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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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We are a Navy Family! Third generation, starting back with WWII. I became a Navy "Mom" today - son was sworn in and is on his way to boot camp!
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Son/Daughter
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When I heard “Navy,” I...
Was proud and encouraged it
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It was positive and maturing. Our relationship has grown stronger.

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At 8:45am on January 25, 2011, Navymommalyn said…
Hi:) Oh well after I give him a big hug at Grad I'll yell at him for not saying something when he called Monday night..lol..j/k I'll just be glad to see him when these 8 weeks are over.I'll have to ask him if he knows your son.I know several of them from the area that were keeping in touch  while in DEP via Facebook.No letter here yet and he hasn't called either home or his gf since before they left for BC but I'm assuming no news is good news.Letters should be here soon it's usually a week to 10 days after we get the box.I'm so glad they have this forum I wouldn't know 1/2 of the things I've learned if it wasn't here.Have a wonderful day and well...one week down..yay!!
At 7:40am on January 23, 2011, Navymommalyn said…
Hi..no..I didn't know we could be there and to be honest I don't think he knew that we could lol..I've had to get most information from the forum or from his binder which he only read the parts pertaining to the recruits not family participation lol.Last I heard from him was he called Monday night and he & his friend were going to play video games.Your son's name wouldn't be John A. would it?My Jon shipped out with a John A why's I'm asking.They all seemed to have a pretty tight bond already<even the one's not leaving yet> from being in DEP together and from FB and that's a good thing makes transition into BC easier.Hopefully we get our letter's soon and hang in there once this initial 9 weeks is over things are more normal and there's email & Skype to KIT.:)
At 1:49pm on January 20, 2011, diannep said…

Hi!  Saw your post on Boot Camp Moms.  Just wanted to tell you:

The recruiter's address could be a little different than the one you will receive in the form letter in about 10 days.  That address will be written in your recruit's handwriting and it is the correct one.  The letters sent to the recruiter's address will get there, but if it is wrong, it may take a bit longer.   Just doublecheck it with your form letter address.

Also, the mail is held from the recruits for 2 weeks.  They also can't write for 2 weeks.  So your recruit will receive all of the letters you are writing now all at once!  They love that because you are their only contact with the outside world during boot camp. 

Good luck to your recruit!  My son was at bc this time last year...It is a highly emotional time for all, but we are so proud of our recruits/sailors!

At 11:53am on January 19, 2011, Navy for Moms Admin said…

Welcome to Navy For Moms!

You will find this site very helpful and full of members who are eager to answer your questions.  Browse around the site and check out the forums, groups, blogs, photos, videos, and even the other member profiles!  

If you haven’t already, please make sure that you review our Community Guidelines to learn the “Do’s and Don’ts” of the community. Also, check out this Internet OPSEC Safety Video.


Enjoy your time here! I look forward (along with the community) to reading more about you! :) 

-Colleen

 
 
 

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