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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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Alumni PIR 10/14/2011 TG 48 - 11 DIVISIONS (341 - 348, 820 - 821 & 948)

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This group is for the families and loved ones of those who will graduate boot camp on 10/14/2011. We are here to support and comfort each other durring the weeks to come and to encourage all. Hopefully we can meet up at PIR

Location: Great Lakes, Illinois
Members: 99
Latest Activity: Sep 17, 2019

Welcome to PIR 10/14/2011

OPSEC, OPerational SECurity, is always of the utmust importance. Please take the time to read the Opsec and Community Guidelines. A quick note here: Last Names are never allowed on this site. If it is different from your Recruits it is still not recommended. First Names and pictures of your Recruit are allowed but discouraged.

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You need to be a member of Alumni PIR 10/14/2011 TG 48 - 11 DIVISIONS (341 - 348, 820 - 821 & 948) to add comments!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on October 13, 2011 at 6:54pm: Welcome Justin's Fiance - Have a grweat time at PIR. Stay on this group...we will be adding "Alumni" to the front and hope all of you will continue to meet on here!

Here is another group for you to join if you like for new spouses.

http://www.navyformoms.com/group/advicefornewspouses

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on October 13, 2011 at 6:52pm: Someone asked for maps I think...don't know if this is exactly what you were looking or but here goes:

Great Lakes RTC Maps

See where it says Buckley Road and then you turn into RTC? This turn is OHIO. Then see Gate 8 with the red dot? This is the gate to enter for PIR. If you continue past Gate 8 on OHIO you will head straight into the Metra parking lot

Just an FYI for everyone. I went to PIR May of this year. We were directed to park behind Midway Hall (where the black grid marks are beside the green building), NOT across the way where it says "Parking Lot Graduation" We DID return our Sailor to that parking lot across the way on the first night. All days after that I was always directed to the parking lot beside Midway Hall. I had to park and walk across (it's a walk)to get my SR from the NEX. (Visitors are not allowed past the Chapel)

Here is a full view of RTC:

Just double click either picture and they will enlarge.

Comment by diannep on October 13, 2011 at 6:30pm: Yes, piks allowed INSIDE the hall....not outside on the base. They will confiscate your camera and delete them. Get the piks quickly...they will clear the hall about 10 minutes after liberty is called.

Comment by MarriedtoaSailor1220 on October 13, 2011 at 3:58pm: Just arrived in Chicago Ohare! And got the email that I was approved for the site! Though I have been using this site almost everyday to keep updated. I want to say thank you to you all especially in these last two weeks! Go Division 948! I am so proud to be a future navy wife!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on October 13, 2011 at 3:13pm: BTW - I love the new N4M's header!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on October 13, 2011 at 3:03pm: myson4/820 - Glad that you did find us and that it has helped. You are no longer a "civilian" family...it's funny how it changes. You can have the best friends in the world but the likemindednes is not there. Yet you'll meet someone or even here just a few lines and instantly you "know"...it's a comfort...it's so many things I just can't express right now.
I am in a Titus 2 Bible Study (learningbto be a better wife...it's NEVER too late if you're blessed with the opportunity) and was asked to lead as they were short leaders...the only reason I didn't volunteer right away is because it is another "compartment" in my head! I prayed about it and so added a stipulation...military or first responders as my hubby is both! Son is the Sailor. They agreed! We have a nice cozy group...God is good!
Again, blessings to you all...gotta go...need tissues!

Comment by myson4/820 on October 13, 2011 at 2:51pm: I want to say Thank you to everyone here, too. I joined a little late, but I'm so glad I finally found you all. No one really understands when I tell them, "My son is a Sailor." and it is nice to have a place and people who understand how wonderful and proud we are when we hear that. Thank you so much for all the advice and great tips. I can't wait for tomorrow!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on October 13, 2011 at 2:36pm: Dang it! I have maps and such...might have to make it a regular post and add on LaLa's info about the lanes. That helped me when I drove. I am on my phone...will do it as soon as I get home.
CONGRATULATIONS to all of you and your new Sailors! Safe travels and so full of joy for you and tomorrow! Can't believe we're at the end of BC. I think you all are my first PIR group that I helped get off the ground! Thank you proud2baNavyMom!
God bless and God speed.

Comment by Magpie on October 13, 2011 at 1:19pm: Thank you, MomKaren!

Comment by MomKaren (07-346) on October 13, 2011 at 1:15pm: What I read said you can only take photos inside at PIR. If you take any outside, they will delete them from your camera or even confiscate the camera.