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:

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:

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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Navy Speak

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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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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Boot Camp Forum (1,597)

Discussions Replies Latest Activity

Graduation

Hi All, im a little confused about my recruits graduation from BC.  According to http://www.bootcamp.navy.mil/upcoming_grads.asp  the GL RT…

Started by NavyBaby<3 (Ship03 Division 144)

4 Feb 22, 2010
Reply by NavyBaby<3 (Ship03 Division 144)

Who else had a son/daughter that left 2/3/10?

I just wanted to connect with other Mom's whose daughters/sons arrived at Great Lakes on Wednesday. I got "the call" from my daughter Wedne…

Started by Kay(Daughter is a gunners mate)

6 Feb 21, 2010
Reply by scoopsrus313

Received "I'm Here" call last night...my son started bootcamp last night! WOW!!

Well, we got the call saying he was there and that we would receive his items in about a week.  So many mixed emotions but I can honestly s…

Started by hooyahbz

16 Feb 20, 2010
Reply by AngieFromWA:BUDS Mom/ HM alumnus

Phone Card

Hi All, My boyfreind left out for GL the 8th and I have been reading all the discussions and was wondering...do they need a phone card? Wil…

Started by NavyBaby<3 (Ship03 Division 144)

1 Feb 19, 2010

Graduation Date March 26 10 at Great Lakes

What time of the day is Graduation?  These meet and greets If he is ship 9 div 133  are these divisons so large, that they are set up by Di…

Started by April M

6 Feb 18, 2010
Reply by April M

Grad n' Go's/After PIR questions

Hey everyone!! I'm new to this site and this is my first post. I've already learned so much from just browsing the site, but I have a few q…

Started by giselle's momma

8 Feb 18, 2010

Leaving for Bootcamp, The boyfriend is super depressed what to do

I am leaving for boot camp in a week, and my boyfriend is getting really depressed that i am leaving for four years. any words of advise??…

Started by c.handewith

1 Feb 16, 2010
Reply by April M

I missed his call :(

My son called last night. I recognized the area code, but I fell asleep and didn't see it til this morning. I'm heartbroken :( When will th…

Started by tonkamom

4 Feb 16, 2010

My Fiance has been in boot for a week. When can he write and make calls?

Im wondering what is all going on right now while he is in boot camp. When can he make calls home and when will we get his address and writ…

Started by PettyNukeWife

2 Feb 16, 2010
Reply by Arwen

For divisions who graduate in week 7, what training do they miss?

My son's division will be graduating on day 7-5, while other divisions in his group will be graduating as early as day 7-3. They had nearly…

Started by Arwen

3 Feb 9, 2010
Reply by Arwen

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