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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"the whole family goes through it. You are doing great. Best to him. "

mern replied Apr 7, 2018 to Got an unexpected and awful call.

13 Apr 14, 2018
Reply by Angella

"Have you contacted Great Lakes themselves? Maybe a chance they have something in the…"

mern replied Apr 7, 2018 to Graduation Video on January 30t, 1987

2 Dec 21, 2018
Reply by Mom1946

"Oh no! Hoping he heals and can continue. "

mern replied Apr 6, 2018 to I got the call you dont want to get.

4 Apr 6, 2018
Reply by Phoenixmom

"Not sure it will fit in a sock. Dimensions: 6.50 X 4.38 X 0.75 (inches)  "

mern replied Apr 3, 2018 to Sailors Bible

3 Apr 3, 2018
Reply by lemonelephant

"Hope you get answers soon. "

mern replied Apr 2, 2018 to SEPARATED TWO DAYS BEFORE GRADUATION!!!

12 Apr 2, 2018
Reply by Phoenixmom

"berlenza I hope you have had some answers by now. How is it going?"

mern replied Mar 27, 2018 to SEPARATED TWO DAYS BEFORE GRADUATION!!!

12 Apr 2, 2018
Reply by Phoenixmom

"call the MEPS station itself where he will go and ask directly. I have never heard o…"

mern replied Mar 27, 2018 to Swearing In

12 Mar 28, 2018
Reply by Angella

"Wow, seems there should have been some hint before now. My heart goes out to him"

mern replied Mar 21, 2018 to SEPARATED TWO DAYS BEFORE GRADUATION!!!

12 Apr 2, 2018
Reply by Phoenixmom

"Can anyone tell me what the swim test actually is? I know there is a 5 min prone flo…"

mern replied Mar 21, 2018 to Got the form!!

9 Mar 21, 2018
Reply by lemonelephant

"my son will be leaving from the same meps center in a few weeks. Would love to hear…"

mern replied Mar 20, 2018 to Drop Off At Recruiters Office

10 Apr 8, 2018
Reply by NorCal NavyMom

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