This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.

FIRST TIME HERE?

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

Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms!  (Hint:  When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)

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Navy.com Para Familias

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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Boot Camp Forum (1,597)

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Christmas @ Boot Camp

My son is going to be at boot camp for Christmas this year. Does anyone know if we can send them anything other than letters? He has not me…

Started by PKfromoregon

6 Dec 30, 2009

Note to all parents who have a recruit who left in December

The easiest way to find other parents with the same or similar ship dates is to come on over to the December Boot Camp Families group. We…

Started by Arwen

2 Dec 30, 2009
Reply by Arwen

M son left for BC 12/17/09

Anyone else have a child that went on that date????

Started by JnRene

3 Dec 20, 2009
Reply by JnRene

Are they shutting down recruit-intake during the holidays?

I am a member of two December groups, and seen lots of talk about December recruits shipping out. Everyone is sharing their recruits' ship…

Started by Arwen

1 Dec 8, 2009
Reply by Arwen

Holidays while in RTC

My daughter will be going to boot camp in November and obviously will be at the Great Lakes Training Center over the holidays. Is it busine…

Started by nschn

18 Dec 2, 2009

Grad and Go: worth it to be there?

Do you think it's worth it to travel over 1.000 miles to attend PIR if your new sailor is grad and go? We've decided that *if* our son is…

Started by Arwen

11 Nov 6, 2009

What uniforms are being issued in boot camp now?

I know they're in the middle of a uniform changeover and that recruits will get the NWU, the service dress uniform, and the dress blue Crac…

Started by Arwen

2 Oct 22, 2009

Mom's Form letters

Thanks to all the moms who contributed to this form letter. Yes, I cut and pasted several together and customized to fit. It was fun to do…

Started by Marty Mc

2 Oct 16, 2009

How hard is it to get into a 900 (musical performance) division?

My son has been in school choirs since the 5th grade, and has sung (bass) in his schools' top level choirs since his sophomore year. He lov…

Started by Arwen

1 Sep 29, 2009
Reply by Gulf Coast Mom

What religious services are available for non-Christians?

My son will be entering boot camp in spring. We're Pagan, and celebrate most of the major holidays. He will be there during Beltane and may…

Started by Arwen

1 Sep 4, 2009

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