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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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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

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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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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Discussion Forum

Care packages for new graduates (a school)

Started by Cali's mama. Last reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) Mar 19, 2021. 3 Replies 0 Likes

Looking for current information for my daughter on what's allowed for care packages..idk if it matters that she is in the great lakes location or not..ship 7 div 136...lonely mom with confused tears lol

Bootcamp arrival Sept 8, 2020??

Started by Stephanie0725. Last reply by Shoosh Oct 5, 2020. 4 Replies 0 Likes

Hello! Got the call that my daughter made it to bootcamp quarantine last night 09/08/2020. Looking for other moms out there on the same timeline. Sadie is my baby, only daughter, and only child in the military. I think I am going to need lots of…Continue

PIR DATE: December 13, 2019

Started by Donita. Last reply by Donita Nov 5, 2019. 5 Replies 0 Likes

Anyone else’s recruit have a PIR date ofDecember 13, 2019?Continue

Arrived at boot camp October 2nd

Started by Donita. Last reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) Nov 5, 2019. 26 Replies 1 Like

Hey everyone- my daughter left for boot camp October 2nd. I missed a call from her last Friday telling me that her graduation is December 13th. I feel like the worst mom in the world for missing her call. Really didn’t expect her to call so soon but…Continue

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Comment by Blondie on May 8, 2019 at 10:47am: SailorsLIMom, 1st deployments are as hard as boot camp sometimes trying to stay connected. Hopefully they will arrive at a safe port and she'll be able to e-mail or call you. I agree just being able to stop in for coffee, take supper over anything close would be nice. LOL I'm dreaming here. My eldest is pregnant now and is only 2 hours away but with everyone's work schedule it might as well be 6 hours! But I'm truly Thankful all my kids have found their way in this world and their helpmates.

JayDee, our grand dogs are the same, but gentler, not aloud to jump on Nana. And I don't sleep with my own dog so not theirs! One sleeps under our bed and the other in our doorway keeping an eye on T's door. The day we were loading up was Horrible, dogs and T out of sorts, dogs kept climbing in our van and T sat in my suitcase again. If I put something in suitcase or tubs she Flung it out saying NO! We still don't say good-bye, just till next time. At least this time I KNOW when I'm going back, plane tickets already bought for Dec. !!!!! Long time to wait but have a new arrival coming soon so can't miss that. Plus 2 trips a year is all I can afford :(

Comment by JayDee659 on May 8, 2019 at 9:39am: SailorsLLIMom, I know just what you mean. I spent the last weekend in April visiting my daughter in Norfolk. Took me two planes and 6 hours to get there :(. We did have a great time, but leaving was really hard. My GrandDog was super excited to see me, she got one look at me, stood up on her hind legs and laid her head on my chest. When I tried to move away, she gripped me with her paws and wouldn't move. She even slept with me every night, just jumped up on the bed when she heard me brushing my teeth. Sailor and I had a good weekend, lots of fun mother-daughter moments.

Comment by SailorsLIMom on May 8, 2019 at 9:32am: Congrats JayDee659's daughter! It's such a long haul...I got my Phd eons ago and so much has changed, for the better. It's a touch community, a little like the Navy. She's in an excellent position. On another note, our daughter is on her first deployment. Hard without contact but I know sort of where and when she'll be someplace. Fingers crossed! Blondie, the "kids-away-from-home" thing is almost worth a blog in itself. It seems like everyone I know has their daughter or son around the corner. Whine, whine, I'm glad they find their own path, but still...just a casual cup of coffee, that's what I'm after, not a plane or car trip to get there.

Comment by Blondie on May 8, 2019 at 8:24am: That's Wonderful (for them)! Who knows what the future holds, but she's on her WAY! Hugs (wish my kids were closer too)

Comment by JayDee659 on May 7, 2019 at 11:29am: Thank you ladies! She's worked so hard for this, I'm so excited to see her reach her dream!

Blondie, Virginia Tech offered her a position as a research assistant. Her boyfriend is about a year behind her, so this will give her the opportunity to stay with him while he finishes. Then who knows. I'm hoping she'll get something near me, at least maybe I can have one daughter here :)

Comment by Blondie on May 7, 2019 at 8:13am: JayDee That's GREAT! I know how much work went into that. Tell her Congrats and we're Very PROUD of her. We want all our children to Follow their Dreams and succeed. Any idea where and what she's gonna do with it? Wishing her the Best.

Comment by bbcregular on May 6, 2019 at 9:04pm: JayDee how wonderful for your daughter! I know she worked hard for this. Give her a big hug and congrats from all the Navy moms. We are so proud of her.