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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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Smurfette84's Blog (6)

Finally a Call

I was hoping I would get a call or letter this week, a lot of the other ships/div for the same PIR have gotten call & letters last week.  I knew I needed to keep my phone with me today.  Of course I was at the grocery store and my purse was closed by I thought I heard my phone, by the time I got to an.swer it, he had hung up.  I was so upset with myself, I texted my hubby and told him I was totally upset.  Luckily he called me back!!!!! I…

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Added by smurfette84 on August 17, 2013 at 5:18pm — 4 Comments

First Week

Well today marks the "full" 1 week for my son to be gone.  There was a sales rep that came in today asking about him and when he was leaving.  I had to tell her it was 1 week to the day.  I'm proud of myself, I didn't lose it when she started talking about him.  I've gotten to the part that I'm just ready to get his address to mail my letters.  I think the other thing that has helped is writing to him…

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Added by smurfette84 on August 9, 2013 at 10:10am — 8 Comments

Back to work

Well, I went back to work today, I did better than I expected.  I updated everyone and I only teared up once and didn't start crying.  BIG step.  It helped to stay busy at work so I wouldn't have to sit around and think about it.

I just hate waiting for the "letter", I'm ready to start sending my…

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Added by smurfette84 on August 5, 2013 at 10:49pm — 2 Comments

One day at a time

I know that this will be hard and I can accept that, but there are those moments that you just want to break down & cry.  I know it will get easier but still hard right now.  I could have strangled my son yesterday, I went to his bathroom and there were 5 LOADS of laundry - REALLY but I guess I shouldn't expect anything different.

I…

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Added by smurfette84 on August 4, 2013 at 2:04pm — 7 Comments

Swearing In

Today was my sons last day as a civilian.  We had a big going away dinner with him last night; picked him up from the hotel, went to dinner then came back  and sat in the lounge are and just talked until he was due in his check in.  His recruiter said that we should be at MEPS by 7:00 this morning; wow we had…

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Added by smurfette84 on August 1, 2013 at 10:20pm — 2 Comments

Last week home

Well this is the final week my SR will be home.  I still don't have a definite date for his departure.  I always thought he was leaving on the 1st, but he kept telling me was the 31st.  I get a text from him at the recruiters office saying he is leaving on 1st.  I think I will call the recruiter just for verification, I am NOT going to miss his swearing in.  I have known since fall of last year that he…

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Added by smurfette84 on July 29, 2013 at 4:04pm — 3 Comments

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