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

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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January 2019 Blog Posts (9)

Finally heard from my Sailor--YAY!!

My Husband left 1/8/19 and after a long 2 1/2 weeks my husband finally got to call home, and I even got my first letter today!! This is the hardest thing I've had to experience, being 8 months pregnant, living on my own for the first time and not having any contact with my husband, but the 10 minutes we got to talk made up for it all! He is doing so good, which is such a relief, he is even in charge of 10 guys in his division! He said getting mail is the best part of the day, but that they…

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Added by Destiny443 on January 26, 2019 at 10:48pm — 13 Comments

HOLD days and Baseline PFA

If I understand it correctly, HOLD days are Saturday and Sunday....how does that impact the baseline PFA?  Do those two days count as the five days from arrival or not?  My son left Tuesday, arrived Wednesday early morning, so does he do his baseline PFA on Sunday or Tuesday?  I'm just trying to figure out when I can expect to hear from my baby.

Thanks!

Added by SolRunner on January 25, 2019 at 9:13pm — 3 Comments

In the dark

Our daughter left over 3 weeks ago (1/2/19) . We have not received a phone call (except the night she got in and all we heard was HELLO and the call disconnected) ,  the form letter, or any letters. I read the FORM letter information and now am wondering if she's not passing the run. Is this common? The recruiter said she can't access her info in the system. Now I realize they can't give us the info. How much longer could it take?

Added by Madeline on January 25, 2019 at 3:28pm — 4 Comments

New Navy Wife

Hi All, 

     My husband arrived at boot camp on 1-8-19. We are expecting our first child 3-16-19, a sweet little girl we plan on naming Emmalynn. Since he left I received his box of clothes but nothing else, no letter, I don't even have his address so I can't send letters. I wish I knew how he was doing, it is so hard!! How do you moms/spouses do it? I found this site in hopes of not feeling so alone in this new lifestyle! 

Destiny

Added by Destiny443 on January 19, 2019 at 9:05pm — 5 Comments

Form Letter

Hello All,

My son's PIR was pushed back to March 01, 2019.  He gave me his division # and PIR date, however I did not get his Ship#, in order to get proper address.  Will that be provided in the form letter and how long before I receive that letter.  I spoke to my son on January 03, 2019.  Any info would greatly be appreciated!  Thanks

Added by beaufort71 on January 17, 2019 at 1:39pm — 5 Comments

American redcross

Does anyone know if we all receive a letter from them ? I haven’t heard from my daughter since she arrived at BC and I’m worried but hopefully everything is ok and we all receive it. Division 130 ship 7

Added by Sailormom2SMC on January 17, 2019 at 11:13am — 1 Comment

Feeling nervous

I received her box today. She messed the address up twice and wrote her phone number on the box instead of mine. I can only imagine she must have been very scared and stressed as she was writing that. But it does name me wonder if I will receive any of her letters in the future. Guess I’ll just go do her dirty laundry for now.

Added by MJ on January 14, 2019 at 11:27am — 6 Comments

Bnukemom

Hi! I've been posting so much more because I can't inbox anyone LOL also because its getting closer to my recruit's PIR date and as I learn things I like to give back to everyone else. This site has been amazing! I joined right after she enlisted and as it gets closer it gets even more amazing! I tried everything to get my inbox to work but I can't. I also can't comment back on your page? lol I thought maybe it was because you were private but then you commented on mine so idk, I hope you see… Continue

Added by Amanda on January 10, 2019 at 3:59pm — 4 Comments

Baby girl arrived at boot camp on 01/07/19

⚓️Sailormom2SMC ⚓️

Added by Sailormom2SMC on January 9, 2019 at 10:17pm — 1 Comment

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