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

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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Navy Speak

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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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I went to Chicago and had the most wonderful time. It was so amazing to see the PIR! I am a Army brat and have been to many military ceremonies but this one tops them all! The tremendous pride you feel when your child becomes part of our country's Navy is so overwhelming. I thought my heart was gonna jump out of my chest.
The whole weekend was a whirlwind of activity, wish I could of stayed longer. My grandson had a great time. He was pretty good during the ceremony, he feel asleep at the end. So when it was over, we had to wake him up, he started to cry and I said "Aidan, Mommy is here" He saw her and his face light up, he jumped into her arms and just hugged and kissed her! I was just so happy to get that baby back into her arms, it was wonderful. I will be posting pics soon.
We went to Gurnee Mills and the Navy Pier in downtown Chicago. I met some of Chrissy's buddys. I went to the chapel service on Sunday, it was wonderful. I didn't get to met her chaplain but I did talk to one new one, and a RP, so that was nice. For Sunday lunch we went to Giordano's Famous Stuffed Pizza in Buffalo Grove near Gurnee Mills for real Chicago style pizza. It was delicious, I ate three pieces!
And shopping at the NEX! Best place to shop, got Navy souvenirs. Wonderful , wonderful, wonderful weekend!
- Vicky

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Comment by LaVonda on August 25, 2009 at 11:15pm
Vicky!
It was great reading about your weekend! I can't wait to see pics!
Comment by Vickyrun on August 25, 2009 at 11:41pm
I posted some pics, and will post more later. Well, you know they all look alike in those uniforms. Only the faces are different. At first I couldn't spot Chrissy after they all marched in, then when I realize I was looking in Div. 293 not 292! Lol, once I looked in the right div, I found her easy becasue she is taller then most of the other women.
I was not to happy with the offical pic in the dress blues becasue she is not wearing any makeup. She wasn't allowed makeup untill the day of PIR. On the bright side, she is only alowed to wear light makeup now, so she can't wear that gothic makeup she was doing before she went into the Navy. I like that rule!

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