This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.
FIRST TIME HERE?
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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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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A Blue Candle Event ♥
Event Details
Time: December 4, 2019 to December 3, 2020
Location: Anytime, Anywhere, Any Home or Office
Event Type: family, event, celebration, reunion
Organized By: A Blue Candle Event Group - Alicia from Texas
Latest Activity: Nov 5, 2020
Event Description
When you're missing your Sailor -- Light a Blue Candle!
A wonderful way to honor Sailors Anytime, Anywhere!
During Boot, PIR, specialized training, deployment or when you're just thinking about your loved one on distant shores.
Don't forget holidays, family events or birthdays - Just light a a blue candle, any type of blue candle (Blue for Navy) and allow its warm glow to bring you comforting joy & peaceful solace, and while separated from your Sailor.
Blessings to all our Sailors all over the World ♥
Comment Wall
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Comment by marysuemcc on October 24, 2012 at 4:30pm
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My son just left for Boot on monday...............it has really been tough for me....i am so proud of him, but i miss him sooooooooooooooo much.........it is all too quiet (and clean !!) without him.............and we are so very close.....i am dreading going grocery shopping this week - that psobably sounds silly.....but MOST of what i bought was to feed HIM ....LOL.........
i told one of his buddies at the going away party to PLEASE stop by every once in a while and DEMAND that i bake brownies or cookies or something........
does it get any "easier" ?
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Comment by Storymom on October 8, 2012 at 11:08pm
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That's a nice story Planker :) Best wishes to your sailor - NAVY ON!
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Comment by RebeccaProudWife on October 8, 2012 at 4:01pm
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i told my husband about blue candle a few days ago, when we were out yesterday he bought me one. He leaves for BC at the end of the month
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get 2, one for each! Blessings to your dear boys
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Comment by socorro68 on September 27, 2012 at 3:16pm
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I'm getting my candle today, I really miss my sons.
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Comment by LI mom on September 21, 2012 at 12:21am
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Im going out tomorrow and getting a blue candle cause Im already missing my son and he is not even gone yet.
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Comment by towermom on September 20, 2012 at 9:22am
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LRNavyMom - it was the longest 8 weeks in my life!! The only other time I didn't speak to my son every day was when he went to Germany and he actually called me twice when he was over there for 10 days. Hang in there and go to the graduation, it is a great experience. I cried the minute the ceremony started. Even though I talk, text or skype with him now I still light my candle. My heart aches that he is not home with me but he is doing so great in the Navy and is so happy, so it makes me happy. Good Luck :)
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Comment by LRNavyMom on September 20, 2012 at 9:12am
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I will be lighting my blue candle- my son just left to bootcamp yesterday. What a hard time. Thank you for this.
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Comment by SailorB-Man,Ship3,Div330 on September 11, 2012 at 12:49pm
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What a wonderful idea. I plan on getting many blue candles this week and sharing them with family and friends. My son is only 4 wks into bootcamp and I think of him 24/7.
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