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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

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:

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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Navy Speak

Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms!  (Hint:  When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)

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Navy.com Para Familias

Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com

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I am a proud mom of a son that has recently gone to boot camp!!!!!!!!
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At 2:31pm on January 16, 2013, miss3269 said…
I just sent you an email!!!! I'm so glad I met you. I've been looking for names of people he mentioned!! I know I could sit here and cry. I'm so proud of them all!!
At 2:17pm on January 16, 2013, miss3269 said…
When I get home I will send you the link. Pm is private message because we aren't allowed to post that date. Battle stations is the final 12 hour intense test on the ship and after that if they pass is when we get the I'm a sailor calls!!! I'm writing my son tonight and am going to tell him!' I don't know if other people can see our comments here if so I don't want to post it. Do you have a Facebook account? If so I can friend you or I could email it to you
At 1:44pm on January 16, 2013, miss3269 said…
Did you find not did lol
At 1:43pm on January 16, 2013, miss3269 said…
Did you did the Facebook site?? I just got PM'd the BS date for our division!!!
At 11:31am on January 16, 2013, miss3269 said…
Yes he loves it out there. My aunt and uncle were a wreck when he was overseas but they did still hear from him quite a bit My sons letters have been good too! Yes I agree it was right time for mine too. We moved in with my boyfriend last year. Great hope u like the Facebook group. There's actually two. One for all divisions that are PIR 1/25 and then one for just div 075 & 076!!
At 11:14am on January 16, 2013, miss3269 said…
My cousin is stationed in California. He's never had to go on a ship he says usually there job isn't on a ship because there are enough people around the chaplain all te time. He's been to three other countries so far. My son is 24 my daughter is 20 and a junior in college The only calls I've gotten was the I'm here call and then one in 12/27 but he did call his Dad on 12/31. We are divorced have been for years. You think I would be calmer but nope I'm not lol. I'm freaking out lol. This no communication is so hard. Ill be glad when they get to SC and we can talk to them. The Facebook group is great lots of info and great people. Let me see if I can paste the link here Well I can't copy the link from my phone but when I get home from work tonight I can copy the link and paste it here for you to join Or u may be able to search for the group name on Facebook it's PIR 01-25-13
At 10:58am on January 16, 2013, miss3269 said…
He hasn't said what airport. I'm hoping for a letter today. I did read on the Facebook site for 1/25 PIR that is usually O'Hare though. We are driving in
At 10:55am on January 16, 2013, miss3269 said…
That's what my son is going to be also, a religious program specialist. They will assist and guard a chaplain I know it's way overwhelming! Yes he's my oldest and first one in the service so I'm learning my way or trying to lol. I have a daughter that's in college. We are going Sarge's also!! We are staying at the Quality Inn. My cousin has been in the navy three years and he does what they will be doing and really likes it I was really shocked when my son said this is what he wanted to do. Have you gotten any calls? My son also said there were two or three guys in div 076 that will be going to A school with them also
At 10:37am on January 16, 2013, miss3269 said…
Good morning!!! My sons last name is Cotterman. When he called two days after Christmas he told me about your son and that they both are going to be RP and yes his A school changed from MS to SC I actually told him that lol because someone posted it on our Facebook group. He's also mentioned him in letters along with Ding, Houseman and Gritchel I may not have spelled that one right. We live in Ohio. Are you going to Sarge's?
At 12:26am on December 18, 2012, lemonelephant said…

I saw your question about care packages.  No, you can't send a traditional care package.  There is a suggestion within the Page, Letter Writing & Fun Stuff/Questionnaires to send to your Recruit, within Boot Camp Moms that you might find helpful.  Join that group and be sure to check out the other Pages (found under the pictures of the Members) and Discussions within that group and in your PIR group. Take care and blessings to you and yours.

 
 
 

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