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
Navy Speak
Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)
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Navy.com Para Familias
Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com
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On his way....
Well...he did it! He's on the plane! He called me to say he was boarding...! What a moment! Now to wait for my phone call!
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Comment by TenaciousDee on April 30, 2012 at 9:27pm
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Good to know Denise...I'll let him talk and try to get an I Love You in at the last minute! I know he's going to be tired...he was up at 3am. He texted that he was not able to fall asleep until midnight. I told him to try to sleep on the plane. He's flying in from Los Angeles so I know the flight will be long as well for him. Thanks again!
_Denise
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I had a better day today than yesterday! Last night he did call from the hotel room saying he had a cup of coffee and I said "Coffee??" and he said.."Mom, I'm a man now!" He's in good spirits which made me feel so much better. Daniel's my only child so I know I'll have many more moments. I go back to work tomorrow and I plan on taking my box of tissue! Anyhow, thank you for listening...it means a lot.
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Comment by MattsMom (Division 212) on May 1, 2012 at 10:16am
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Glad you found this site! It saved my sanity and my life!! When Matt left for BC I was a total mess! And I thought I had prepared myself!! Boy was I wrong!! But I found this site and found so much support here, it's unreal! These will be the darkest days and it's OK! Cry, yell, beg, scream, whatever it takes to make you feel better, just know... YOU ARE NOT ALONE! Best advice I can lend is, Start writing now!! It will make you feel better and he will love it! One thing I hear constantly is More mail!! And I send 2-3 things out a day. So keep your chin up & get writing! Best of luck & love to you and your SR!
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Thanks! I just got home from work and I was pretty useless there...I stared at my monitor most of the day. I can't seem to bring myself to go into his room. I did receive his call last night at 11:21...and I all I could here was his voice and not what he was saying! I got in at the last moment at least 3 I LOVE YOU's! And I remember him saying..."Ok, Mom" and then click....I sat there and cried and said to Harold..."It wasn't even 15 seconds!" and just cried....until I fell asleep. I know it will get better, but you are right..it does seem like these must be the darkest days....I keep carrying my cell phone with me thinking he's just going to call me any moment. Anyhow, thank you so much for listening....I am grateful for this site! God, I am so grateful!
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Thank you all so much! I had a bad day yesterday...but today I woke up feeling great and thought of him with a smile on my face! Thanks for the heads up on the next call....I'm carrying my phone with me everywhere...though I know it will be a few weeks until I get another call.
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