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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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Evonne's Blog (10)

Feeling a lil sad......

Its been a month today that we dropped our son at the recruiters office. It feels more like its been months since we seen him. We have recieved 2 calls last weekend and we were lucky enough to speak with him again yesterday. Also the letters are becoming regular on Thursdays. Which is awesome. I cant help but feel sadder after i recieve the letters and the call. I guess its normal so many emotions. Thanks for listening i just needed to vent. Not everyone understands how we are felling. He is…

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Added by Evonne on September 14, 2013 at 7:22am — 5 Comments

Sending my son mail.

Does anyone know when the SR's get their mail? Is it once a week? or daily? please let me know. Thank you.

 

Added by Evonne on August 27, 2013 at 6:55pm — 1 Comment

got the form letter!!!

Ok I got the form letter! My son is on ship 09 and division 394.i am sooo happy.

Added by Evonne on August 26, 2013 at 3:54pm — 3 Comments

I am extremely confused.

I dont understand why someone daughter left on the 20th of august and they know the division and ship number. My son left on the 15th and I still dont know. Also if his pir date is either the 11th or the 18th of October the facebook groups are not open, they are closed groups. Can someone please explain this to me. Thank you.

Added by Evonne on August 26, 2013 at 1:18pm — 2 Comments

the box has arrived!!!

Im actually feeling really good now that I received the box. It was sort of like communication in a way. Im very happy. Next is a letter. I cannot wait! Bittersweet feeling:))

Added by Evonne on August 21, 2013 at 7:04pm — 3 Comments

need some info

Im just curious do u need to rent a car when u go to the PIR graduation? Or is everything close by?

Added by Evonne on August 20, 2013 at 4:52pm — 2 Comments

today is harder than yesterday:(

I an sooo grateful to have this website. Because everyone on here understands what I am feeling. Although my family and friends are there for me they just don't get it. They are like oh just act like he went away to college and you can't talk to him cause hes partying. Or another one is like oh it will go by fast. Meanwhile she has one daughter whos 11 same age as my daughter and she cries when the kid has a sleep over. Are you serious?? I have been spending time with his girlfriend cause shes… Continue

Added by Evonne on August 18, 2013 at 11:30am — 3 Comments

I got the call!!!

So my son called just a short while ago from bc. He sounded nervous and that he will be calling in a few weeks and writing us now, not sure what he meant but just hoping everything goes ok for him. Im soooo happy for him cause this is what he wants but I miss him terribly. I know its normal but im so glad I have this site.

Added by Evonne on August 16, 2013 at 12:23am — 3 Comments

tomorrows the day!!!!

Ok so tomorrow we drop off my son at the recruiters office I can't believe it we are extremely proud of him but on the same hand going to miss him beyond words. The great thing is hes so looking forward to this. Which defidently helps. Tomorrow we are taking him out for breakfast before we drop him at the recruiters office. Im not sure what to do after that. Coming home seems like its gonna be rough for all of us. The past few weeks ive been making him whatever he wanted fir dinner. His… Continue

Added by Evonne on August 13, 2013 at 7:59am — 2 Comments

Where did the time go??????

My son is leaving in 10 days to boot camp. It came by way too fast. Just been trying to have a lot of good quality time with him before he leaves. Me and his dad are going to miss him extremely. He's such a great young man. He wants this so bad. And he's nervous and excited for this journey ahead. I plan on coming on here a lot to get support and the info I need to plan our trip to see him graduate in October!!

Added by Evonne on August 5, 2013 at 9:42pm — 7 Comments

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