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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.
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- Graduation Info
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First Thanksgiving as a Navy Family
This year we will be celebrating our first Thanksgiving as a Navy family. We are one of the very blessed families as our Sailor gets to come home for both Thanksgiving and Christmas this year. In fact, we are extra blessed in that we get to host a Sailor that is in school with our's.
This Friday will also be my Sailor's 19th birthday :).
My perspective on many things has changed this year with my son joining the Navy. I have learned to appreciate and make the most of even the shortest visits and phone calls. This is something that has changed in just the last 2.5 months.
I am treating this Holiday season as if it is our last one for a very long time. If it isn't then WONDERFUL, but if it is, then we will have made the most of it.
I hope everyone that reads this has the BEST Holiday season knowing that your Sailor has made a Wonderful decision and that your family has grown by leaps and bounds.....not only are we all apart of the Navy family, we are apart of a huge Military family.
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Comment by Pennadair on November 20, 2012 at 2:51pm
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Hi, Nukemom,
Congratulations of having your son for the holidays! I know how much that must mean to you! Also, wish your son happy birthday. I love your post. It is very positive and uplifting. Hope you and yours have a wonderful Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Elizabeth
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Comment by BunkerQB on November 21, 2012 at 1:18pm
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For the young wives, fiancees and girlfriends who are cooking this year, here is an easy Green Bean Casserole recipe. Guaranteed to be yummy. It's great the next day too - reheated in microwave.
Bea's French Cut Green Bean Casserole w French Fried Onion Rings.
1, French cut green beans (1 bag frozen - 16 oz)
2. French fried onions rings (1 carton 6 oz)
3. Campbell's Cream of Mushroom soup (2/3 of can 10.75 oz)
4. Sour cream 2 heaping tablespoon (light is OK)
5. Fresh mushrooms (10-12 medium or more if you like)
6. Slivered almonds (1 package 2.25 oz)
7. Seasonings (salt, pepper, garlic powder, paprika)
Cook & drain beans. Clean, pat dry, slice mushrooms and saute in small amount of Wesson oil. Add 1 tbs of butter to mushroom. Using slotted spoon, add mushrooms to cooked beans in mixing bowl. Add French fried onion rings (half of carton), sour cream, almonds, 2/3 can of cream of mushroom soup. Add seasoning - salt, pepper & garlic powder (to taste). Mixed all together. This fills up a 9.75" x 9.75" Corning casserole dish & a small 5" x 8" dish (or use one large one). Sprinkle with paprika. Heat in preheated oven 350 degree for 35 minutes (40 minutes if previously refrigerated). Add remainder of French fried onion rings on top. Heat another 10 minutes for French Fried onion rings to turn golden brown and crispy.
NOTE: If making dish night before - do not add French fried onion rings & paprika to mixture until ready to heat up. Sometimes, I add a couple of tbs of fine Pepperidge Farm dressing on top along w paprika.
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