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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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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Comment by Lynne on July 29, 2010 at 3:30am
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How awesome that he has your love and support! I am sure he was "touched and honored" You will find so many helpful suggestions here about how you can encourage and support him. Good Luck in your journey!!
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Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on July 29, 2010 at 7:11am
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It's wonderful that you are here to support him - the more support a new recruit he can receive the better - especially if the families have a good relationship and can share information with each other.
A delicate subject that you may want to discuss before he leaves is...who does he want at his graduation? He is only allowed four guests and sometimes we see upset families when it comes to those tickets. He will be sending home a box with his clothes in it and sending a form letter with his division address. If he sends those to his mom's house - will they share that info with you? The only communications he will be able to receive are letters so you will want to get that address asap.
Good luck to him and welcome to the Navy family!
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Comment by teachergirl on July 29, 2010 at 7:45am
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Thanks, Mary. I just learned this overnight and forwarded that info to his dad. Also, good point about the box. I'll make sure to talk with his dad about it.
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We're on FB, and we have skype. I bought him and his dad matching computers with webcams for his dad's birthday and his graduation (same weekend). I'm gonna miss him bunches! When he's too busy to come over for couple of days, I'm missing him. This is going to take getting used to. The older boys were off at college, and not to far away for a pizza night or something. This is going to take some getting used to. We will, I'm sure, after reading posts on here.
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