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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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Graduation Info
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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Seeking all Michigan Moms!!!!!!!! Got a question... want to chat with others from Michigan.. Moms, then join us!!!!!

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RED CROSS CONTACT INFO:

In the event of an emergency within the sailor’s family, where you feel the sailor must be notified and considered for Emergency Leave, you must notify the American Red Cross through the national headquarters in Washington, DC (1-877-272-7337) or via their website www.redcross.org.

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Comment by Michimom (MM Nuke Mom) on January 23, 2011 at 8:32pm: Brrrr, cold enough for you? We went to the Plymouth Ice Festival today. Great sculptures, and, well, great weather--for an ice festival. I was amazed, though, at how many people I saw with no hats; I think they're crazy.

Meanwhile, keep your fingers crossed. My son has his big tests tomorrow (comps), so we're saying prayers he does well.

Comment by Jaz04 on January 23, 2011 at 8:14pm: Colleen, you can count me in too as well as my hubby.

Comment by Dunesmom on January 23, 2011 at 8:01pm: count me in Colleen I'll be there!

Comment by Colleen on January 23, 2011 at 5:30pm: Well, I thought I added a comment, but I don't see it. Here it is again. It looks like everyone would like to meet in February, so all you West Michigan Moms, we are going to meet at Arnie's Restaurant in Rockford, 34 Squires St., on Saturday, Feb. 26 at 1:30pm. We will be seated on the main floor. I will call ahead and have them set up an area for us. All I need is to know how many will be coming in your group. Husbands and others are also welcome to come. Bring a picture of your Sailor and brag all you want!! The phone # to Arnie's is 616-866-4306, in case you need to call the restaurant. If I don't see any of you at the get together in Lansing next Sunday, I hope to see you at Arnie's!

It is stupid cold today. Come on spring!

Comment by Jaz04 on January 23, 2011 at 4:27pm: Dunesmom - my sons choice actually surprised me because he talked about the Army all through high school. Then went Navy. He is very interested in architecture and has strong family history of carpentry - grandfather, father, uncle & great uncle. So I think he has it in his blood.

Comment by Dunesmom on January 23, 2011 at 11:50am: Good Morning All! Yep Jaz my son feels the same way about the snow, wants to play in it but didn't thing coming home to shovel off the roof was to good of an idea. Oh the Seabees, that was one of the jobs my son considered when he chose aircrew we were super suprized. Always talked about the Seabees and i be your son likes it much better than cleaning alll the time, lol.. Feb is good for me too but again i'm always open.

Comment by Jaz04 on January 23, 2011 at 11:22am: Colleen, Feb is fine. Just need a date to put on my calendar and then I will work around that. And I agree, running in this weather, seems crazy to me - a non runner, but you are great motivation.

My son wishes he could be home to drive around in this stuff. I reminded him that he would have to help shovel and then he changes his mind lol. He is bored now. Hasn't really gotten to know too many in his battalion yet. Maybe Seabee life is different than Sailor life. He doesn't say too much about what he does on a daily basis. To him it's his job and not much to say except he likes it compared to his janorital job he had before he left.

Comment by btmom on January 22, 2011 at 9:12pm: Colleen, I'd like to see Feb too if possible.

Comment by Dunesmom on January 22, 2011 at 8:47pm: hmm Annette i think we in freezerburn michigan would like to send your Sailor lots of the white stuff. problem... would be all warm water when it got to him and if he is saying that's what he has already he might not appreciate it, lol.....Is there any Sailor that thinks anything is a big deal or is it just us parents. Oh some day they might understand....