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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!
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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Hi Ronny...My son-in-law is on the USS Harry Truman, he is naval intelligence. I believe he is in his third year and is hoping to go into the Pentagon when he is finished with his enlistment. I am wondering how to send care packages to him. I have never done anything like that before and have no idea how to go about doing it. I know there are rules on what you can and cannot send. My daughter is pregnant with their first child and is due October 29, a boy!! She's been pretty emotional since he deployed in July and is to be gone 9 months. I just thought it might be easier on her for me to do something like this and try to keep tab on the ship and ask questions so I don't upset her even more, especially with the situation in the Middle East being what it is. I'm hoping she calms down at least a little after the baby is born. This is their first and they were just married October last year. Ok, enough about me, I hope everything is going well for you and your family, your son in particular. Enjoy your Labor Day Weekend!! Take care...Kimmi
Thank you so very much and sorry it is taking me so long to respond I have a busy busy daily routine haha. I will definitely check this out and I do appreciate this.
Hello Ronny and thank you for your post I am so new to this site. My daughter graduates boot camp Aug 30th, and so far she is doing great in boot camp. She received a ribbon for sharpshooter and it was her very first time handling a gun. she is also Squad leader or section leader I am not quite sure. But she marches in front on the side. She received her orders for Washington State after A school so I am not sure if she will get to come home or not? I am hoping she will get liberty to come home before they ship her off. My middle son was in the marines and he was able to come home for a few weeks after boot camp and for a month after his deployment to Afghanistan and a few weeks before he left for there. I am learning that the navy is quite a bit different then the Marines and I am thankful that my daughter chose the Navy over the other branches. I hope to be a regular on here learning all I can my daughter is my youngest and my only daughter so I am very over protective lol
Hi Ronny and thanks for the comment. I am new to the Navy as well as this online forum. My 19 yr old son Nathaniel is newly stationed in Bremerton, WA aboard the USS Kentucky Gold Star crew. He is a submariner machinist mate. He just got to his new base in May and now deployed to Guam he said for qualification exercises. I am not sure how I am to write, text or call him aboard a sub. any advice would be appreciated. thanks, Melissa
Hi Recruit Man-Ronny
We are waiting with baited breathe for the first letter! Is it true that our Navy recruit may be shipping out on graduation Friday and not be able to spend 8am til 8 pm with us til at least Sunday? I have heard that he could only have 2 hours on Friday with us!,, please tell!
Hello, Ronny. My son is in 2 1/2 yrs. now. His PIR was 7/1/11. Thank you for your kind gesture, but he is all set for calling cards, ect. He is an PSSN E3 on the Nimitz. He is enjoying his Navy life, & looks forward to more adventures. Thanks again, God's speed & blessings upon all our troops!
Thank you for the info, Recruit Man - Ronny. My son left for book camp in April 2012. So he's been in for over a year now. He's an RP stationed at Camp Pendleton. My uncle, my brother & my son's father were all Navy men. It's been helpful for him to have someone to talk to and it brought him closer to his dad so it's all good. I wish I had seen this way back then but now is better than never. :-) Thanks, Lieu2010 - Sarah
Thank You Recruit Man - Ronny. My son leaves for boot camp on Oct. 8th . He will be Master at Arm. Thank you for your information regarding free phone cards. A little nervous about things but this support is truly appreciated. Thanks for all you do.
Thank you, Navy mom Website has been such a help and I have met some amazing mom during this BC journey. My Daughter Graduates BC on 8/16/13. I can't wait to see her. I am so very proud and excited. Words just can't express how I feel.
Hey Ronny! Havent talked with you in awhile. My son graduated from PIR in April. It was great! He is a corpsman and 'A' school graduation is just around the corner and i had a few questions i was hoping you could help me with. Are they limited to how many family members may attend like PIR was? Is it formal? I would like to start planning but dont really know where to start. Thanks and hope you are doing well. Missy
Thank you Ronny. My son just actually graduated from Master -at -Arm "A" School at Lackland Airforce base in San Antonio,Texas. He will be stationed in Georgia. I love your pictures. where did you get the blanket - proud parent of US Sailor. I love it.
Thank you!! I appreciate the help and advice :) My husband is retired Army so it is weird - we know some...and then some is totally foreign.....the important thing is, we are thrilled about this decision and excited to watch his future! I will go and check out the CallsforRecruits site - thank you for letting me know, and even more so for developing such a great program!!!!!
Now to go and check all of this great stuff out :)
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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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Hi Ronny...My son-in-law is on the USS Harry Truman, he is naval intelligence. I believe he is in his third year and is hoping to go into the Pentagon when he is finished with his enlistment. I am wondering how to send care packages to him. I have never done anything like that before and have no idea how to go about doing it. I know there are rules on what you can and cannot send. My daughter is pregnant with their first child and is due October 29, a boy!! She's been pretty emotional since he deployed in July and is to be gone 9 months. I just thought it might be easier on her for me to do something like this and try to keep tab on the ship and ask questions so I don't upset her even more, especially with the situation in the Middle East being what it is. I'm hoping she calms down at least a little after the baby is born. This is their first and they were just married October last year. Ok, enough about me, I hope everything is going well for you and your family, your son in particular. Enjoy your Labor Day Weekend!! Take care...Kimmi
Thank you so very much and sorry it is taking me so long to respond I have a busy busy daily routine haha. I will definitely check this out and I do appreciate this.
Hello Ronny and thank you for your post I am so new to this site. My daughter graduates boot camp Aug 30th, and so far she is doing great in boot camp. She received a ribbon for sharpshooter and it was her very first time handling a gun. she is also Squad leader or section leader I am not quite sure. But she marches in front on the side. She received her orders for Washington State after A school so I am not sure if she will get to come home or not? I am hoping she will get liberty to come home before they ship her off. My middle son was in the marines and he was able to come home for a few weeks after boot camp and for a month after his deployment to Afghanistan and a few weeks before he left for there. I am learning that the navy is quite a bit different then the Marines and I am thankful that my daughter chose the Navy over the other branches. I hope to be a regular on here learning all I can my daughter is my youngest and my only daughter so I am very over protective lol
Hi Ronny and thanks for the comment. I am new to the Navy as well as this online forum. My 19 yr old son Nathaniel is newly stationed in Bremerton, WA aboard the USS Kentucky Gold Star crew. He is a submariner machinist mate. He just got to his new base in May and now deployed to Guam he said for qualification exercises. I am not sure how I am to write, text or call him aboard a sub. any advice would be appreciated. thanks, Melissa
We are waiting with baited breathe for the first letter! Is it true that our Navy recruit may be shipping out on graduation Friday and not be able to spend 8am til 8 pm with us til at least Sunday? I have heard that he could only have 2 hours on Friday with us!,, please tell!
Hello, Ronny. My son is in 2 1/2 yrs. now. His PIR was 7/1/11. Thank you for your kind gesture, but he is all set for calling cards, ect. He is an PSSN E3 on the Nimitz. He is enjoying his Navy life, & looks forward to more adventures. Thanks again, God's speed & blessings upon all our troops!
Thank you for the info, Recruit Man - Ronny. My son left for book camp in April 2012. So he's been in for over a year now. He's an RP stationed at Camp Pendleton. My uncle, my brother & my son's father were all Navy men. It's been helpful for him to have someone to talk to and it brought him closer to his dad so it's all good. I wish I had seen this way back then but now is better than never. :-) Thanks, Lieu2010 - Sarah
Thank You Recruit Man - Ronny. My son leaves for boot camp on Oct. 8th . He will be Master at Arm. Thank you for your information regarding free phone cards. A little nervous about things but this support is truly appreciated. Thanks for all you do.
Thank you, I know a lot about the Navy, I was a sailor from 1984-1990, honorably discharged at NAS South Weymouth MA.
Thank you, Navy mom Website has been such a help and I have met some amazing mom during this BC journey. My Daughter Graduates BC on 8/16/13. I can't wait to see her. I am so very proud and excited. Words just can't express how I feel.
Thank you! That does help, alot. I appreciate you checking in on that for me. Have a great day!
Hey Ronny! Havent talked with you in awhile. My son graduated from PIR in April. It was great! He is a corpsman and 'A' school graduation is just around the corner and i had a few questions i was hoping you could help me with. Are they limited to how many family members may attend like PIR was? Is it formal? I would like to start planning but dont really know where to start. Thanks and hope you are doing well. Missy
Thank you Ronny. My son just actually graduated from Master -at -Arm "A" School at Lackland Airforce base in San Antonio,Texas. He will be stationed in Georgia. I love your pictures. where did you get the blanket - proud parent of US Sailor. I love it.
Thank you!! I appreciate the help and advice :) My husband is retired Army so it is weird - we know some...and then some is totally foreign.....the important thing is, we are thrilled about this decision and excited to watch his future! I will go and check out the CallsforRecruits site - thank you for letting me know, and even more so for developing such a great program!!!!!
Now to go and check all of this great stuff out :)