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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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Gypsy's Blog (9)

unemployment benefits?

  My SR requested to leave the Navy after less than a year.  He did get an Honorable Discharge, but he did not stay in the 4 years.  Now he is saying that he is eligible to receive Unemployment Compensation.    Is this true??   He is in the state of Florida.  This does not sound true to me but I was wondering if anyone knew about this?  thanks much!!

Added by gypsy on March 26, 2012 at 6:30pm — 7 Comments

Letting go (TO: Mary )

Hi,   wow,  I guess there is alot of us in similar situations,  I too feel like we've lost our son,  before boot camp, he met this girl..with a VERY phyco manipulating, mother who literally "took" our son from us they do not want him to have a relationship with us (since we don't approve of her) and we dont approve of her because they dont want to "share" him and the GF is very promiscuios and controlling also ...he allowed it though because he thinks he's "in love"  anyway, alot of…

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Added by gypsy on January 8, 2012 at 5:09pm — No Comments

leave or liberty after A-pact

  does anyone know... my son should finish with A-pact in about 2-3 weeks, in Pensacola,  then he said he can come home for maybe 2 weeks  BEFORE he goes on to his base in California.  BUT that it would be considered " re-routing" and that he would have to pay the plane ticket difference to come home first then on to his base.  What I would like to know is...is this typical and do they still get paid while they are "off " for those days they are home??    Still trying to figure all this out,… Continue

Added by gypsy on August 8, 2011 at 10:00pm — 6 Comments

PIR letter question

we received the form letter with our 2 names on it....but the other 2 spots were blank,  are they given more than 1 form letter?  The other two names that were ORIGINALLY supposed to be on it were not.  Anyway, my question is are they supposed to put all 4 names on one sheet or could he have sent out 2 letters??  He doesnt know the other two family members addresses so.....???

Added by gypsy on June 10, 2011 at 2:03pm — 3 Comments

PIR letter and info

Does anyone know...does the recruit mail out his/her own form letter with the list of 4 people invited etc? whenever they want to mail it? or is mailed out in a mass mail-out or ??    AND   IF someone was NOT on the list of 4...could they still go to the graduation (I know they wouldnt be guaranteed a seat..and you wouldnt have a parking pass ..but could they still go and maybe get in?)   thanks!!

Added by gypsy on June 4, 2011 at 11:29pm — 3 Comments

first week at boot camp

does anyone know...what is the first week of boot camp like??  My son left May 24th.

Added by gypsy on May 25, 2011 at 9:45pm — 3 Comments

boot camp question

do they need totake their S.S. card to boot camp?   pic ID?   what other paperwork...his recruiter hasnt given much info..he leaves in 10 days...I know we could ask the recruiter...but this might be quicker...thanks!!

Added by gypsy on May 14, 2011 at 12:57pm — 4 Comments

boot camp question

just wondering...  does boot camp usually start when they say...or is it ever "post-poned" for any reason..and what is the usual process..when they are about to leave for boot camp?  I know we will get details when it gets close (he's leaving  May 23)   but I like to know ahead of time..to prepare.    thanks!!!

Added by gypsy on April 13, 2011 at 8:43am — No Comments

son leaves in 9 weeks for boot camp

My son reports to Great Lakes in 9 weeks for boot camp then Pensacola, then stationed in San Diego (if all goes as planned)  he will be an Airman (AN)   because no jobs were available at the time, so he was advised this would be best unless he wanted to wait for who knows how long.  Can anyone tell me anything about this job other than what I've read?Thanks

Added by gypsy on March 17, 2011 at 9:28pm — 4 Comments

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