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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:
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
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Moms of "A" school Sailors
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Our sailors are now in "A" school - let's share!!
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Latest Activity: Dec 3, 2022
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Comment by Jeffsmom1380 on May 30, 2011 at 9:28pm
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Hi Renebo, My son has been in Groton since December. It seems to be a nice area. Not much to do during the winter but with summer here, the beaches are nice. Also Mystic Seaport is right nearby!
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Comment by ktssong on May 30, 2011 at 7:24pm
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Went last weekend to visit my son at A school. I had an opportunity I thought I'd never get. He had a ticket left from Delta from before he signed up that he had to use and they let him transfer to my name; a friend had time left on stays at the Hampton Inn and hooked me up with a hotel for me and my son to visit in and it was a wonderful time with him. He graduates in about 12 days and we hope he gets to come home for a short visit before the next orders. Hoping to hear soon. I think its hard when you know new orders will be given any time but you don't know what day or where it will tell you; the waiting is hardest. I like to just know and deal with the knowledge. At least we know by June 9 the waiting will be over.
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Comment by Renebo on May 29, 2011 at 6:05pm
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Hi all! Has anyones son/daughter gone to Groton, Ct after graduating from boot camp in Great Lakes on May 26, 2011?
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Comment by proud4son85 on May 28, 2011 at 2:15pm
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My son is in GL for A school. WSe bought a cell phone for him after graduation. He was so talkative while we were there which is not like him. He now has his laptop too and we dont hear much from him. I get upset but he is 25 and on his own for the first time so are the last thing he is thinking of at this time. We have a hard time adjusting to that but we are trying to let him live his life. We just have to hang in there they will call eventually.
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Comment by Pearl Harbor MA on May 23, 2011 at 4:23pm
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Mine flew out of O'Hare....it just depends on what flights they can get them all on
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Comment by LauraS on May 23, 2011 at 1:24pm
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My son flew out of Midway
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Comment by triceymom on May 23, 2011 at 1:03pm
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What airport do the Sailors fly out ofto go to A schoool in San Antonio
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Comment by Jaimers on May 14, 2011 at 9:19am
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Hello Ladies... @ angeleyes..hang in there.. I know it all differs from A School to A School.. Does he have a facebook ? Have you seen activity on there..? I know its tough..he will call soon .. My Dau is in SA. I was able to communicate with her throughout her trip to A School and I talk to her everyday , text, FB...but then again she has her phone...
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@ angeleves: My son PIR was 4/15 and he flew out of GL to SA for Corpsman A school on 4/17. He did not call me until the next weekend but I was able to catch him on Facebook and was able to chat with him for about 20 minute before I received his call. He may just be settling in...
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Comment by angeleyes on May 11, 2011 at 1:42am
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My boyfriend's PIR was on May 6th, 2011. (4 days ago!) Unfortunately, I couldnt go. Hes in Mississippi right now for A-School, but I havent received any calls from him or anything yet. Is this normal? (His parents didnt give him a cell phone at his PIR or anything.) How long did everyone else have to wait until their sailors contacted them in A-School? The wait is killing me!!!!! :(
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