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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
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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Comment by Charlotte(ship02Div930) on April 16, 2014 at 9:02am
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Oh Bubweena, my heart aches for you all! I'm glad he made it safely to Guam and already got a phone! The time difference stinks but we all get used to it! It sounds like things are falling into place with a sponsor and such. I am sorry but I have no info about moving a bride or housing products. And really not sure about the cat!
Did you ever find the Navy Moms and Families page on FB? We've had a lot of new people added. Thelma, the admin had posted a link. It would be a good place for you to check out
Take care
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Comment by Bubweena on April 15, 2014 at 9:48pm
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Well he left Saturday morning. I thought my heart was going to break watching him walk away and watching him ing to his new bride of 5 days. Tears rolling down all our family faces. It never gets any easier. When I dropped biz oldest brother off at college in 07 in SC a d we live in MY, I thought I would die. Little did I know then that saying goodbye to him as he left for S Korea makes college seem like a cake walk. He left the week my Sailor graduated from basic. It has been a roller coaster ride ever since.
He made it to Guam after 20 hours of grueling traveling. Already got his new phone. We have been told all types of things about how long it takes to get their spouses Command Sponsored. Well Tommy called today and she has already been sponsored. He technically has only been there one day. We are still waiting on her passport and the form she has to have filled out to be medically cleared. It is just unbelievable. I am so happy for them.
Now I know the Navy pays to move their belongings, which isn't much, but I heard it takes 3 months to get there. I heard they have a warehouse of furniture that they can borrow from or do they rent it or buy it? What do they do for household goods, dishes, pots and pans, glasses, towels etc? I really hate for them to have to buy all this stuff when they have all these lovely wedding gifts. I also assume things are more expensive because it is an island.
Oh another question, they have a cat. Are they allowed to bring her? If so does anyone know what is involved?
Sorry again for all the questions
Ceej thanks for all the information. My son is also in Santa Rita. He told me the first thing he is going to save for is a car. He will have to teach her how to drive. Marriage test number 1, LOL. He has no patience and she cries at the drop of the hat. Glad I won't be there for that. Maybe our sons can meet up. We kept telling them to get out and make friends.
Well ladies I have bothered you enough for one night. Thanks
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Comment by BADma on April 15, 2014 at 2:16pm
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Charlotte... thanks for the FB link. I will ask to join. My sailor isn't there yet but will be soon. He is an MM2 and will be on the Cable.
His GF is planning on moving to Guam in early 2015. I am not sure how I feel about that. I am mostly concerned because I don't know enough about the island or its economy.
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Comment by ceej on April 13, 2014 at 12:54pm
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Bubweena,
I can only speak for my son's experience but his duplex had a washer and dryer and I go the impression from him and his wife that all of the properties they were shown had washer and dryers. My kids live in Santa Rita and they like it but I don't know anything about any other areas. My understanding about the busses is that they are few and far between and not very reliable. Most people have their own cars. If your daughter in law doesnt drive, it will be even more important that they choose housing that is more densely populated so she'll have the ability to meet neighbors and maybe catch some rides. My son's first friend in Guam bought a car there as soon as he got there but didnt know how to drive so my son's first few weeks in Guam was teaching him how to drive. Trust me your son's sponsor will help him through all of these issues.
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That is so weird Momof2sailors....would you mind telling me your FB name or friend requesting me on FB, my name is Charlotte Hoffner and then maybe we could try via FB to get it figured out.
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I warned Thelma about all the people I was sending her way! Lol. She is a sweetheart and you will love the group. It's hard to figure out who is who because N4M names are not always peoples real names. I can't keep track of who's kid is on what either! My son is on the Cable! IT2
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Comment by Momof2sailors on April 12, 2014 at 10:42am
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My search for the Facebook page still didn't work :( not sure what I'm doing wrong. Keeps telling me "no results found".
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Comment by LMD Iowa on April 12, 2014 at 10:28am
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I just logged on to get in on this conversation trail, but Charlotte, ya beat me to it! GUAM Navy Moms & Family, that's the one. I got a nice FB message from Thelma last night. I'm sorry I'm not often on this page, I always feel like I'm keeping up with the conversations because they roll into my email (which I check more often than here). I think I'm going to need to start keeping a notebook or something so I can keep everyone straight! : ) I know there are some Cable moms on here (my son's a GM2 on the Cable) and of course I always THINK I will remember who's-who, but then of course I don't. Ah yes, another day older, another day closer to turning into my mother..............!!!! :) Hope you all have a terrific weekend!
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Hmmmm that is weird ladies. Try typing in GUAM Navy Moms & Family. I think I may have posted wrong last time although some of you have found it. Thelma is the administrator. Let me know if this doesn't work and I will help via facebook
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I can't find the Facebook page either :(
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