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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.
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."
**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).
**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 isno 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.
Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)
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Thank you so much! I will look into the phone card..it would be great to talk to him. I just received my first letter almost a week ago and he sounded fantastic
Thank you for the website and all the information it contains. My son too arrived at Great Lakes on the 12th. Receiving his things was a little more difficult than I imagined it would be. Really looking forward to hearing his voice in the next several weeks. Thanks again for the site and access to other Navy family members!
Thank you so much for the information. My daughter arrived at Great Lakes boot camp 6-12-12. We received her phone call when she arrived there & received her box of stuff back. Really want to hear from her again and and have her address so we can write to her and try to keep her sprits up and our's too!
Thank you for your post. I have been on this site multiple times since our daughter decided to enlist. She was sworn in on May 29th and is assigned to ship 02 div 937. We have received our kid in the box, the "I got here call" and her form letter. I am waiting anxiously for a phone call, mainly just to hear her voice.
Happy you for the welcome .my daughter gets out of the Navy in September. She just got engaged to a fellow sailor. she is in Greece and Jonathan is in Barain. I wish I had known about those free calling cards. I am so proud of her,she is working on her degree. Her Dad retired from The Marine Corp. Don't under estimate these young men and women,my Savannah had never made a bed,washed a dish,etc and she came th ru bootcamp with flying colors.when I read your post ,she don't seem so far away.
Thank you, my son just graduated 06/15, Ship 12 DIV 186. He is now in Mississippi for "A" school then on to Submarnier school. Glad I found this site and thanks for the wram welcome.
Thank you so much for all the info I have watched the video's and trying to take in everything I can. My son left for bootcamp on JUNE 6, 2012 so i've only had the "I got her safe" phone call. I know he is ship 13 div 236 if there is anyone else who has a recruit there.
Thank you for the welcome to a new Navy mom! My son was just sworn in TODAY! He picked a job, but will take the nuke test on Monday, and evidently everything changes if he passes that.
Hi, I'm still new at this my sr graduation date is July 13th.so we are getting closer he sent me a letter and is doing good. I was concerned about next week is hell week any information would be helpful. I write him letters almost every day to help get him through and it helps me as well.
does he have to have the calling card or can he just use his cell phone for the first call? I guess they will need it if they get to make calls later, right?
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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.
FIRST TIME HERE?
FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:
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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Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)
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Please note: Profits generated in the production of this merchandise are not being awarded to the Navy or any of its suppliers. Any profit made is retained by CafePress.
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Thank you so much! I will look into the phone card..it would be great to talk to him. I just received my first letter almost a week ago and he sounded fantastic
Thank you for the website and all the information it contains. My son too arrived at Great Lakes on the 12th. Receiving his things was a little more difficult than I imagined it would be. Really looking forward to hearing his voice in the next several weeks. Thanks again for the site and access to other Navy family members!
Thank you so much for the information. My daughter arrived at Great Lakes boot camp 6-12-12. We received her phone call when she arrived there & received her box of stuff back. Really want to hear from her again and and have her address so we can write to her and try to keep her sprits up and our's too!
Thank you for your post. I have been on this site multiple times since our daughter decided to enlist. She was sworn in on May 29th and is assigned to ship 02 div 937. We have received our kid in the box, the "I got here call" and her form letter. I am waiting anxiously for a phone call, mainly just to hear her voice.
Happy you for the welcome .my daughter gets out of the Navy in September. She just got engaged to a fellow sailor. she is in Greece and Jonathan is in Barain. I wish I had known about those free calling cards. I am so proud of her,she is working on her degree. Her Dad retired from The Marine Corp. Don't under estimate these young men and women,my Savannah had never made a bed,washed a dish,etc and she came th ru bootcamp with flying colors.when I read your post ,she don't seem so far away.
Thank you, my son just graduated 06/15, Ship 12 DIV 186. He is now in Mississippi for "A" school then on to Submarnier school. Glad I found this site and thanks for the wram welcome.
how do I get the free phone cards - I cant figure it out
I have gone to the free phone card page but I cant figure out how to get them
Thank you so much for all the info I have watched the video's and trying to take in everything I can. My son left for bootcamp on JUNE 6, 2012 so i've only had the "I got her safe" phone call. I know he is ship 13 div 236 if there is anyone else who has a recruit there.
So happy that we are going to graduation this week. Congrats to all those going through this ceremony!
Thank you so very much . I am so thankful for you guys .
how long do i have to wait till i get a mailing address once my son leaves. He leaves tomorrow.
Thank you so much for the information. I will definately check out the Survival Guide and the phone cards.
Thank you for the welcome to a new Navy mom! My son was just sworn in TODAY! He picked a job, but will take the nuke test on Monday, and evidently everything changes if he passes that.
Hi, I'm still new at this my sr graduation date is July 13th.so we are getting closer he sent me a letter and is doing good. I was concerned about next week is hell week any information would be helpful. I write him letters almost every day to help get him through and it helps me as well.
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does he have to have the calling card or can he just use his cell phone for the first call? I guess they will need it if they get to make calls later, right?
Thanks. we will remember that. He leaves for basic next week.