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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.
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:
Events
**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:
**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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- Graduation Info
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Navy Speak
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Discussion Forum
Care packages for new graduates (a school)
Started by Cali's mama. Last reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) Mar 19, 2021. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Looking for current information for my daughter on what's allowed for care packages..idk if it matters that she is in the great lakes location or not..ship 7 div 136...lonely mom with confused tears lol
Bootcamp arrival Sept 8, 2020??
Started by Stephanie0725. Last reply by bhmom Sep 26. 5 Replies 0 Likes
Hello! Got the call that my daughter made it to bootcamp quarantine last night 09/08/2020. Looking for other moms out there on the same timeline. Sadie is my baby, only daughter, and only child in the military. I think I am going to need lots of…Continue
PIR DATE: December 13, 2019
Started by Donita. Last reply by Donita Nov 5, 2019. 5 Replies 0 Likes
Anyone else’s recruit have a PIR date ofDecember 13, 2019?Continue
Arrived at boot camp October 2nd
Started by Donita. Last reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) Nov 5, 2019. 26 Replies 1 Like
Hey everyone- my daughter left for boot camp October 2nd. I missed a call from her last Friday telling me that her graduation is December 13th. I feel like the worst mom in the world for missing her call. Really didn’t expect her to call so soon but…Continue
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Comment by JayDee659 on May 9, 2019 at 5:39pm
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Molly's Mom yes. Maybe I misread but I thought yiu were also wanting to know how ti find out when a ship was coming in. Rather than wait on the FRG your sailor can carefully tip you in code. Just set it up early If I misunderstood, I apologize .
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Comment by Molly's Proud Mom on May 9, 2019 at 5:03pm
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JayDee....wait wait wait...what am I getting a code for?? What day her ship will arrive??
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Molly's Mom, before your sailor leaves make up a secret code so she can tell you. Such as your anniversary. Foe example if your anniversary is July 4 she can say "minus one, plus 10" which would be June 14.
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SailorsLImom, she was probably saying "family readiness group". Unfortunately the only way to join those generally, is your sailor sending an email to the FRG asking them to add you. Are you part of the ships FB page? Maybe another mom will help you. Those dates are secret and early release or social media discussion can cause the return to be delayed and a possible punishment for whomever leaks it, and their sailor. What ship is she on? One of us here may be able to help.
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How exciting for you to meet the ship. There should be information with the ships website about how to get secure information. There will be people to help if they don't have shuttles to ship area nut plan on walking from gate just in case. Good luck and have fun:).
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SailorsLIMom great question!! I'm nowhere near that point, but I can't wait to hear the answer!
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JayDee659, love the story about your Granddog! Wow dogs are just the best, aren't they? They ALWAYS want our affection! Blondie, it IS a lot like Boot Camp, no communication. Thanks for reminding me that we survived that, though. I have mixed feelings about dogs on beds, in suitcases, etc, as well. It's the drooling etc...and the whatever...If only they were as good at packing as at unpacking! ;))
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I have a question for you more experienced moms...our daughter wants us to meet her ship when it arrives in home port, but it was so hard to understand her phone call from the ship about how we might learn the (approx) date. She mumbled something about "Fleet" and "Family" but the sites I find that contain those words are about support services. Does anyone know how a family can find out a range of dates when a ship will arrive? Or, even, once we get to the base, how we find out when to get out there to cheer? Thank you!
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Comment by Anna on May 8, 2019 at 9:34pm
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JayDee,
Oh congratulations to your daughter!!! What an accomplishment!!! And it sounds like you had a wonderful visit with your sailor daughter!! That is so cool!
Blondie,
Congrats to your oldest daughter on her soon to be bundle of joy!!! Wishing her all the best!!
SilorsLIMom,
Deployments are hard since you are back in the not knowing much and little communication!! Don't know why they don't have cell towers in the ocean!!!!!!!
I'm missing my girls now that we are back on the road, Jennifer is now an instructor at the aviation safety school in Pensacola, and Catherine is still living in Oklahoma. I am looking forward to visiting with my sister at the end of this month. Will be there for a week so I'm planning on having time hanging with her!! It's been a couple years since I've seen her!! And then I'll get to see my oldest son by Thanksgiving!!! I wish my kiddos weren't so scattered. Next year I want to get to Nevada to see middle son who was just transferred to Fallon!!! sigh - miss my kids!!!
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Comment by Blondie on May 8, 2019 at 10:47am
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SailorsLIMom, 1st deployments are as hard as boot camp sometimes trying to stay connected. Hopefully they will arrive at a safe port and she'll be able to e-mail or call you. I agree just being able to stop in for coffee, take supper over anything close would be nice. LOL I'm dreaming here. My eldest is pregnant now and is only 2 hours away but with everyone's work schedule it might as well be 6 hours! But I'm truly Thankful all my kids have found their way in this world and their helpmates.
JayDee, our grand dogs are the same, but gentler, not aloud to jump on Nana. And I don't sleep with my own dog so not theirs! One sleeps under our bed and the other in our doorway keeping an eye on T's door. The day we were loading up was Horrible, dogs and T out of sorts, dogs kept climbing in our van and T sat in my suitcase again. If I put something in suitcase or tubs she Flung it out saying NO! We still don't say good-bye, just till next time. At least this time I KNOW when I'm going back, plane tickets already bought for Dec. !!!!! Long time to wait but have a new arrival coming soon so can't miss that. Plus 2 trips a year is all I can afford :(
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