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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

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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).

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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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Boot Camp looking for moms 3/23

Hi really new to this but super proud of my son!! He left for Great Lakes on Wednesday. Wanted to touch base with any mom or family who's son or daughter left on that day. I do have a bit of good news I received his "box" today 3/28! A little sad that I didn't receive information on how to send him letters. I'm sure that will come!!! It's crazy that I have a million emotions.

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Comment by Cmom16 on March 31, 2016 at 5:30pm: Lucky!!!!

Comment by dixigrl94 on March 31, 2016 at 5:48pm: My letter came today as well. Ship 11 Div189 for my daughter

Comment by Sailormoon on April 2, 2016 at 1:20pm: Hello! My daughter left BC 3/23. Received form letter 3/30. No box yet though. Ship 11 Div 190 graduation May 20.

Comment by Cmom16 on April 2, 2016 at 1:47pm: Hi Jinkymp wow you got your letter first! Me got his box on the 28th. And as of today 4/2 no letter!!! :( I don't know everyone one says count 8-9 weeks for graduation. It seems like the women are all out into the same division.
Pls forgive I am not to versed in military lingo...
I always got next week!!!

Comment by lemonelephant on April 3, 2016 at 12:57am: Jinkymp, I left info for you on your My Page.

Comment by lemonelephant on April 3, 2016 at 12:59am: Lucky's mom, I left info for you on your My Page.

Comment by lemonelephant on April 3, 2016 at 1:00am: Cmom16, your time will come. I also left info for you on your My Page.

Comment by wendyandkids4 on April 14, 2016 at 2:25pm: My son left for boot camp from Boise, Idaho on March 23rd. I had one very brief phone call the night he got to boot comp. I received his box of clothing and personal items about 7-10 days after he left. I received a letter with his mailing address, his list of guests (4 people allowed), and information about travel, and vehicle pass code. Today I received an actual hand written letter from him. I was so excited. He is feeling down, lack of sleep, physical exhaustion, and screaming and yelling, all part of what I expected. I believe the first 4 weeks are the hardest and expected that to be the "breaking down" phase. He said the only really good news was he was passing and had passed his swim test. I wrote him back already and mailed it, giving him encouragement and support. We talked about all of this before he left, as many in our family have been in the military including my husband. I just told him it was a normal part of the process and that I believed in him, to believe in himself and he will get through it. It's hard to balance "mom" emotions with logical expectations sometimes. So although I know this is how boot camp is designed to be, and didn't expect anything different, it still made me tear up a bit and wish I could talk to him. I have not received a phone call yet. I was really hoping and thinking that it would have been yesterday as we are on week 3 as of yesterday. I am traveling to Chicago Ohare on May 19th, going to try to book a room at the Red Carpet Inn which is only 1.5 miles from the Naval graduation. I am getting a rental car from Chicago, Ohare and driving to the motel. I just can't wait to see him!

Comment by wendyandkids4 on April 14, 2016 at 2:26pm: Forgot to mention my sons graduation date is 5/20, he is Ship 14 DIV 194.

Comment by Cmom16 on April 14, 2016 at 9:54pm: Wendyandkids my son is also in that division!!! I read a little bit...but still wondering about pictures!?