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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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Wow he can change jobs easily...my son's recruiter said it was incredibly hard to change jobs...some young people here have waited more than a year to get in...my son signed up in June and is going in Sept. which the recruiter said is almost unheard of....lol It took him 2 trips to MEPS to get a job...he is actually part of Cardinal Company which goes to St. Louis Aug. 29th and then to boot on Sept. 4th or 5th...not sure which...so maybe our boys will be there at the same time.
You are so right Tobi....it would be hard even for a seasoned sailor...what did you decide to do...what a difficult choice you had to make....when does your son leave
I know what you mean with work, we put in for our vacation as soon as we found out the PIR date, be careful driving and I hope your husband can go too, I'm sure your daughter will want to see him also.
Hi TobiAnne, my daughter left on the 15th of June. Were from Lorain, Ohio. Her Ship is 6 and Div 939. What is your daughter on? Sorry it took awhile to reply I'm not too good on this yet. Are you going to meet & greet on the 12th?
You're very welcome. Well, I agree....if at all possible, it may be best that she not know right now. I just was worried about others telling her. I'm glad you have all bases covered on that! WHEWW! So sad that this happened. I hope her friend is doing ok....or as well as can be expected right now with what happened.
Hey! I posted on the PIR site for you. I would give the PAO office a call about finding a chaplain. I put the number on the PIR site....time is of the essence, obviously, and I'm not sure you can wait on the recruiter. I'm so sorry you all are going through this...
DONE! Now, you can join it. Weird because when I typed in PIR 8/13/2010, it automatically filled in the group address box? Who knows??? :-) Also, you posted back to yourself rather than to me (see below). HA! I was doing the same thing until someone told me. Make sure to hit the "comment back" choice under the person's comment you want to comment on. I had a feeling that you may have done this and that is why I checked your page again. Ok...join your group now!
Uh oh. Do you want me to try? I don't mind trying, but may run into the same thing you did. OR...do you want to contact SOBE and ask her? I don't think she is on line right now, but you can leave her a comment and she will let you know. I just have a feeling she is much more computer saavy than I am! Either way...just let me know. I would be glad to try. The "group name" is PIR 8/13/2010, and then you fill in the description. Something like: A group for those with recruits graduating 8/13/2010 to share info and support....something like that.
Hmmm....thinking maybe I should have put in a url thingie! HA! You can see that when it comes to computers, I have no clue! But somehow, I was able to set up the 8/6 group without that (see post below). I probably just can't post a "link" on boot camp for moms to click on because I didn't do that when setting it up. But oh well...35 have joined already so they are finding it!
Hey! Ok, I didn't put any of those things in there. I just set up the 8/6 group by putting the PIR name in (remember the whole 2010) and then the description of who is in it (up to you how you want to word it-) When it took me to the next page, I hit "skip" Then it was done. Try that and see what happens. I'll be on here for awhile. Post again if you get it done, or have problems!
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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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Shirts, caps, mugs and more can be found at CafePress.
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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