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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.
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- Graduation Info
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Comment by sandyh on November 11, 2010 at 9:17pm
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That's gret TWs Mom! I hope I get to meet you then!
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Sounds like fun!
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A beach party??? Where? When? They're due back in April, rightThat would be really great to go out to SD to meet them! Anyone else from the east coast out there?
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Comment by Steph_Proud navy wife & momma =) on November 7, 2010 at 2:09pm
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Hi. My husband is on LKC. I'm looking for other wives/family that are on here. What is the Halfway Beach Party? and how do you register to go? I would love to meet all of my husbands shipmates and their families!
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Hey Steph, Wow, I'm sure it's hard for you guys to be apart -- pretty much newlyweds and all! I haven't heard from my son in a week or so -- I'm wondering if the internet has been shut off again.
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Sandyh...I feel the same(connected to my husband being able to talk to all of you). I can't wait for them to come home! their expected return is around my husband and I's anniversary. We have been together almost six years, married for two. If you ever need anyone to talk to, I'm here. Add me, message me. I love talking to others that are going through the same situation. =)
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My son is on the Champ and will be turning 21 this summer. I agree with the not fully grasping what it meant to have a son in the military until mine actually deployed! The DVD suggestion is a good one! (Loved the "playing nice" comment!) I am so thankful that I found this site -- especially the ship site! It makes me feel so much more connected to my son by chatting with other moms in the same "boat" -- excuse the pun!
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My husband is also on the Champ. I heard from him over the phone twice and we try to email e/o everyday. Is there anyone here who's husband or son is on the champ. too??
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Comment by PaulT_Navy_Dad on October 24, 2010 at 7:34pm
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I just stocked up on the whole range of Haribo products (gummy bears, coke bottles, etc.), hard candies as well as some of my boy's favorite other candies.......sending DVD's too as he has his laptop and a DVD player with him (hopefully he's playing nice and sharing with others). He turns 21 in a few weeks so concentrating on that little milestone before worrying about the holidays (though I've got stuff hoarded for that too). This whole episode really brings home just what it is to have a kid in the military. I never really appreciated it until he deployed and can now understand what my mom went through when I was in harm's way......but did it make me call or write home more? No.
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I'm not sure -- I was planning on jerky, gummy bears, trail mix, etc...all the things my son loves but probably can't get on board. I asked him to tell me what he could and couldn't receive or if there was anything he needed, but haven't heard back yet. This is my son's first deployment, as well. He was in school and on hold since graduating boot camp in April 09
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