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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:
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.
Format Downloads:
- Graduation Info
- PDF – 2.7 MB
- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
Navy Speak
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Navy.com Para Familias
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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PEPSI REFRESH NEWS & INFORMATION
WAY TO GO EVERYONE, MOLLY'S ADOPT A SAILOR IS OFFICIALLY A FINALIST IN THE PEPSI REFRESH
Ok everyone it's off to the media we go...
FIRST,
Molly's was filmed and interviewed by NBC affliliates over in OR. (You go Molly!!! You rock!)
The edited video will be updated to their site www.KGW.com and it will be aired during the 5:00 and 6:00 spots tonight. The video clip with remain on the front page news as long as there a hits on their site. Please feel free to visit it often and refer others to the site (including other media).
SECOND,
I am attaching the APPROVED PEPSI news release for you to run with to your local news sources. Remember, this must not be modified accept for the following:
Contact: [INSERT YOUR LOCAL NAME/PHONE/EMAIL HERE]
Local woman and her Navy moms from across the country are finalists to win $50,000 in the Pepsi Refresh Project
CITY, STATE - September XX, 2010 [ENTER THE CORRECT INFO HERE]
If you want to include any local events or fundraisers you are having with the Pepsi Refresh News Release, IT NEEDS TO BE IN A SEPARATE ANNOUNCEMENT. (For example: There are upcoming events in September. Write a cover letter to the news referring them to the attached news release and then comment in the cover letter that you are also have a fundraiser on such-and-such date.)
AND FINALLY,
We have been asked by Pepsi PR to notify them of where it has been distributed.
So, we are starting this discussion group to get the updates to you and for you to list where you send the press releases.
MOST IMPORTANTLY WE ARE FINALISTS - NOT WINNERS OF THE PEPSI GRANT (not yet anyways!!!)
(See the attached file for your copy of the News Release.)
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Permalink Reply by nancy (ian's mom & tanya's mil) on
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Molly, you are a very popular person right now. I hope this gets National attention and everyone can see what we do and why. Maybe even garner some more to help in our love sharing!
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Permalink Reply by Carol on
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Sunday Sept 6th
Press Release sent to:
News Editor People Magazine/
Producers for show ideas at Oprah -
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Press Release sent to:
King 5 Televison, Seattle, WA
email: newstips@king5.com
Robert Frank, Editor
Herald Net, Everett, WA
email: frank@heraldnet.com
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Permalink Reply by Dana on
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Thanks for posting Tracy! Which news was it on?
Carol, awesome job...you go girl! Let us know if you hear anything. -
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WE'RE ON A ROLL HERE.........KING 5 REPLIED TO THE "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I sent the Press Release to King 5 TV in Seattle, and received a reply about 6:45 PM tonight, Sunday, Sept 6th. They asked me to call them re the story.
I called directory information for Molly's phone number but that didn't work......so if anyone has her # can you please email me at isalutetheflag2@yahoo.com. Thanks.
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Or you can call me with Molly's number at 360 374 2169 IT's never too late to call LOL
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Permalink Reply by Pat L. in IL on
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Hey, you're up early! Good morning, Dana, have a great day!!
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LOL...someone else is also...Good morning to you Pat! Woohoo another great day to support our troops!
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