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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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Susiedental, yes I am soooo happy to have found this site. While my son was at BC, I came here often. Then he did so well in A school, I didn't worry much. Now, I am back. It's so helpful to know what we're all going through. Keeps everything in perspective and helps to lift us when we need. :) Love our NavyMoms group!
So happy for you JeffsMom! I thought I was the only one who fretted over every exam my son took. Unfortunately, I was not on this site until his last week of PS. It would have been so helpful if I had found it sooner. I thought I was a little over the top with my anxiety as I wanted him to succeed so badly. It is normal that we moms want the best for our kids. Congrats to your sailor on such a good score! And believe me, its hard for a lot of the sailors at nuke school.
I got great news Saturday from my son! He got a 3.13 on his Physics final! Such relief. Now he knows he can do this. It's just going to be harder for him than for some. But, HE CAN DO IT! :D I was soooo excited for him.
Wow, thank you britefuture, that is very helpful. :) He does have a best buddy that he tries to go ride (dual sport motorcycles) with on Saturdays - for a break away from it all. I think it keeps them both positive and sane! I'm hoping things will "click" for him, like you say. Thank you all for your support and prayers...both very much appreciated!
JeffsMom - Sorry to hear of your sons and your struggles. My son struggled a bit through PS. He said, at one point, "It's not WHAT we are learning, it's the AMOUNT of material that we have to know". I was always encouraging and told him, every time we spoke, "I love you and just do your best". He was a, "test taker", in school so memorization was not his best suit. Almost midway through and on a crazy amount of mandatory study hours it finally clicked for him. He surrounded himself with a great group of "buddies". A few were struggling, like him, and one was a "brainiac". They got in to a grove and made sure that each other got away from base, when possible, and did everything but talk about NAVY stuff. Frisbee seemed to be a constant outlet for them. Anyway, all 6 of them passed Comps and managed to stay together at BS and are waiting to class-up. Stay strong and encouraging. Visit us here often for some support and to keep us posted. I will keep you both in my prayers.
Thanks The boy wonder mom. It really is hard not to worry. But, I do agree, it's a waste of energy. I am not a worrier, unless it's my son. He seems ok. At first was depressed, but then realized, "stop worrying about being #1, just get a passing grade...get through it". Thank goodness he did, because he seems happier now. He got the 30 mandatory hour study... so, he's really studying. He just told me today he just passed his exam and is headed over to talk to the instructor about Friday's exam for help. I'm glad he's taking initiative and doing what he can.
BTW, I'm really glad I decided to post something here. Nobody else really gets it. Just like BC. ;o) Thank you!
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