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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 as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

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RTC Graduation

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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A Blue Candle Event ♥

Event Details

Time: December 4, 2019 to December 3, 2020
Location: Anytime, Anywhere, Any Home or Office
Event Type: family, event, celebration, reunion
Organized By: A Blue Candle Event Group - Alicia from Texas
Latest Activity: Nov 5, 2020

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Event Description

When you're missing your Sailor -- Light a Blue Candle!

A wonderful way to honor Sailors Anytime, Anywhere!

During Boot, PIR, specialized training, deployment or when you're just thinking about your loved one on distant shores.

Don't forget holidays, family events or birthdays - Just light a a blue candle, any type of blue candle (Blue for Navy) and allow its warm glow to bring you comforting joy & peaceful solace, and while separated from your Sailor.

Blessings to all our Sailors all over the World ♥

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Comment by Storymom on September 4, 2013 at 5:13pm: Bravo Zulu to your boy, rebarringon..and rest assured, he's very busy, (frustrated at times & annoyed at times....) but all in all, sleeps great, eating good food (although rather "quickly") and is forming some friendships, and learning so much about himself. Boot will be a distant memory before too long ....but Oh what a proud young man he will be at PIR ceremony! And proud Mama too! :-) Navy On!!

Comment by Baker on September 4, 2013 at 2:18pm: When we light our "Blue Candle" it is not only for my son but for all the "Son's and Daughters" in the Navy. "Good Vibrations and Prayers" going out every day.

Comment by rebarringon5 on September 4, 2013 at 11:03am: I would like to light a candle for my son Logan who is in Boot. He has been there for two weeks and a day. I am missing him so much, I Pray everything is going good for him and hope to hear from him soon. Thanks

Comment by Storymom on August 30, 2013 at 3:58pm: Hope you all have a relaxing LONG weekend -

Blessings to our sailors all over the world !

Comment by Baker on August 17, 2013 at 6:16pm: GennyMac, you are welcome.

When I light my candle, wax or electric, our prayers go out to all the men and women in the Navy. When they are through with their duties, we just want them all to come back to us.

Comment by Storymom on August 17, 2013 at 5:17pm: oh i get it, the white candle goes inside the blue vase...duh, makes sense and very pretty Thanks Gennymac!

Comment by GennyMac on August 17, 2013 at 5:14pm: I saw that one too and saw your post, so looked for an LED bulb. I will go ahead and order these, and if they work will post the results here for anyone else who might be looking for one as well.

Thanks so much for the post !

Comment by Baker on August 17, 2013 at 5:06pm: GennyMac, I got mine at the same site and this is the one I got that was not very bright.

http://www.batteryoperatedcandles.net/375171-p-wax-timer-candles.html

Comment by Baker on August 17, 2013 at 5:02pm: GennyMac, Looks good. The only to find out how they work is to buy one. The one I got was so dim that during the day you could not tell if it was on. The winner for me are actual wax candles or a single Christmas candle, that one is the brightest.