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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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- Graduation Info
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- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
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USS Dubuque LPD8 " The Mighty 8 "
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A place were loved ones can come and talk about there sailor on the USS Dubuque
Location: San Diego California
Members: 36
Latest Activity: Jun 15, 2012
Discussion Forum
Hooray, They're home!!!!!
Started by chopperdad. Last reply by Julie Dec 17, 2010. 12 Replies 0 Likes
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Started by chopperdad. Last reply by Julie Dec 9, 2010. 1 Reply 0 Likes
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Comment by pam j on September 6, 2010 at 11:55pm
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I have been very lucky since my son joined. I have not went over 6 months at any given time without seeing him. His last trip home he came home with a buddy. I had to drive to Dallas to get him the day before mother's day. And then I had to buy him a plane ticket back because he failed to purchase his. That was a very expensive ticket. But because I love him I sucked it up and got him on a plane so he would not be in deep crap w uncle Sam. Lol. My husband just found out about it ( marine dad) and he just shook his head and asked why did I have to buy it? I replied "you know him just as well as I do" lol. The things we do for our children. And if it means me not going so I can buy him a ticket home. I will. Can they really go thru that much money while deployed. If so I mint just leave him in San diago. Lol. Yeah right.
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I was checking in to the same hotel ans it's 79 a night. Will be. Around 400 for 5 nights. My 18 year old daughter us coming with me but if anyone's would like to share a room to help cut expenses I am open to that.
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Well my delemia has been solved. My husband told me that I was going to the homecoming no matter when it was. No matter how much it cost. What a great man he is. He said I'm not missing the first homecoming.
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Thanks Shirley. :)
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By the way. Sorry for misspelled words. I hate this phone. Hard to type on
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Shirley. I must be dumb because I have been sarchng for the ombudsman information and can't ovate it or the captains line to be able to receive any information. Much help will be appreciated. Guide me like I am a child. Lol
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Thank u very much. As my prayers are with yours also.
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Please pray for my dad. He is in port author and had a stroke while at work. Thanks moms.
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Comment by Wyette on August 28, 2010 at 6:05pm
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Diane - prayers coming your way...
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My prayers are with your dad. May God bless him.
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