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FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:
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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GROTON, CT. SUBSCHOOL & "A" SCHOOL MOMS
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hi My Son is currently in Groton, Ct. for Submarine School then "A" School.
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Comment by lovingmom on October 5, 2014 at 11:21pm
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Hi Sub Moms, My son arrived in Groton on October 3, 2014, Hope to chat with some of you
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Comment by mark's mom on October 3, 2014 at 3:05pm
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Congratulations scubagirl's son! My son graduated from BESS today too. My husband and I were not able to be there. I can't wait to see the pics you post.
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Comment by scubagirl on October 3, 2014 at 3:00pm
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Congratulations to my son and the other 49 sailors graduating from BESS today. I will try to get pictures posted this weekend or Monday. Loved the ceromony. Congratulations to all the moms also. Just think we graduated to the next phase of our sons career.
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Thank you Cath Bubblehead mom. :)
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Comment by Cath Bubblehead mom on October 3, 2014 at 2:36pm
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Congratulations to Mark! BTW, I was there yesterday for A school graduation - anyone here have a sailor graduate yesterday?
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Congratulations to all the sailors who graduated from BESS today including my son Mark!
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Comment by DragonMom on September 26, 2014 at 10:20am
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Thank you Cath Bubblehead mom :) I'm excited for my son in this next stage of his Navy adventure.
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Welcome dragon mom! My son will be leaving in a few weeks - he has enjoyed his 11 months here!
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It's hard to believe my son's PIR was a week ago. Time does go by fast. He's now in Groton. It's wonderful to now be able to keep in touch with him. So far I've been searching the internet to learn all I can about submarines and submarine life...very interesting.
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Comment by Kevsmom93 on September 21, 2014 at 9:56am
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Awesome news hoosiermamma congratulations to your Sailor! Enjoy your son while he's home they're such happy times, soak it up and relish every single second with him! Double the excitement seeing a sub arrive, you're a lucky lady :-D
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