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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!

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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

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:

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.

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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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OCS Graduate Moms

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OCS Graduate Moms

For those who have graduated from Officer Candidate School in Newport, RI or who are currently attending there.

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Latest Activity: Jan 14

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OCS in November

Started by J71792. Last reply by barbrag Oct 12, 2023. 4 Replies

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Comment by LSUtiger4life on January 13, 2011 at 10:55am

Navyprincess34- Wow that's crazy and such short notice! But you're right I better get used to it. And at least I know we will be staying in Newport during that time. What exactly did your husband have to do for Staff duty? Are they on the base in an office or on a boat? When my husband wrote in a letter that he might be doing Staff duty, he wasn't really sure what it was either so he told me to find out and let him know!

 

 

Comment by Debbie B. on January 13, 2011 at 1:23am
My LO graduated in November.  We stayed at the Best Western which was around $57 dollars a night and was very close to the base.  For the new people there are videos on you tube that demonstrate "eating by the numbers"  on the morning of graduation they had a 5:00 AM fun run with the families and then they demonstrated PT and eating by the numbers.  There is also a good video called "Pushed to Endurance"  on line that lets you know how the 12 weeks go.  Good luck to everyones LOs, it's quite a journey!
Comment by navymom9875 on January 13, 2011 at 1:05am

My family just stayed at the Navy Lodge last week when our LO graduated from OCS.  It was $57/night.  The rooms are large with a kitchenette, flat screen TV and it was very clean.  I was impressed and recommend it.  Here is the link:

https://www.navy-lodge.com/lodge_page.html?p_lodge_number=30
Comment by violet on January 12, 2011 at 10:04pm
Our daughter's uncle was a sailor about forty some years ago.  Is there any way he can participate in our daughter's graduation from OCS?  We would like to honor him in some way. Our daughter's grandfather was also a sailor in WWII, but he has passed away.
Comment by violet on January 12, 2011 at 9:06pm
Hi everyone, We are going up to the Newport Naval Base on Jan 28th to drop off our daughter for OCS. I remember someone saying that there is a base hotel that is about 65 dollars a night. Does anyone know where I can get a phone number to make reservations?
Comment by Fur&FeathersDVM on January 12, 2011 at 8:15pm

If you get a week's notice... consider yourself lucky. When we got orders, we got three day's notice to get down to Norfolk, VA from RI. (Found out the day before graduation... had to be in Norfolk by Sunday, and my husband started his staff duty on Monday). The navy often expects you to find a place to live with little to no notice- so you should get used to it!

Also... if the navy is going to authorize your move to Newport, then they will move you (and your belongings) so you won't need to worry about it! I don't know whether they will in your situation or not.

Oh- and to those worrying about phone calls- some DI's do not allow the "I got here safely" phone call. and some won't allow phone calls (or cell phones) until much later in their training- my husband didn't get phone calls until I think it was four weeks in and no cell phones until week 11 (the class did nothing wrong... just a tough DI who didn't believe they needed privileges like that- but don't worry, she's moved onto her next duty and is no longer a DI there, haha). There is no such thing as a "weekend off" because the Candi-o's run the regiment- but some DI's do give off base liberty as long as they don't have duty or other responsibilities. If they are going off base, they usually need a liberty buddy so if you want alone time, get a room on base at the navy lodge!!

Comment by LSUtiger4life on January 12, 2011 at 7:34pm

Ladies I need some help! When my husband graduates from OCS on Feb 18th he is 75% sure he will be doing STASH duty at the Newport base (basically working on base for 3 hours a day) until he starts Supply School in June (since Supply School is in Newport). He won't find out for certain until the week before he graduates! So how the heck am I supposed to find a place to live with one weeks notice?! If he does STASH duty he would literally start on Monday Feb 21st so we would need a place by then.

 

Also, does anyone know how much money we are given for the move? I am moving from Baton Rouge, La which is a 24 hour drive. Right now I am really considering hiring a professional mover, but I have no clue how much they cost. Has anyone had experiences (good or bad) with movers? If so please let me know!

Comment by Kelliannep89 on January 12, 2011 at 5:58pm
they have 8 steps i think in eating their meals. they have to repeat it everytime they take a bite and in unison with their classmates.
Comment by hischickpea4life on January 12, 2011 at 5:48pm
What is eating by the numbers? I know about the war spoon, that has to be hard. I know that's the purpose though.
Comment by navymom9875 on January 12, 2011 at 2:33pm
My son just graduated from OCS last week - hoorah!!  Ditto to all the below comments about writing often - that can't be emphasized enough.  Also, remember every Drill Instructor is different.  My son was occasionally given a reward of an extra phone call and his company was allowed their cell phone by week 7 for weekend use only.  Also, here's a tip about phone calls from the pay phones.  Sometimes it's almost impossible to hear what they are saying because of static.  We found that if you ask your LO to shake the handset it will often temporarily clear up the static and allow you to hear.
 

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