This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.
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.
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:
**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:
**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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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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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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CommercialsHave ya'll seen the New Navy commercial-it's great! Also Matthew Mcconaughey does a commercial on the support of the troops.It is neat too. Started by Irene McClure |
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Navy pranks for new sailors to look out forHere's some of the pranks that are played by senior sailors on newbies. Even if young sailors have doubts, it's hard to question a senior s… Started by Arwen |
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Sep 30, 2009 Reply by Arwen |
Master of Arms A schoolDoes anyone know if there is a group for Master of Arms. My sailor arrived in San Antonio today. His PIR was on Sept. 11 Janie Florida Keys Started by janieflorida |
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Sep 14, 2009 Reply by janieflorida |
Correct Way to Address A SoliderMy daughter's 1st grade class is writing letters to on our sailors and wants to know the correct way for the salutation on the letter. Not… Started by MeLinda |
7 | Sep 13, 2009 |
Just Home from PIR, with many helpful tips!I wanted to share a few tips from our great experience at PIR on Aug 21st. 1. avoid the LONG car line getting into base that morning, by g… Started by sue |
4 | Aug 26, 2009 |
Veterans: your experience vs your child's experience?I'm having a hard time separating MY experience in the Navy (20 years ago, my boot camp and A school no longer exist, and my ship has been… Started by Arwen |
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Aug 24, 2009 Reply by Anna |
Clueless about Boot CampMy son has signed on just waiting to choose a job as I understand.. He is suppose to go to boot camp in March. can someone tell me where it… Started by rox99362 |
17 | Aug 7, 2009 |
AWSHELLO I AM LOOKING FOR MOMS THAT THEIR SAILORS ARE AWS WHICH IS AIRBORNE MINE COUNTERMEASURES WEAPON . THEY FLY ON THE SIKORSKY MH-53E SEA… Started by BEVERLY (kyles mom) |
4 | Aug 2, 2009 |
what happened to the family guide that used to be on the main page?I was trying to find a PIR date for Divison 841, and there used to be a "family" tab on the main page that has a family guide that had this… Started by sue |
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Jul 19, 2009 Reply by sue |
My son is unsure about his rate...My son DEPed in this May as a Damage Controlman and is shipping out this coming March. He originally looked into the Navy to be come a Hosp… Started by Tina |
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