This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.
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.
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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Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)
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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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Anyone have a husband or son in Ship 12 DIV 186 ??It would be nice to talk to someone else who has a son or husband in the same division!! IShip 12 DIV 186. My husband has written a handful… Started by jessicap |
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Apr 29, 2010 Reply by jgoody/new Nuke mom |
Just got the 30 second call home....Here comes the waterfall.... Started by Momma Karen |
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Apr 29, 2010 Reply by Paula PIR 6/4 AWOAN Mom |
Boot Camp Starts 6/7/10Boot Camp starts 6/7/10...when is graduation? Need to make flight/hotel reservations as I've read that hotels in the area fill up quickly? Started by Momce |
0 | Apr 28, 2010 |
Need help finding out how long it takes to get infoHi!! I would like to get some help finding out how long it takes to get: The "kid in a box" address where we can send mail graduation dat… Started by jamesandelda |
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Apr 28, 2010 Reply by kwulf ship11 div 214 |
Graduation 6-11Our son is due to graduate on 6-11, he entered on 4-14, and we have been making plans. However in the most recent letter from the Commander… Started by laurie62 |
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Apr 28, 2010 Reply by Jamie-N-Max ABE |
Great website to answer bootcamp questions & lingohttp://www.navy-info.com/boot_camp_vocabulary.html My son's PIR was 4/9!! Good Luck to you and your new recruit (soon to be Sailor) !! n… Started by Deanna_H_Proud_FC2's_Mom |
0 | Apr 24, 2010 |
New Recruits Arrive on April 14, 2010My son left California (L.A.) and, finally, arrived at the base late last night (4/14/10). He is very worried about doing a good job. I tol… Started by Tess (Ship 11, Div. 210) |
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Almost one week without him..My boyfriend, of two years, enlisted in the Navy about 10 months ago and left this pass Monday. I was crying and upset a week before and n… Started by redpanda320 Ship 07 Div 205 |
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Apr 23, 2010 Reply by Liz L ship 07 div 205 |
Son just left for Boot Camp..More difficult than I thought = (My son just left for Boot Camp and I thought I was prepared. But the feelings tend to overtake you when you realize that your boy just beca… Started by aznavymom |
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Apr 23, 2010 Reply by aznavymom |
im a female shipping april 26th..anyone out there??No Description Started by lhpa(jazz mom+dad)ship9div225 |
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