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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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Son leaves Dec 12th, 2016

Looks like this December Basic Training group isn't very active, but in the event someone else sees this and wants to connect, my son is leaving for Great Lakes on December 12th :)

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Permalink Reply by KoaNani on December 8, 2016 at 11:01am

I'm actually doing well :) I'm excited for my son and know that this will be a time of growth. My son will be 20 and has been waiting to ship for 6 months. Truly been spinning his wheels. How is your daughter feeling about leaving on Tuesday?

Permalink Reply by KoaNani on December 13, 2016 at 6:13pm

Thinking about you today. My son left yesterday and I'm a bit of a mess. I suspect there will be a time of adjustment on both ends.

Permalink Reply by KoaNani on December 15, 2016 at 12:27am

I too am learning this site. It helps to know it's not uncommon to feel in a funk. He left on the 12th and that day was rough, as was the next day, but I was able to get some rest last night and had a good day. I came upon a day by day schedule and it was interesting to see what they are doing each day. I'm going to start writing tomorrow and am looking forward to receiving the form letter so I can make plans for PIR. I'm starting to learn the abbreviations as well :)

Permalink Reply by lemonelephant on December 15, 2016 at 1:23am

Arrival and What Happens at the RTC will let you know what is happening and what to expect.

http://www.navydep.com/forums/showthread.php?t=433 is found within that Page and has the Day by Day.

Permalink Reply by KoaNani on December 15, 2016 at 3:02pm

http://www.navydep.com/forums/showthread.php?t=433

That is the Day to Day link. It is really cool to see where they're at. My son got there Monday night, so I'm thinking his P-1 day would have been Tuesday? :)

Permalink Reply by Dallass Mom on December 8, 2016 at 11:02pm