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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:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

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**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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Comment by D-hunter on October 15, 2014 at 9:28pm: After nine months of it all my son was dropped :(
I'm sad for him because I know he wanted it so badly but I told him he will be fine. He has a new rating (think that's what it's called ) and he is now AC bound! Thanks for being awesome support!

Comment by Karenlee on October 1, 2014 at 9:57pm: My gut says things will fine. Hopefully he will know something soon.

Comment by D-hunter on October 1, 2014 at 9:45pm: Well I feel a little better knowing there is even a slight chance .... He turned in letter today but I don't know if he heard back or still waiting ... He's really not wanting to talk .... Stubborn !:(

Comment by Karenlee on October 1, 2014 at 9:39pm: My son also had to go in front of the board. Not sure who sits on the board. From what I remember they look at what he has done so far and he tells them why he should be able to stay in and they decide if he stays or go's. I am sure that with what your son has done so far he will get to stay. 3 failed test is not a good thing. I know EOD is hard from the mom end. Keep positive thoughts and things will turn out ok.

Comment by D-hunter on October 1, 2014 at 9:27pm: He is going on I think week 10 ??? First time he failed and I didn't expect him to be dropped but rolled yes - because 2 others got dropped on their 3rd test they failed . Yesterday he had to go in front of someone (chief? Board ?) then he had to write a letter .... I tried to text him and he said he doesn't want to talk....

Comment by Karenlee on October 1, 2014 at 9:12pm: D-hunter you are right, no part of EOD school is easy. I remember going through this with my son. I said a lot of prayers. If this is the first test that he failed he should just be rolled back. What section is he in? The middle part seems to be the hardest and then it gets somewhat easier. The best part is the end when they dive again. I will keep him in my prayers.

Comment by Boogie'sMom on October 1, 2014 at 9:11pm: Stay strong DHunter maybe they will let him retake. My daughter starts dive prep soon I'm so worried for her. She's tough but I know that program is too!

Comment by Boogie'sMom on September 28, 2014 at 7:57pm: My daughter just finished bootcamp and is one of the very few females in EOD program. She unfortunately did not get the training she needed to keep up her conditioning because they could not make a mixed division with only 5 females. The males on the other hand get into an EOD group or SPEC warfare and they keep their conditioning. I was very disappointed after all the work she had done prior to bootcamp.

Comment by Conny on September 28, 2014 at 7:23pm: Well, my experience ( or the experience of our Sailor) is much different. They had 42 guys and 3 actually went on to school to Florida. All other either got pushed back or got a different job. The next tryout is in October, good luck to you all!

Comment by 2navykids on September 28, 2014 at 4:37pm: Sportsmomof2 my son finished bootcamp and is waiting to get in ...35 are allowed in and 25 or so will get dropped from it or pushed back another month my son was doing the same thing went for seal picked up for eod and has just finished bootcamp...good luck to your son and god bless you momma