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

FIRST TIME HERE?

FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:

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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Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com

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March 2010 Blog Posts (67)

thank you

Thank you for the welcomes. I'm very new at this. Please let me know if there is anything I should change and I will. Since I'm not computer saavy, if I need help I'll ask. I will try to add more on my profile when I get a chance and I look forward to "meeting" and chatting with you.

Annette

Added by annette on March 31, 2010 at 10:40pm — No Comments

Happy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hello Everyone I got my first phone call last night 27 mins. of heaven hearing his voice. He sounds so good and that sure puts my heart at ease. He didn't complain about anything but missing us. He said it is not that bad and he is doing well. Counting the days til PIR and so are we 30 days to go . I'm so proud of him and Even prouder of him that he is trying so hard to do well. I thank GOD for all our sons and daughters they are so fine young men and women. Thank you all for sharing for it… Continue

Added by murphy on March 31, 2010 at 6:17pm — 2 Comments

MY PROFILE!!!

YAAAY! I found a way to

TWEAK IT!!!

Added by Navy4my2 on March 30, 2010 at 1:42pm — No Comments

MY First LETTER

I Got my first letter(well form letter) BUT ERIN wrote us a note! Too Excited! MY BAAABY!

Added by Navy4my2 on March 29, 2010 at 7:27pm — 2 Comments

Worried for my daughter

I am just starting to adjust to the thought of my daughter joining the navy. It's not that i don't think that it's a noble cause and it's not that I think only other peoples children should enlist. It's just that she has spent her entire high school career preparing herself for college, taking multiple AP courses and racking up hundreds of hours of volunteering. I kinda feel as tho this whole Navy thing has been sprung on me. All this Navy talk is so foreign to me because I have no experience… Continue

Added by Allison's mom on March 29, 2010 at 7:03pm — 38 Comments

My son My Sailor

My son is a fine young man and he made the choice to join the Navy to serve this country. The Navy will mold him into a fine Sailor. He is proud of his choice and I'm proud of him.I can't thank him enough for his choice to be a proud member of the U. S. Navy. I LOVE YOU IAN.

Added by murphy on March 28, 2010 at 8:21pm — 1 Comment

moral values?

OK, maybe I am old fashion. I need to know if I am out of tune with today’s rules of etiquette. I remember when the male would do the pursuing, and the female was the pursued.…

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Added by ukpepper on March 28, 2010 at 11:24am — 4 Comments

Mar 5th, 2010 A School Grad (Goose Creek)

Hi -- our son graduated from A School on Mar. 5th 2010 -- We haven't talked with him since. Does anyone know if they've lost phone/computer privileges? Would someone please respond -- we're quite anxious. Thanks!

Added by Jana on March 28, 2010 at 9:54am — 1 Comment

Civil War Reenactment Photos

Here are some of the photos from the Civil War Reenactment we went to in Yorktown, VA. It was really cold that day, but we all had a good time anyway! After spending the day watching the war and interacting with the soldiers on both sides, we went to Andrea's Italian Restaurant (best pizza in Hampton Roads) for pizza, then to (believe it or not) Coldstone Creamery for ice cream.

Added by John and Yvonne on March 27, 2010 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Please help I am new to this!

Hello everybody if you guys can please guide me. I know it’s kind of early to ask this but time has been flying by fast and I don't want to be rushing last minute and not know what I'm doing. I live in NM and this year is going to be the first time I go VA for my BF Homecoming he is on The USS EISENHOWER. I know that there is not a homecoming date yet. But when there is how will i know? I don't know anybody there. So I want to prepare before hand on what to do or what… Continue

Added by Aimee G on March 27, 2010 at 5:53pm — 1 Comment

Missing You

I never imagined that I would be missing my son this much. As an older recruit with a wife and young son, we had already gone through those rights of passage and his life was very much independent of ours. But I'm finding that the longer I go without seeing him the more I miss him. There's that mother thing that just won't let go-as I'm sure so many of you understand. Is he homesick(that's pretty much a given, I guess), is he sleeping at nights, is he eating well? Just all…

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Added by bambam on March 27, 2010 at 4:49pm — No Comments

Prayers

The News on The Navy Ship Cheonan has exploted and we are missing 46 Marines. Please keep these families in prayer and hopefully they will find all the missing Marines.

Thanks

Irene McClure

Added by Irene McClure on March 27, 2010 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

Newbie

Hello Ladies.... My Husband is in Week Two of "A" School in GL, he is going ET and is currently on HOLD for three months. We originally weren't going to move, but in light of these new developments and the 33 looming weeks of school ahead -if he ever gets to start - have made us quickly change our minds. I have two small girls and they miss their daddy. I am looking to move in June, I want to work and i NEED ADVICE PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Any suggestions on anything involving moving… Continue

Added by Mistycb on March 26, 2010 at 4:05pm — 1 Comment

Navy Weeks are here!

091106-N-9712C-002 NEW ORLEANS (Nov. 6, 2009) Spectators watch as a formation of F/A 18 Hornets assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 204 fly over the dedication of a new building at the National World War II Museum. World War II veterans and military service members stationed in the New Orleans area were guests of honor for the dedication. The event was part of New Orleans Navy Week, one of 21 Navy Weeks planned across…

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Added by Navy for Moms Admin on March 26, 2010 at 4:00pm — 3 Comments

got the "box" today

was doing pretty well until "the box" came in the mail today. There is no letter or adress with it. Does this come later. Did anyone else find this difficult to receive???

Added by terry on March 26, 2010 at 2:29pm — 2 Comments

Thank you to everyone

Thank you to everyone who left me such encouraging messages. I am sorry it has taken me a while to get back in touch. On Tuesday, I came home to find "the box" waiting on our porch. I took it to my daughter-in-law's home for her. Even though I didn't open it, just seeing that box made everything so real. Then earlier tonight my daughter-in-law called me and said that she got the official letter in the mail with info and she was so happy that my son had a few lines written on the bottom. As of… Continue

Added by debyar63 on March 25, 2010 at 8:33pm — 1 Comment

Thank You

Thank you to everyone who left me such encouraging messages. I am sorry it has taken me a while to get back in touch. On Tuesday, I came home to find "the box" waiting on our porch. I took it to my daughter-in-law's home for her. Even though I didn't open it, just seeing that box made everything so real. And then earlier tonight my daughter-in-law called me and said that she got the official letter in the mail with info and she was so happy that my son had a few lines written on the bottom. As… Continue

Added by debyar63 on March 25, 2010 at 8:27pm — No Comments

What about the Passport?

I know I am supposed to try to find the answer to my question in the existing blogs and forums. I tried. So, My son has been told to get a passport. He is in San Diego. For some reason I find unfathomable, he doesn't know where to go or how to accomplish this. Also, we are all wondering just why he might need one, although I can speculate a LOT of good reasons. He is marginally communicative, frustrating his Dad & me.

Added by mandm37214 on March 25, 2010 at 7:47pm — 5 Comments

Went to my sons grad in Great Lakes March 19th ship09 Div131. It was both joyful and sad. Joyful because my son has turned into a fine man. But sad because my boy is gone. My mom told me this would h…

Went to my sons grad in Great Lakes March 19th ship09 Div131. It was both joyful and sad. Joyful because my son has turned into a fine man. But sad because my boy is gone. My mom told me this would happen. Both my bothers were in the Navy. I'm still crying:( By the way what is with this no hug thing? Continue

Added by Melissa on March 25, 2010 at 5:30am — 1 Comment

Accomidations at Great Lakes

My son graduates sometime in May 2010, I have never traveled to Illinois and need some help.

I am driving there (about 10 hours) but I dont want to drive my car to the PIR.

I need some suggestions (within distance from Naval Training Facility) on accomidations for the weekend. Even if you tell me which places to avoid at least I will know where to begin. Thank you

Added by blessedpr on March 24, 2010 at 9:00pm — 4 Comments

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