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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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December 2012 Blog Posts (59)

Size of Envelopes at Boot Camp

Help Please...I have spoken to my son and he sounds wonderful. But he has said that letters are very important like his recruiter had told us and that it is hard to see people get lots of mail while others get nothing. I know they are allowed letters, cards, and pictures. Can I send a large manila envelope with a few Christmas cards in it that my son can handout to those who have not received any mail? I don't want to get him in any trouble or give him extra pushups :{ Any advice would be…

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Added by EagleMom2 on December 5, 2012 at 9:59pm — 4 Comments

Size of Envelopes at Boot Camp

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Added by EagleMom2 on December 5, 2012 at 9:59pm — No Comments

Moving Forward

It's been almost a month since JT graduated boot camp. Now, he is in "a" school. I still miss him like crazy and it is soooo hard to not call or text him 50 billion times a day. Some days are harder than others. Prayers are keeping me going. I know he is safe in "A" school and not deployed yet, and having a ball!! But I still miss him so much.

He has grown into such an awesome man.... The Navy has really changed him and made into an awesome person. ( not that he wasn't before) he talks… Continue

Added by HeatherT(09/003) on December 5, 2012 at 9:24am — No Comments

Day before he leaves

My son leaves in the morning, hope it gets easier

Added by dawn on December 4, 2012 at 8:40pm — 9 Comments

HAPPY

I finally got a phone call today from my baby boy he sound so good he is doing find. I feel so good I was starting to worry about him. But I see he is doing find and I can't wait to see him on Jan 4!!!!!!

Added by Shawanda11 on December 4, 2012 at 8:26pm — 1 Comment

908 is calling :)

Just got of the phone with my SR, I feel so blessed!

Added by Mary on December 4, 2012 at 7:02pm — No Comments

PIR 11/30/2012 Wonderful time

Just got home Monday from my sons PIR this weekend.

First of all, thanks to this navy for moms website. I don't know how I would of gotten through these last 8 weeks. It is a wonderful and informative website. Thank you!

Next, congratulations to the new sailors, and go 801!!! HOOYAH

The sarges meet and greet was very interesting and he gave good tips on the graduation. Glad we went. Food was yummy.

We had an amazing weekend with my son. The graduation ceremony…

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Added by theresa320 on December 4, 2012 at 12:00pm — 4 Comments

RTC Guest Policy for PIR beginning JANUARY 1, 2013

This is from the RTC Websites "Upcoming Graduation" Page:

(Here is the link to the RTC Website Upcoming Graduation Page: http://www.bootcamp.navy.mil/upcoming_grads.asp )

As of January 1st, 2013 Recruit Training Command will enforce the following policy:

ALL…

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Added by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on December 4, 2012 at 5:00am — 1 Comment

Holiday Sadness - Reaching Out

It's been awhile since I've logged on. Much has happened since then, including the long illness and subsequent loss of my father in June. My son went on to A-school, and then C-school for preventative medicine, both in San Antonio. Now he's in Hawaii at Pearl Harbor, and a mother couldn't be more happy for her boy!

However, now I'm facing a Christmas utterly alone. With dad gone, Dylan so far away, and no family to speak of nearby, the solitude really hit me today. I've lost so…

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Added by CaroleW (Dylan's Mom) S:11 D:275 on December 4, 2012 at 12:29am — 17 Comments

Weeping

Weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.

Psalm 30:5b

I wasn't much of a crier before my kids came along. I hated crying - it gave me a headache, it made my nose run,…

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Added by NCNarrator on December 3, 2012 at 3:00am — 1 Comment

Adopt a sailor

I think my mom who has alzthiemers might had thrown away my for ....is there anyway of getting a copy from the computer or some way I can get a new one .

Added by Rypies mom on December 2, 2012 at 10:09pm — 3 Comments

Adopt a sailor

I think my mom who has alzthiemers might had thrown away my for ....is there anyway of getting a copy from the computer or some way I can get a new one .

Added by Rypies mom on December 2, 2012 at 10:09pm — No Comments

phone calls

My son left nov 5 and i have not got a phone call yet am getting very upset about it. I have reason letters from him but I would like to hear my child voice. Do anyone know how long it take for them to get to call home? Or can I call somone to find out? Its starting to upset me its going a month since I heared my son voice

Added by Shawanda11 on December 2, 2012 at 7:37pm — 3 Comments

Phone calls

I have missed every phone call from my son and I am very frustrated. Can I know more or less when they are allowed to make phone calls so I know I need to be on alert and pay more attention to the phone?

Added by Concha on December 2, 2012 at 6:18pm — 2 Comments

Dec PIR

Does anyone have the actual graduation date for division #042?

Do all the sailors get vacation time off after Dec. 29? What are the actual vacation days?

Have they earned any money to get home if the base is closed for the holidays?

Do sailors get some time off to be with their parents after PIR?

How do other divorce families handle graduation?

I know this was an issue during High School Graduation because we both wanted to take him out to dinner…

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Added by Concha on December 2, 2012 at 5:56pm — 5 Comments

Happy

Even though my son was at Boot Camp for Thanksgiving, I'm so excited that he will be home for Christmas. Yesterday he called, it was so great to hear his voice. Looking forward to attending his PIR. I can't wait to see him in a couple weeks! His sister, girlfriend, my Husband and myself are so very proud of him!!

Added by gwendolynn74 on December 2, 2012 at 2:43pm — 2 Comments

A boy into a mam (Revised)

It truly amazes me the difference I detect in our son now. His sense of pride, commitment and courage are shinning through. We no longer have to be the ones asking all the questions and getting only one word responses. It's so refreshing to have him tell us everything that's he's been doing to include trials and tribulations. He was proud that he fills one of the Division positions of Yeoman (there are four positions, from what I understand) and he felt confident along with the other SR's…

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Added by SCNavyMom (Ship 02 DIV 906) on December 1, 2012 at 3:00pm — 4 Comments

Regarding the post A boy into a man

I sincerely apologize for mentioning any names, was thinking with my heart and not my head. I will not let that happen again. Thank you for bringing the error to my attention.

Added by SCNavyMom (Ship 02 DIV 906) on December 1, 2012 at 12:36pm — 4 Comments

So proud!

So proud of my sailor! Passed his final inspection! He is in DC, Ceremonial Honor Guard. Proud of all of them! Can't wait till he comes home for Christmas in two weeks!!!

Added by OUgrad02 on December 1, 2012 at 9:25am — 1 Comment