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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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Comment by Proud Mom on November 6, 2010 at 10:29pm
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Hi, No matter what we say on this site, you will worry anyway. My son has been there four weeks now. I have gotten three letters from him and a phone call that I missed. The first letter was just sad. The second letter was better but he still sounded sad, and the third, was great. Now he talking about friends, moving into his room and not missing me so much any more. You should go on my page. I have every feeling in the world on there that you will experience. Believe Jessica when she says she is in good hands. I still worry and you will too. Keep yourself busy but keep your phone with you at all times. I missed my son's first call and now all I have is a message with him crying. He called on a Wednesday at 3:01. Who knew?? Don't miss it. Write her everday. My son says he gets lots of thanks to mom. They love the mail. Send encouraging letters and cards. Send some pictures with them. Write Write and Write. Good Luck.
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Comment by Lynne on November 7, 2010 at 3:15am
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Gosh do moms ever not worry? I think it is part of our DNA. Join your PIR group. They will laugh with you, cry with you, worry with you and hold your hand. They will cheer when you get a letter and pat you on the back when you don't. They will jump for joy when you get a call and tell you "no news is good news" when the waiting seems unbearable. You see not only is your daughter in boot camp but so are you. You are learning to be Navy strong. You are learning how to handle your daughter being apart from you and how best to protect her. Even though she isn't in any danger, there are things you can learn in the next few weeks that will always help keep her safe. The letters will come and with them the worry will increase and decrease. You are in for a ride because your daughter has no one else to talk to you but you. So remember you get her letters several days after she wrote them and she is probably feeling a whole lot different when you get the letter than when she sent it. Keep your letters upbeat and encouraging and let her know you believe in her even when she doesn't seem to believe in herself. You can do it. You love her, you want what is best for her. So, stand up straight and tall...and repeat after me...I am a Navy strong mom...I can and will help my daughter succeed. I will send her a letter everyday. I will make her laugh and not cry. I will let her know I am in her corner. I will stand by her side every step of the way. I am Navy proud. Okay Navy mom get to it...you can do it!!
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Comment by luvthemsomuch.shp4div19shp7div55 on November 7, 2010 at 3:09pm
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This has been a been the hardest thing I have ever done. I have been so sad missing my son. I am so very PROUD of his choice but it just breaks my heart to not be able to talk to him and see him everyday. He has called home 3 times since he arrived Oct.25th. He called yesterday around 1:00 and asked me if I was writing to him. I have written 3 letters so far, his dad, sister,girlfriend and grandmother have all written him too. But he hasn't received any letters yet. This broke my heart because he said other ppl are getting letters but he hasn't and thats really all he has to look forward to. I am hoping maybe they passed out letters today and he got them all today. I sent pictures to him also, so he could feel connected to us . I miss him so much and can't wait until Dec.17th to see him again. This is also his little sisters birthday so it will be very special. I will be sending my oldest son in 13 days to GL and I will be doing this all over again. I am a proud ( but sad) Navy mom!
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