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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.

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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:

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.

Format Downloads:

Graduation Info
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PNG – 2.3 MB
JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Latest Activity: Sep 2, 2022

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Comment by Leese/K's OS Mom on March 13, 2012 at 1:28pm: They will pay for them to fly home, but your Sailor will have to pay from home to C-School or duty station. But he/she will have to get the ticket changed before A-school Graduation because they will print a ticket from A-School location to C-School location or Duty Station.

Comment by Jamie SHIP13 DIV 067 on March 13, 2012 at 1:19pm: Does anyone know if we have to pay to fly them home after A School? My daughter will have 12 days of leave.

Comment by Leese/K's OS Mom on March 13, 2012 at 9:21am: Kathy is right they will be paid while on leave...And also while on hold they will have classes on money management watches ect.. My Daughter was on hold for two weeks before they started classes. She Graduates A-School this Friday and will be home for 15 day's before she has to report to C-School.

Comment by Dustin's Mom on March 12, 2012 at 3:11pm: Hey guys - those of you who have been around awhile....when my son graduates a-school and gets his days off, does he get paid for those days? He has 21 days before he has to be on his new ship. He doesn't want to do without pay for three weeks, which I understand. Anyone know?

Comment by KayKay on March 12, 2012 at 3:06pm: Jamie me son is also on hold at GL. But the way I look at it he is safe and happy and earning a paycheck.

Comment by Jamie SHIP13 DIV 067 on March 12, 2012 at 11:24am: My daughter just told me she is now on hold. They told her anywhere from 2-4 weeks :( - She said a few people have been on hold for 2 months. I hope its not that long

Comment by eljac913 (Ship 12 Div 053) on March 7, 2012 at 8:46pm: Congratulations to the OS's who graduated today.

Comment by jenmack on February 24, 2012 at 4:35pm: Thanks Ken! That is so cool to show where he has been! I am going to have to look into that for my son! Thanks so much!

Comment by Dustin's Mom on February 20, 2012 at 12:19pm: Thanks, Ken! Worked like a charm. I printed it out so I can really study. These kids are on an amazing adventure. They are heros every one. Thanks for sharing.