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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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Sent you a friend request on FB. I have my settings to where only friends could find my name on there. When I looked up your name again, then I had a friend request button.
It's under Donna Chauvin Minchey. I just changed my settings to allow everyone to send a friend request. I had it set to just Friends of Friends. My sons' name is David. I am writing to him now and telling him about this...lol. There is also a group on Facebook PIR 08/23/13 TG#41. Lots of good people/info on here too!
I feel the same way! I can't wait to write to my son tonight to tell him I met you on here. I'm sure he and your son know each other.
At least the one who has to sit out will get to see him afterwards. Not sure what we'll do after PIR. I guess whatever he wants! If he just wants to go back to the room and chill or go somewhere. I know there is a limit as to how far they can travel from base and they have to be back by a certain time. I've read to make sure that you have him back to the base in plenty of time for him to check back in. I sure don't want to do anything to get him trouble. Have you seen some people put on here or on Facebook to bring a Tide pen because they can't get anything on their uniform?
That was me. I thought that was you from your profile picture. How cool is this! That's good you have someone that lives up thetet. I hope you get to see your sister. I am so excited about the whole trip. Gonna be a long drive! We are planning to drive straight through to great lakes.
That's us...lol. are yall going to drive or fly up there? We're going to drive and make a vacation of it. I guess I've been knowing this was coming since he and his brother were in fourth grade. Now I have one son in Illinois and my daughter's in New Orleans. Still one at home though.
Hi! My name is Donna. I remember seeing you and your family at MEPS. How are you.Anxiously awaiting that first teal contact. e live between West Monroe and Ruston. His twin brother will be going to Tech in the fall.
Please practice PERSEC and DO NOT post your SR's full name. I just visited another member's page and noticed where you had done that and I requested that she help you and delete the comment. Please read Community Guidelines and also OPSEC and PERSEC (Making Changes To Your Profile)--after reading that, there are some changes at the bottom that you will want to make. Take care and blessings to you and yours.
Hi I'm Heidi and my son did the same thing left a few days after graduation. I hope that my son is in the same group as yours. I would love to have some ladies to keep in touch with through this whole process!
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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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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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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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Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com
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Sent you a friend request on FB. I have my settings to where only friends could find my name on there. When I looked up your name again, then I had a friend request button.
I sent you a message in Facebook. It should be in your inbox in the "Others" folder.
It's under Donna Chauvin Minchey. I just changed my settings to allow everyone to send a friend request. I had it set to just Friends of Friends. My sons' name is David. I am writing to him now and telling him about this...lol. There is also a group on Facebook PIR 08/23/13 TG#41. Lots of good people/info on here too!
I see you on there, but I can't find a friend request button??
I have a Facebook account. It's Donna Minchey. Look for me there. That would be good to talk on there also. I will let my son know.
I feel the same way! I can't wait to write to my son tonight to tell him I met you on here. I'm sure he and your son know each other.
At least the one who has to sit out will get to see him afterwards. Not sure what we'll do after PIR. I guess whatever he wants! If he just wants to go back to the room and chill or go somewhere. I know there is a limit as to how far they can travel from base and they have to be back by a certain time. I've read to make sure that you have him back to the base in plenty of time for him to check back in. I sure don't want to do anything to get him trouble. Have you seen some people put on here or on Facebook to bring a Tide pen because they can't get anything on their uniform?
Sorry, I did not see the comments above. Looks like I will not be meeting you at graduation. My son graduates on 8/16.
How are you holding up? What division is your son in?
Please practice PERSEC and DO NOT post your SR's full name. I just visited another member's page and noticed where you had done that and I requested that she help you and delete the comment. Please read Community Guidelines and also OPSEC and PERSEC (Making Changes To Your Profile)--after reading that, there are some changes at the bottom that you will want to make. Take care and blessings to you and yours.
Hi I'm Heidi and my son did the same thing left a few days after graduation. I hope that my son is in the same group as yours. I would love to have some ladies to keep in touch with through this whole process!