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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. 

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

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:

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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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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This is where my son is.  I just received the form letter in the mail today about graduation.  My emotions are a mess.

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Did Justin verify Grad n Go? Nick was talking about leaving for Christmas, but he didn't send the paper that we need to fax back...........
Nick said that they are leaving for the day and they get to wear their dress blues. I don't think that he is expecting me to drive out that day. But, don't think the thought hasn't crossed my mind. Mike said no.
We live about 53 miles from the base. I am still unclear on how much time they will have over that weekend. Can anyone help me. We received notice that he has Christmas off. So we are getting him. Not sure what he will feel like doing, coming home or staying close to base. Anyone else have ideas. Etc. Charlotte Anne
I don't think he is allowed 53 miles from base. The limit is 50. You must be so happy that you are going to see him for Christmas. I wish I lived closer..........
I am in my classroom trying to do this. No teacher of the year for me, today. I am thinking of just going there for breakfast. I just want to see him. We will see what happens. Snow may fall and the whole thing could end. So it is a wait and see process. My son is not big on the details of all this. Just that it is hard, yet he likes it. Mr. Postive. Thanks for your reply
Where are you coming from? I would love to see my recruit. It makes me want to cry knowing that I could see him but I won't be able to.....Hug yours tight for me............
My son told me to start writing every day. I was sending letters every 2 or 3 days. I know that they seem very homesick. So glad for you........
I received two more letters yesterday from my son. I wonder when they will be able to call home? Im praying this weekend I will be able to hear his voice.
I still have not received a letter...
It takes about 8 to 9 days for him to get my mail. He mailed me letters on the 30th and received them on the 6th. Dont worry they will come. He said mail is very slow.
We are in Maryland if that helps you anyway. You can tell he is lonely and attitude not the best by his letters. They said it would be like this for the first 4 weeks. Hang in there!!!
Wow! Did your son leave on the 15th from MEPS? Where in Maryland?

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