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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.

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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:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

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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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JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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ONE precious day left with my baby!

Trying to get all the last minute things organized and keeping busy so not to dwell on her leaving tomorrow.

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Comment by BRETT'SMOM on January 22, 2013 at 2:27pm: Hello! I know what you mean.... our day is today as well. My husband took our son to the recruiting office today and they leave for MEPS then off to the San Diego hotel. I feel so in the dark about where we go and when we get to see him off, so confusing.... we have our hotel near by since everything was booked but still have no clue what will happen and when??? Is your daughter leaving out of San Diego as well? When do we find out what group or division they are, or do we know when they actually get to Illinois? So nervous :/

Comment by Logan7817 on January 22, 2013 at 11:16pm: Thank you so much LadyHawk! It's hard not to cry in front of her. we just got home from leaving her at the hotel, and tomorrow i promised I won't cry at the swear in. My boys had to say say their final goodbye today to their big sis, its been so emotional! I know with friends like you, the transition will be less painful.

Comment by Logan7817 on January 22, 2013 at 11:25pm: Hello BRETT'SMOM!

We live in Texas, so she"s flying from here tomorrow afternoon around 3pm. We just got home from leaving her at the hotel near our home, and tomorrow we go see her at the swear in around 10 am. We then are going to see her at the airport as she heads out...I've been crying every hour it seems, my eyes look like I was in a boxing match. Don't worry, you will receive the first call when they arrive to Great Lakes, if he has a phone he can talk to you as he lands at Ohare airport.

Comment by BunkerQB on January 23, 2013 at 4:15am: Your recruit's final MEPS experience Click on this underlined link to go to a forum discussion describing the experience. You can click the MAIN tab on the above menu bar to go to the main page for the Navy 4 Moms site. The middle column contains a number of featured forum discussions that should be of interest to you.

GOOD LUCK TO RECRUITS. AND THANK YOUR SONS & DAUGHTERS FOR US.