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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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Permalink Reply by teeny on
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Hi ladies, I live in the Winter Haven area and would love to get together with you guys anytime. My son graduated bc on May 18. he is now in coranado. he is in medical because he has two stress fractures in both of his shins, he wont know where he is going until after he is medically released. It has been a tough and rocky road for him. I would love to meet other mothers.
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Permalink Reply by Evi on
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Hi Teeny I live in Babson Park (just south of Lake Wales). My son is in Charleston in the nuke program.
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Permalink Reply by dahlinka on
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We are from the Miami area, My son left for boot camp on October 25, and will probably graduate on December 21, any one foying from this are to Chicago for the event?
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Permalink Reply by jskmom/Linda on
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I live in Venice, not far from Sarasota or Bradenton. My son leaves for BC December 6th. Anyone else have someone leaving around that time? Even though we live here, my son is actually leaving from Baltimore. My husband and I are going up there to spend the night before with him and see him at the airport. I am very new to this and it is so hard to watch my "baby" leave. Just that fact of not being able to see or talk to him for such a long period of time is going to be tough. I am so glad my son told me about this site. Everyone has been helpful and given so much information! Thank you all! Hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving too.
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Hi, I know what you are going through, It took my son Four weeks to write me a personal letter, I kept telling myself "no new, good news", He went through a rough time but getting used to the routine, keep in mind, he is an only child and One that lost his fater at the age of 21. You will be fine, I promise you.
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hey ladies dalinka my son is in san diego. just went to see him. he is on medical right now for stress fractures in both his shins. so dont know where he will go from there. we should get together sometime. itdoes get easier ladies. it goes by fast and u will be amazed at how much they will be grown when u see them at pir.
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Permalink Reply by jamesmom on
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Hi everyone I live in Lakeland my son graduated pir 9/28/12 he is currently in Pensacola attending school. Hope everyone is well. Is anyone else involved in the adopting sailor sites? Does anyone have lunches or packing parties. Just trying to connect with some other moms in area.
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Permalink Reply by JDShip12 DIV086 on
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We are from St Pete. My SR's PIR date is 02/01/13. Can't wait to see him. Anyone else in the area have an SR with a PIR date of 02/01/13?
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JD, I am going "2weeks" so excited.
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Me too. Counting the days... Talked to my SR last night and he sounded good. Any news from yours?
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awww you guys have a wonderful time. I remember that time so well. I cry everytime I think about it. It made me so proud and emotional all at the same time
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Thank you. The days seem to be going by so slowly. 7 days to go then PIR here we come!!!
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