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This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.

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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

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**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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Graduation Info
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PNG – 2.3 MB
JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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CAN ANYONE TELL ME ABOUT WHAT TO EXPECT AT GRADUATION!!!

3 MORE DAYS UNTIL I SEE MY SON.... WORDS CAN NOT DESCRIBE HOW EXCITED I AM... SPOKE WITH HIM ON THE PHONE THIS PAST WEEKEND! FIRST TIME I HAVE SPOKEN WITH HIM OTHER THAN THE LETTERS.. I THINK BACK TO THE FIRST WEEK HE LEFT AND HOW I NEVER THOUGHT THIS DAY WOULD GET HERE. IT'S FINALLY HERE. I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR SUPPORT. THIS WEBSITE REALLY HELPS. HE SOUNDS SO GOOD AND IS EXCITED TO SEE EVERYONE. SAYS HE IS DOING WELL AND HAS A SURPRISE FOR US AT GRADUATION BUT SAYS WE WILL HAVE TO WAIT...I AM JUST SO PROUD OF HIM.. WONDERING IF ANYONE CAN TELL ME ANYTHING ABOUT WHAT TO EXPECT??

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Comment by BunkerQB on June 9, 2010 at 2:02am: Click on this link. Many great comments.
http://www.navyformoms.com/forum/topics/the-graduation

Comment by Michigan Cindy on June 9, 2010 at 9:11pm: Hi, you are about to have the proudest moment EVER a a mom. Congratulations! My son left for boot camp one year ago. Time goes so fast - much faster after boot camp. We drove to the City after PIR Friday afternoon - BIG MISTAKE. It was rainy and it took us 3 hours to drive there. I've heard that it's much smarter to take the train if you want to go to Chicago. It is difficult to get good pictures during the ceremony. I would suggest just enjoying every moment of the PIR, and then buy the CD. Too awesome for words. Best wishes to you and your new Sailor!

Comment by diane {Shawns mom} on June 18, 2010 at 1:37pm: Congrats...this is the beginning of year 3 for us....time does fly, enjoy!

Comment by jdmom65(ship13 div 245) on June 20, 2010 at 8:16am: Thank you all! Tissue Tissue Tissue, LOL, they call me the cry baby anyway!

Comment by Steph on June 23, 2010 at 1:31am: Thanks so much for all the info. I'm just trying to get a handle on the size of the PIR. How many graduate from boot camp on each graduation day? Any idea?