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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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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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PACT Moms

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Let's chat about our wonderful sons and daughters who have chosen the PACT program.

Members: 222
Latest Activity: Jul 17, 2022

Hello

It has been a long time since I have posted and I am sorry. I hope everyone has been able to connect with others in the PACT program. My son is now 3 and a half years in and it has been a great experience. He thought he wanted to be an AM. When he got on the ship, he was put with the AO’s. Now he is an AD3. It was best for him to start PACT because we didn’t know much about the Navy and he wasn’t sure what he wanted to do. This has been a good route for him.

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Comment by Son#2 on July 22, 2018 at 8:20am: hello all!

my son leaves for bootcamp soon. he is SPACT. he is anxious to start and to find what rate he will like. good luck to all your sailors and SRs!!

Comment by Vickie360 on July 20, 2018 at 1:03am: Hikergirl- every story is different. My son graduated boot camp January of 2015. He went to Florida for 6 weeks (APACT) - He arrived at his first duty station several weeks before his ship was set to deploy.

Comment by Phoenixmom on July 19, 2018 at 11:30am: Here is some info.

Professional Apprenticeship Career Tracks (PACT) - Navy COOL

Comment by fayegirrl4* on July 17, 2018 at 11:24am: Hikergirl-- Not sure of the rule of thumb about SPACT but our son was sent to San Diego after A School to a LPD ( Landing Platform Deck) where he is still at. I am assuming it is all based on the needs of the Navy as to where your son will go. Its possible that if his ship he's been assigned to is out at sea he will be flown to it. Or, if the ship is on its' way back to port, they will put him on base in THU ( Temporary Holding Unit). Let me reiterate , this is what I have picked up from reading posts from other Moms/Wives/families.

Hope this helps!

Comment by Hikergirl on July 17, 2018 at 8:01am: I have a question for you PACT Mom’s. Will my son who will be S-PACT be stateside for his duty or shipped off? I was thinking he would be sent out in a boat but I read where Simeon said their son was stateside in San Diego for a while.

Comment by fayegirrl4* on July 16, 2018 at 11:43pm: Hello all.. just checking in. I'm not usually active in this group but I do read the comments. Our second sailor is SPACT and on the USS Anchorage. They are currently "river city" . He's been in San Diego since Feb. 2017. He is still waiting to strike for a rate ( he wants a Seabee rate) and working his tail off with the deck crew. If your SR's or sailors are in the PACT program, just keep encouraging them to work hard, learn everything they can and one day they will find their rate that fits them. We tell our sailors that someone is always watching and that will lead them to (hopefully) a better job. Good Luck to all!

Comment by Hikergirl on July 6, 2018 at 8:05pm: Hey guys! My son is S-PACT with a current PIR of 8-17. I’m excited to see him and excited to get to spend three days with him. It’s also super nice to be in a group with Moms that can relate and their kids have the same jobs!

Comment by Brenda on June 8, 2018 at 6:55am: My daughter left for Basic training June 5th, she is PACT as well. I would love to chat with other parents going through this experience.

Comment by dkuulei29 on May 7, 2018 at 5:18pm: Thank you Michael K. I did some research and i spoke with my son, Although he was bummed at first, he now sees this as he can check out different jobs and then chose from the openings available in the fleet when he's ready to strike for a rate. took a possitive spin and it may be a blessing in disguise....the rate that he wanted is turning out to be what he would consider boring.....(his older sister is in that job) so from what shes telling him, it looks like it was a good move.