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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:
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:
**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.
Format Downloads:
- Graduation Info
- PDF – 2.7 MB
- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
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** Admin speaks out on soliciting on N4M’s.**
In the past few weeks there has been a few events where people have talked about stories in which help is needed via donations of some sort. And knowing how big the N4M’s hearts are, many responded right away. After a debate with my team, we had decided this: we can't use this site for soliciting money or items. I am not saying these heartbreaking stories are fake- but how do I know if everyone that asks for money or items is telling the truth? I don’t. I can’t do background checks. That’s not what this site if for. I feel bad to put a damper on this- but from this point moving forward, this will be a strict rule.
If you want, you can make a private blog (for only you and your friends, if you want to spread the word).
I promise, in the end- I am trying to protect you mom (and your wallet).
Sincerely, Catherine
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Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on May 30, 2008 at 7:38am
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Agree completely Catherine. Perhaps we can create a blog in the Advice forum of difference services that are available to help our families in need.
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Comment by Navy for Moms Admin on May 30, 2008 at 9:00am
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Mary I think that is great idea (cause I gotta believe there is somebody out there that can help!)... if somebody starts that up- I am all for it! CC
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Oh, KNQ- I just responded to you in a PM- I guess I will post it here also:
Oh, no Denise!
Oh, my! It wasn't just you had written something! I had three instances in the past few weeks! I feel really bad that you think it was just you! I had to write a general blog about it because when there is general rule going on in the community that's what I usually do.
I also, had some PM's to me asking if they could raise money on our site.I mention into my blog that I really had to look into this and debate about it with my team. When I wrote the blog- I only wrote it to make sure the entire community understood- like a quick blanket (for now, and in the future). Forgive me for upsetting/embarrassing you. That wasn't my intention. You bring so much to the site- You have impacted the women on here beyond this thread. You are a great woman! I know you were motivated when you wrote that thread, because you have a big heart! And I doubt the women on this site will think differently about you after this.
With my sincere apologies!
Catherine
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