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This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.

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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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Leaving Tuesday

Hi everyone, I just joined and am so appreciative of everything on this website. My daughter leaves for Boot Camp on Tuesday 5 March. Wondering if any other moms in here are sending off their sailors at the same time. Would be nice to connect and lean on each other over the next 9 weeks. Also, for those whose sailors already left, any words of advice for these last few days?

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Permalink Reply by VaKela on February 27, 2019 at 6:34pm

This is awesome, thank you!

Permalink Reply by Mamabear10 on March 7, 2019 at 7:38pm

I just joined too and my son also left on March 5th! This site is awesome! So informative.

Permalink Reply by VaKela on March 8, 2019 at 7:45am

Hi mamabear! This is going to be a long 8 weeks. So glad we have this page and each other to lean on. We’re in Virginia. Where are you from?

Permalink Reply by ChrisAnn on March 8, 2019 at 6:25pm

Hello Tksunrise and Mamabear. I also have a son who left for RTC March 5th. I am thrilled to find you both! I just joined this site and love the connection. We are in Green Bay, WI. Hoping and praying for "smooth sailing" for our recruits over the next 8 weeks!

Permalink Reply by Phoenixmom on March 11, 2019 at 3:45pm

Green Bay, I love me some GreenBay Packers, My Husband laughs at me. LOL!

Permalink Reply by Mountainranch on March 15, 2019 at 11:03am

My son left March 5th as well!

Permalink Reply by VaKela on March 21, 2019 at 8:12am

Hi! Sorry I have not been on here lately. Was having issues. So glad to connect!!

Permalink Reply by Mamabear10 on March 11, 2019 at 3:11pm

Thank you! We are from Texas. I just got his box today. I’m stalking the mail for the Form letter. I hope we don’t have to wait too long. Almost 1 week down!!!

Permalink Reply by Jovonne on March 13, 2019 at 11:11am

Hello My daughter left March 6th for boot camp. Praying all Recruits make it thru successfully!

Permalink Reply by Phoenixmom on March 13, 2019 at 12:01pm

Hi Jovonne, welcome o Navy Moms. Come join Boot Camp for Loved Ones there is plenty of info to learn the first beginning of this Journey.

Permalink Reply by Mountainranch on March 15, 2019 at 11:02am

My son left March 5th as well. Looking for that form letter! So nice to connect with you!