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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 Ms. Maria! I got my "I'm a Sailor" phone call!!! He sounded SOO tired! I guess a few guys had trouble passing an acedemic test & in order to make their PIR Dec 3rd Matt stayed up all night helping them study (He is the Education Petty Officer of the division) Then had to stay up all night again for battle stations! I guess they get a pizza party type thing. He said he'd try to call again if he can. He also said it snowed today. So expect it to be COLD COLD COLD! Something I'm not looking forward to! I hope you got your phone call! I feel soo much more at ease now knowing that he's passed. I didn't get travelers insurance on the trip & was worried I'd be flushing $1200 if he got sick or something & wasn't going to be able to graduate on time. FFFEEEEWWW!! I feel like I'm on top of the world! :D I hope all is well with you & yours! Take care!
Hey ms.maria! I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I enjoyed my time with my S.R. Although it was short, it was totally worth it! Be prepared PIR weekend to almost not recongzie your son! I saw the shocked look on many family members faces when they released the recruits! & was very suprised finding myself hardly recongnizing my husand! They are all dressed so similiar, fit & clean shaven. They make recruits who need glasses wear huge gooffy glasses, That is basicly the only distinction! I am getting very excited about seeing him again for PIR! I got a hotel with a kitchen, so we can cook for fun & save some $. I will be attending PIR along with my in laws, It shall be very awkward because they had a bitter divorce & haven't spoken since, & they will both be there. I remind them that we are going to support Matt. But it should be interesting! My half sister lives nearby & I have plans for my father inlaw & husband to have lunch with her family. I'm also trying to think of fun day time things to do, weather permitting. Like drive to Chicago & visit a 100+ story building! or maybe just go to the mall nearby & people watch. The high was 32 on friday when I was there, SO DRESS WARM! & plan a lot of time in between car rental & hotel check in. There is a shuttle to the rental car places at the airport. & keep some change for tolls. Better opt for a GPS! I got lost even while using one! It cost a but more but worth it, because the base if not so easy to find & freeway ramps come up quick with few signs. Lots to look forward to! I got strep throat while on my trip, not sure at what point exactly. I'm taking antibiotics now & wouldn't let anything stand in my way of going to PIR!! I just hope I didn;t get Matthew sick! Looking forward to PIR!!! :D :D The days are getting easier now aren't they!?
Hi Ms. Maria! It is good that you know what is wrong with your son, I'm sure the DR will take good care of our loved ones in BC. Like I was telling you, my brother had the same thing. I hope your sons condition gets better & he eats his veggetables! ;) I am going to see my husband earlier than PIR! His division 016 has earned to have Thanksgiving off in an "adopt a sailor' program. He called me a few days ago & we made the arrangements. It'll be an expensive trip for just one day, but he really insisted on me going. He has been doing very well & is EPO of the division (Educational Petty Officer) He is a few years older than the majority & loves the responsibility & respect from his peers. Our SR's are working their butts off to be able to write us letters & phone calls! I'm so proud of them all!! :) Your son's PIR date will only change if he falls behind. You should receive a phone call from him if his PIR date has changed. I have my fingers crossed for you! So there is a meet & greet at the ramada in the night before PIR Dec2nd, I'm not able to make it cuz I'll be arriving around midnight but you should attend if you can. It's a great way to figure out details, what to do, what not to do's etc. BTW my husband told me to dress to impress for PIR, we'll be meeting the Chief's & I guess jeans is a little too casual. I look forward to hopefully meet you soon! Woo! The days are growing ever soo closer! :D
♥♥♥thanks for the info ms.maria!!! i am always waiting for a call everyday and hate it when i am getting a call from telemarketers and people i am not waiting for to call... i hope they do get to call on 25th!!! im so excited have my cell in my bra yikes!!! ♥♥♥
well i talk to moms too :) some of the moms in the same PiR as our love ones talks to me in facebook too and i have no problem talking to moms :) yeah we are almost there!!! i hope i'll see all my new friends in PiR like you :) God bless us... i am so proud of our love ones even though i am really hating my boyfriend right now lol i'm just a spoled selfish brat that ones been spoiled by my boyfriend... he never leave me before... we always stayed together and never sleep at night without knowing that we are in each other's arms :) but i'm getting used to it!!! go!!! go!!! go!!! 19 day and we will see them again!
i think your son... lol... i am confused here??? son or husband? well, i think he is still in the same PiR... dont worry too much i've been going to the church since the really first day my boyfriend left and have everyone in our div in my prayer... yeah i hope we get a call again and i dont know if i got a letter yet because my dad is the only one who have the key for the mailbox :) i'll see you in the PiR
Maybe your husband is still in the same division... let's just keep praying!! and when i go to church today i will pray for your husband too.... i always go to church everyday just to stop by and pray even if the weather is kind of bad here :) i hope we get a call today because i am going crazy here...
Ms.Maria dont worry about me... i am kind of worried too...because i've been sick for couple days and have a bad feeling that my boyfriend might be sick too... i hope our seaman is in good condition and that they still be in the same PiR
did the doctors give you any reason when you brought him in for the problem before? sounds to me like it may be diet related. they have a very well balanced diet while in BC & the condition may be caused by a change in diet. my brother had a similar problem a few years ago, missing school because he was in soo much pain. & we figured out it was caused because he never ate vegetales, & had to cut out spicy foods & dairy out of his diet because his system couuldn't digest it. everyonce in a while he still has to take milk of magnesium for the condition. I hope you hear some good new soon Ms Maria! Don't stress too much about it! It'll only drive you crazy! wish you & your loved ones the best!
they will be staying at the Great Lakes.... and pay for their expenses to go home... dont worry because im pretty sure its not one of our loves ones if we didnt get a call saying they've been kicked out of the RTC
I hope you hear from your SR soon! My husband wrote telling me that he fell ill & it happens to everyone at some point! I hope your sons health returns soon! take care Ms.Maria!
thank you Ms. Maria i got it already... from his mom before you send it to me and he called me last friday... he promise me everything it feels so good even if i know most of his promises wont happen :) i told him what's going back here and he was kind of sad... and told me that he will never forget me and i have mail coming. :)
HI labmom. Thankyou so much, I got 'chills' when I read your message, that's a good thing...everytime something touches my hearth I got those :) YES Let's pray for our love ones..8 weeks it's too much ,specially 'cause we know is something not eazy for them...(after BC it's over,) I keep hearing, things get better for them and by then I know we will be more used to the idea of them not being around us..It will be like them going to college far away..;) thinking that way will help me..:) I know I repeating what you just said, Im just trying to get in my head..:) stay in touch.
I have done TONS of research about the boot camp process, This website has been more helpful than the recruiter. It is very exciting & eases my mind now that I have found someone from the same div! I do not know the PIR date yet, which varies by a week or so. My husband went in Oct 7th (they take new recruits on either Tues or Thurs) I was glad he decided to bring his cell phone (got to talk to him durring travel) Have you received you sons box? I have received the box, still awaiting the letter. From what I've read, the box with their stuff comes after the 1st week, the letter with contact info comes the 2-3 week, a phone call the 3-4 week (if they earn it) I hope I am able to afford to go to the PIR (graduation) My husbands 'A' school (tech school after BC) is only 9 weeks long & they won't pay for the cost of my moving to be with him because it is under 6 months, I am going to go on my own dollar because we want to be with each other. Right now I'm hoping to do both (PIR & moving for 'A' school.) Watch this video, it gives you an understanding on how BC is & is helpful with military jargon. Wonderful to meet you Maria, you can call me 'E' :) keep in touch!
did you say ship 09 div 016??? my husband is on this same ship & div!! i just got word yesterday from his recruiter about his status & have yet to find anyone else with the same status, please keep in touch if so!
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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.
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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:
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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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