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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.
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:
**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.
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jeffsmom, i am betting your son is going to be on the USS minnesota. I am hoping my son ends up on that...but probably not, He is still has more schooling in Groton.
Val - maybe the trick it to put your first choice as your third choice haha........My grandson is in Groton (since early May) and we are hoping, that he gets stationed in San Diego since we live in Arizona and it in only a 6 hour drive from here
So this brings up a question, once they are assigned a sub do they stay with that sub for there entire time in the Navy. And since that sub is attached to a base like your son on the USS Helena in San Diego will that always be there base. Something that just crossed my mind and wondering if that is how it works
Proud Navy Mom: I too am a planner and it can be very frustrating, after being a military wife for 14 years you think I would be more in tune with how it works. My son was supposed to go this weekend to CT for his sub school and they have told him he is on hold. He is so disappointed as he was ready to be a sub man! He is hoping next week. The longer it takes to get him there though the longer it will be before he comes home :( He is very excited that most submariners get their requested duty station since they are limited as where they can go, so he does have a positive outlook on it! I appreciate all the info everyone gives makes it easier on us :)
I was thinking about it after I placed my post yesterday. My son did not get leave until he was finished with TCNO and hadn't started A school. He was able to come home during that little break in classes.
Oh Cheri, good to know as we are flying into Boston and I was wondering if I had totally blown it. Sounds like everyone flies into Hartford or New Haven. We are flying out of San Francisco and that was a direct flight. What did you think about driving out of Boston? I have heard that it is difficult so I am a little apprehensive; and how long was the drive.
My son planned a surprise trip home between ATT & TCNO schools; he was denied leave. Thank God I didn't find out about it until about 3 weeks later! I'm starting to wonder what the criteria is for a visit home. Personally, I'd rather see him at Christmas. I'll have to share him with more people but he'll get the opportunity to see more family during that time. Can't wait!!!!!!!!
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