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:
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:
**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.
Format Downloads:
- Graduation Info
- PDF – 2.7 MB
- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
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11/20/13
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Comment by momof1navyguy on November 21, 2013 at 11:20pm
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My son also left yesterday. I am so proud of him although I am missing him like crazy!! Our kids are amazing and I agree we as parents need to tell them to always shoot for the stars and let them know how much we love them!!
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Comment by sailormom_913 (Ship 14 Div 061) on November 22, 2013 at 12:03am
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My son left Tuesday for boot camp..... I am very proud of my son as well. I sure do miss him though!!!
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Comment by Meeda'smom on November 22, 2013 at 7:46am
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Did both of your kids head to Chicago? I do miss her but more so overjoyed at her decision to join, she'll be done in 8 weeks than head to Pensacola for 6 months , so we will get to see her a lot as she will only be a few hours away
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Comment by ProudSailorMom2014 on November 28, 2013 at 8:36pm
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@ Meeda'smom Congratulations! My daughter leaves Jan 27th. Much like yourself, I am beyond proud of her. She is such an amazing young lady (18 yrs. old) and she never ceases to amaze me. She excels in everything that she puts her mind to and completes tasks as planned, never backing down in the face of change. She is SO very headstrong and I am ecstatic as her mother that she made, on her own, an educated first time ADULT decision to join the Navy because I know that she will make a good asset there to them and I know that in her heart of hearts, the Navy is what she has considered since she was 12-13 yrs. young. She stuck to that dream and now she, too, is going to serve this wonderful country and help others! This mom is letting her daughter go to spread her wings and SOAR as high as she can, she WILL succeed...she WILL fly high! GO NAVY! And again, Congrats to you and your family on your daughters journey, as THIS is just the beginning of her NEW life. I wish you all the best! Feel free to add me. We can keep in touch as I'd love to know how she is doing, in due time, and know that you are doing OK through it all as well. Best, Jodi
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@Jodi,I'm so glad to hear you are so optimistic about your daughter joining! I truly believe supporting them in their decision to join helps them through the difficult times in boot camp. Before my daughter left I told her all the time, you can do it,it's going to be hard but it will be worth it,never give up and I'm always with you, no matter where you are. She called me a few days after she left, was horrible , she needed some info faxed to her , missing paperwork, there was a quiver in her voice, i asked her what was wrong, she said "I miss you, this is hard" That broke my heart, because I couldn't hug her,I told her it'll be ok, you'll get through it and I love you. Talk about a melt down, but she is in good hands and doing great stuff so I know all will be well with her.
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