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This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.

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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:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

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**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:

RTC Graduation

**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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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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My son arrived at RTC on 11/15/11. His current contract has him as a Mineman and I am looking to see if there are any other Mineman Moms out there that have sons/daughters who are going in or have just arrived! Mineman is such a small community that it is hard to gather information about the rate, and would like to hear stories or talk about what our children are doing!

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Latest Activity: Jan 6, 2021

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Comment by Ryan's Mom on November 2, 2013 at 8:06am: Oh wow, I just spoke with his recruiter last week about booking a flight home from CA for A school, which i did. Wondering why 2 Navy recruiters would not know this about the ATT school? Fortunately, i booked the flight with South West and the tickets can be changed or used later up to a year.

Comment by SailorRp01 on October 31, 2013 at 10:06pm: To Ryan's mom, my son did stay in GL after PIR for 8 weeks of ATT school before A school. His PIR was 9/13 and he is still there.

Comment by Ryan's Mom on October 31, 2013 at 9:06pm: Do they still stay in GL after PIR for more schooling before going onto CA for A school? we were under the impression that he will go straight to CA after PIR.

Comment by liz465 (Ship 03 Div 378) on October 1, 2013 at 8:38am: My sons PIR is 10-4.. Can't wait for San Diego, he will only be less than 2hr drive from hoqme. He's very excited about his rate and so am I.

Comment by Susan on September 8, 2013 at 10:19pm: My son is also a MN rate. His PIR is 10/4.....he may be to far from your dates. Maybe they will know each other sometime in the future. The MN community seems so small and I don't hear much information.

Comment by SailorRp01 on September 8, 2013 at 9:15pm: LeeAnn,
My son is doing MN, also. His PIR is 9-13, so maybe they'll be together.

Comment by LeeAnn on September 7, 2013 at 7:57pm: Hi Everyone,

I'm new here. My son just arrived at Great Lakes after his PIR date of 8/30. I think some of your children are about to graduate from Great Lakes MN school. Any advise for me? My son will start his A school sometime in the future because of the current class that is graduating. Are there any of you who's children might be starting with my son?

Comment by Heather7274 on August 15, 2013 at 9:33am: Morning Susan...they may even meet each other while still in GL for ATT...

Comment by Susan on August 14, 2013 at 7:06pm: My SR has a PIR date of 10/4 and going to A school for a MN. I think this is a small community and our boys will eventually meet each other....possibly in SanDiego.

Comment by Heather7274 on August 14, 2013 at 12:30pm: SailorRp01 ~ My boy is in Ship 9 Div 341...if they don't know each other now they sure will after PIR :)