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

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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The hardest thing in life is to say goodbye to your child...we try to do it in baby steps starting at pre-school (oh how they cried) through high school, small trips here and there and then college.

Joining the military, however, is a completely different goodbye. It's almost like an abduction, no contact, only a quick call to confirm arrival and a box of their "proof of life" arriving, sometimes with no note.

This is tough,and feels foreign, against all parental instinct. I hear the pain in all the posts on this website. We have handed over our kids and they are gone.
But let's put this in perspective, they are 18 years of age or older, think back to when you were that age, you were more capable than your parents ever imagined, and so are our kids. And if you have doubts about their capabilities, the Navy doesn't, the Navy will help them find their way...and the brutal truth is, the Navy won't keep anyone that would not be able to make it through.

I had to force myself to stay busy and upbeat the first few weeks until we got our initial phone call...after that, all anxiety dissipated. Our recruit sounded so clear and present and there was a new sound of confidence in his voice. A change was happening, and it was good.
By the time we got our next call and a letter, it was evident that this decision, that he made,was one of the best ever. He is fast tracking into the young man he always hoped to be.

Yes there will always be worry about war and conflicts and where are they now, but we must accept their decision to serve and tap into the that place of great pride. Pride has to override fear.

This process also brings out complicated family dynamics, and we have to face some things we would rather not deal with. But really, we have to face them sometime, let's clear out the cobwebs and make a clean sweep of it, just like our recruits are doing with their lives. It's boot camp for everybody!

We are nearing PIR and can't wait to meet the new and improved version of our son. He dug deep in his faith and found strength that he never knew he had, and he did this on his own. He now knows how far he can can go in life, he was tested and came through it. This is valuable beyond any experience we can think of.

So, hold tight, trust the process and trust your recruit, they are more capable than you know.

Hooyah for them and Hooyah for you!

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Comment by Voxtrot on May 10, 2017 at 3:07pm
Sethsmom, bottom line is they will be better prepared for teh real world than any other experience...my boy is going back to college in the spring and he'll have a brand new attitude and APPRECIATION for his circumstances. This is a good contrast for them and most importantly, they do it with out our interference (loving as it may be) , they really need to walk this walk and to learn how to work as a team. I'm anxious to see him at PIR ! Seriously just get busy, I cleaned out the basement, had a massive yard sale, and we were smart, we got a puppy when he enlisted so I would have a place to put all my empty nester "I need someone to care for" anxiety!
Comment by The1Book on May 10, 2017 at 3:18pm

Stephanie, like yourself and so many others on this site, it was devastating the day and days(in my case weeks) after our loved one left, so we all know exactly how you feel.  The day I received my son's box, started a fresh round of tears.  It gets easier, but honestly his PIR is coming up and I still miss him just as much.  Stay busy, check in to this site as much as you can, these are phenomenal women who will help you through.  It will be about 3 weeks before you get a call, ours was the third Sunday and the area code was 847. Remember, no news is good news.  Take heart in knowing that your son is safe and well looked after.  We have a 14 year old at home and he keeps us busy 7 days a week with sports, so if you have young sibling at home, pour yourself into them.  Your form letter should be coming very soon, then you get to write to him!  The first call came late one Sunday evening, the second one came around 3 pm on Sunday also.  Hang on, and thanks to your son for serving!

Comment by DadMom1 on May 17, 2017 at 2:33pm

It is hard for me, I experienced "separation anxiety". My child did not quit, did the right thing for the country. I'm so proud as a Mom. After the Boot Camp, I was relieved. Received vacation tickets for me & my husband and pocket money to treat myself. You take care of yourself, pray without ceasing. Thanks for your child for serving the military.   

Comment by Voxtrot on May 17, 2017 at 4:11pm
I urge everyone , if they can, to watch the live PIR here on the website. First of all, it gives you a sense of what goes on during that very important day and also it will cause a shift in your consciousness, it will all come together about why your SR is there and how connected you are to it. Then go treat yourself,go golf, go dance, go shop, whatever, because you raised an awesome person and they are going out into this world better for it and highly trained by the treated Navy in the world. Seriously tune in this Friday morning...it does best on non Apple devices, Kindles work well. Have a massive cup of coffee and lots of tissues! This journey is just beginning, start it with joy and gratefulness in your hearts, and a sober discernment, and pride for your SR. I'm not an expert on this, I'm just as new to this as you are, but I'm an expert on my own heart and on my SR, and this is how I choose to walk this path with him and most of all with Him. Bless you all!

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