you get your form letter, your PIR group will help alot! The admins will also form a FB group for your PIR also. Joining those will help answer questions and you will find the letter writing so fun! Again best wishes and looking forward to welcoming a new sailor!
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My daughter arrived at GL yesterday evening. She was already wanting to come home. I had to hold it together and encourage her. It'll be an adjustment but I know she will do great.
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J's/s'smom: It could be a lot hotter. Haven't reached triple digits in Central Tx yet, thank God!
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Mary123Sons, my oldest also left from Houston today for Great Lakes. Maybe they were on the same flight.
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