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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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Hey a letter is a letter! :) and no you guys will get a form letter and that will have is address and his PIR date as well as who is attending it. So homefully that comes in this week or next week. And after that the real letters. I got my first phone cal today and it was amazing! I was literally 1 min and 47 seconds. He called his mom and dad before as well. I wasn't expecting any phone calls at all so today was amazing!
haha I know!! I did the same thing! It felt so good to send them out though... I'm just hoping they can start writing too hopefully sometime this week or something!
Oh I see! Too bad they don't have the same PIR date :/ and yeah I will forsure let you know when I get my first letter! I am sending out all of his first letters today! I am so paranoid that like something is going to be wrong with the address or something and they aren't gonna get to him :/ that would be so awful.
IT all depends on how many he writes. I talked to a girl who only got one letter a week and another who got like 5 a week. Like my letters all came in same envelope but all written on different days. They cant send out mail until sundays so depending how many he writes throughout the week is how many you'll get. And thats why get them all at the same time too. haha. And I love your post office story that is hilarious! I usually got at like 6:30 am so no one is there. haha.
My boyfriend went to MEPS on the 28th and his first day at bootcamp was the 1st... it says as of right now is PIR will be 4/22 but it could change... we'll see though! Hopefully you'll know a for sure date soon too! And I know I was so excited to get an address!! I've been addressing envelopes and everything all night so I can send them out as soon as possible tomorrow! Hopefully they'll get to write us this week too!
Hey! I did get my boyfriend's address today!! I was soo excited! What ship and division number is yours in?? As of right now it says my boyfriend's PIR date is 4/22 it lists them on this website http://www.bootcamp.navy.mil/upcoming_grads.asp
That was exactly how I felt. I'm so happy for you! And hopefully in a week or two real letters! YAY! And that's good you are going out with him mom. I absolutely love my boyfriends family. I tell him mom all the time that I miss her even though I see her at least once a week. haha. But again I'm so happy for you. I literally go to the post office everyday and send off a letter.
Me friend told me that her boyfriend earned phone calls to her. He like sang songs for his division and earned like 30 minute phone calls. I know his mom is getting the phone calls but I hold onto my phone 24/7 just in case. Hopefully you guys will get the form letter in this week and you will be able to start writing. It's such a big relief once that form letter comes in. It seriously made my week. I wrote him everyday even though I knew he wouldn't get them until later.
I hope it cones fast I feel like its been forever! Haha. And what is CTI? I kinda have no clue. Have you gotten the form letter in yet or his parents? And no no phone Calls. I know the 3 for sure phone calls will go to his mom. I'm hoping he will get to earn phone calls and maybe call me one day.
That is seriously the cutest thing ever. If I knew that the day he left I would have tore my room apart looking for each and every one. Haha. Now I'm just waiting for the mail again! Well Chris is graduating April 15. I'm so excited I have this little countdown on my phone and everything. As for his job we aren't sure yet. He is in the nuke program. I'm not sure when he finds out what his job is. What about your man?
Thanks..My time did go by pretty quick.. I just kept busy.. I think the first night was the hardest. Coming home and he wasn't here was hard.. The weekends still get to me a bit. But if you keep your self doing something it will fly by. Write alot.. Everyone will tell you the same, but you really realize it when you hear it from him. Its what keeps them going. I also joined a few groups on fb . the girls there are amazing and very supportive. Also I tell everyone if you feel like you've become bipolar(lol) its normal. one min you're ok the next you're crying non stop , it come with all this. But theres always a light at the end of the tunel..
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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.
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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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Hey! I did get my boyfriend's address today!! I was soo excited! What ship and division number is yours in?? As of right now it says my boyfriend's PIR date is 4/22 it lists them on this website http://www.bootcamp.navy.mil/upcoming_grads.asp
Welcome to Navy For Moms!
You will find this site very helpful and full of members who are eager to answer your questions. Browse around the site and check out the forums, groups, blogs, photos, videos, and even the other member profiles!
If you haven’t already, please make sure that you review our Community Guidelines to learn the “Do’s and Don’ts” of the community. Also, check out this Internet OPSEC Safety Video.
Enjoy your time here! I look forward (along with the community) to reading more about you! :)
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