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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.

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

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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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Graduation Info
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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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A Sailor's Homecoming

Dearest Navy Moms,

I am grateful for all of the support that everyone has shown during my time of loss and grief. I have been catching up at work so I have not been here to keep up.

I am so glad that your sailors from the USS Boxer are returning home. As you speak with them please let them know that I am proud of them and that I pray that they will obey the safety rules of the ship and move in pairs while they are deployed.

I am honored to know each of you and I am proud to be the mother of a wonderful hero. God bless each of you during your homecoming. Hold them long and let each of them know that we are all out here pulling for them.

Sincerely,

Melody Paxton

Proud Gold Star Mother

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Comment by navymom777 on August 30, 2011 at 1:03pm: I signed up for the GSM group but no one has contacted me yet. Is there something that I am supposed to do in order to connect, other than signing up? Thanks for any info.

Comment by navymom777 on August 30, 2011 at 4:04pm: Thank you Eaglemom <3

Comment by Nautical Mom on September 1, 2011 at 12:28am: God Bless you and your family, i hope your angel is watching over my sailor...

Comment by NJNavy (IC,CS) on September 1, 2011 at 6:24am: Often in our thoughts.

Comment by navymom777 on September 1, 2011 at 7:37am: Got my Gold Star car tag yesterday. Even though I am proud I want my son home.

Comment by 4Alex on September 1, 2011 at 9:10pm: Melody,

I am so very sorry for your loss...you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.

I have to say, that is my truly worst fear for my son. I am so incredibly proud of him for serving our country, but fearful at the same time.

God Bless you and your family! I too hope your angel is watching over my sailor...

Comment by navy25 on September 15, 2011 at 12:46am: Hi Melody, thoughts of you hoping you are doing as best as you can loving hugs your way.

Comment by ladyayp on September 27, 2011 at 9:36am: Navymom777, There is not a day that goes by that I do not think of you and your angel Matthew. Please let me know how you are doing.