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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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Introductions
I'm creating this discussion for everyone to be able to introduce themselves and meet the others in this group so feel free to continue it :)
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Permalink Reply by Dina0106 on
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Yay! I've been waiting for someone to do something like this. My name is Sindina (yes it is pronounced like the word "sin" and "dina" put together) My friends call me Dina hence why I picked it as a user name. I work as a Licensed Practical Nurse at a Nursing home & a part time cashier. My fiance and I have been together well going on 3 years (our anniversary is Jan. 7th), ha! my fiance wanted to join the army to. His army recruiter got lazy and was a complete douche, so he randomly bumped into his Navy recruiter and decided he was more interested in what the Navy had to offer. He is also into computer programming, software, and that kind of stuff. He was signed up and started going Meps in March and left for Boot camp Sept. 20th. He is graduating in 5 days and 21 or so hours lol. We have 5 dogs and his two cats, and a baby on the way. I try to comment on topics that I could help out with.
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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I'm Margaret ... AUntie Em to my family.
Born in the Navy, raised in the Navy, joined the Navy, married Navy and am now retired Navy. No kids, it didn't work out, but I acquired kids along the way. My friend and my nephew are in the Navy! I figure someone on the far end of the journey needs to hang out here.
Hubby works as a trucker, I stay home and paint, and we go to Burning Man every year. I don't party, but I do run around with hippies and freaks!
Nice to meet you all. Please don't post too many details such as where you live or how to contact you ... you never know who is reading here. The group feels safe, but anyone in the world can read it. That's why I don't talk much about my sailors, even though I'm proud. Also why I use my nickname and not my real name, and why few folks know my FB. I have my page here set to private as well as my FB. I worry for the safety of you all too. The Navy even has a word for it, PERSEC (personal security). Share wisely!
PS... I tend to lecture ....
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Permalink Reply by RobsPrincess12 on
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My name is Lyric. My boyfriend and I have been together for 2 years. He left for boot camp on Nov. 5th and I've been an emotional wreck ever since lol! I'm a full time college student. I'm also a dancer (Hip Hop and modern, not stripper (: ) I love to write poetry and laugh which is one of the reasons I fell in love with my guy! I'm looking forward to talking to everyone and I really appreciate the support that I have received. It really means a lot. Thank you!
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Permalink Reply by Britty32189 on
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Hi, my name is Brittany, my boyfriend calls my Britty, hence the name. I'm 23 years old and am currently a nursing student and work as a CNA in a local nursing home. Nursing school is about one of the only things keeping me sane while my boyfriend is away. It's very stressful and keeps my busy which is nice. Another thing that I have found really helpful is hanging out with his family. We all miss him very much and it's nice to know that they're still around too. We've been dating for a little over a year and so far, even though this has been hard, I feel like it's brought us closer together and it definitely makes you appreciate little things more. I can't wait to see him again! 20 more days! Well 19 and a few hours :)
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My boyfriend left on the 5th. I'm away from family too because I'm in college so I know how you feel. I miss him like crazy!
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Me too girl. We went from seeing each other everyday to no communication at all. I don't like it lol... I'm proud of him.. But I can't wait to be in his arms again... I know it sounds cheesy but it's true
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They say it gets easier when you have letters to look forward to.
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Permalink Reply by LittleMissRed on
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Haha i wouldnt say easier! I stalk the poor mail man everyday. But yes just wait until he gets yours and you'll have some sort of weird late communication! When i get letters now they're replying to my previous ones instead of himjust saying Well i havent gotten any letters yet.... (beware their first 1 -2 lettters may say this, the navy doesnt hold mail, they have to train a recruit in that division to be able to sort through the mail)
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Permalink Reply by Jtram88 on
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Hey everyone, name is Jess and my boyfriends name is Harland. We are actually close to being together for 6 years! So,e breaks in between but that's what you get when you grow up together! Harland left on November 1st and even I am apprised on fast it's going but my goodness do I miss him. He is going into nuke school right after so I'm hoping to find out his graduation date soon. He is going to be a grandfather compared to everyone else who joins but I'm here to talk but I need his voice in my ears lol
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Permalink Reply by Eryn on
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Hi everyone!
My boyfriend is also graduating boot camp in five weeks and I can't wait!! We have been together since June 2011. He's my best friend and some days are really hard without him. A few days after he left I was Google-ing as usual and that's how I found this site. It has been very helpful, informative, and it's nice to be able to share experiences with people who understand this life. My boyfriend has talked about going into the Navy since we first started dating and he says boot camp is not that fun but he's half with his decision and I'm so proud of him. He is S-PACT (undesignated), he should get his orders this week or next and he will probably report to his first duty station sometime in January.
I am a dental hygiene major with a little less than a year and a half to go!! I can't wait to get out of school :) I love traveling, it is probably one of my biggest passions in life and something I hope to get to do with my (future) sailor. My other passion would be competitive cheerleading, but I gave that up almost three years ago because of bad joints, my doctor says I have the joints of a 70 year old.. lol! Also my boyfriend and I are super goofy and love to do stuff like go to the zoo and we've made two build-a-bears together. We're like little kids! Well that's pretty much me and our relationship ;) -
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Permalink Reply by sailorwifenmom on
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I'm Anna. I have been married to my Sailor for 20 years. We met when we were both Active Duty Navy (he still is, I got out long ago). Now our oldest (and his fiancee) are both in the Navy as well. Our daughter jokes that she's "the black sheep" because she is studying to be a teacher :-) (freshman in college).
In a way, you can say I've been a professional volunteer. I've spent a lot of my time volunteering with Scouts, in the classes and with school wide programs, our church, MOPS, FRG's, an Ombudsman, and COMPASS mentor (as well as raising the kids and following my husband around the world lol!). Now that we are empty nesters, I'm enjoying time with just me and my husband and deciding what I want to try next :-) -
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Permalink Reply by Emily-aaronsgirl11 on
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I'm Emily!
I've been around here for a little while... Aaron will hit his 3 year mark in the Navy in January. We were dating when he left for bootcamp, and I graduated high school about a year and a half later. We're married now after 4 years of long distance dating, and he's a Nuke on the Stennis. I'm going to school up here in Washington and working part time as a Lifeguard/Swim Instructor.
I have a love/hate relationship with the Navy, but don't we all. :)
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