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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MEPS

My daughter just spent the last two days in Dallas for MEPS. She was sent home today due to her vision. One doctor said she had over an 8 i…

Started by LoudandProud

1 Nov 1, 2017
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Medical MEPS problems

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Possible last-minute MEPS fail

My son signed his contract months ago  and is now counting down the days until boot camp.  We are worried because he just had a couple of p…

Started by MissPeach Ship 14 Div 232

11 May 4, 2016
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DIDN'T LEAVE FOR BOOTCAMP - WAITING FOR MEDICAL WAIVER FOR ADD

All I can say is - thank God for this website!!!.  I'm a Mom of a Navy recruit who is very determined to get in.  He wanted to show me his…

Started by pcgh

8 Sep 29, 2015
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Choosing a Job at MEPS

Hi all...I'm a newbie here and I've been perusing the forums for some answers but still can't quite nail down a few questions. It's possibl…

Started by Sierrascrapper (ETN2)

30 Jun 15, 2013
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Joining the Navy- Worried about MEPS and Boot Camp?

First of all, Hi! :) I'm Keidra and I'm 17. I've decided to join the navy and my MEPS physical is in about a week. I'm pretty excited but t…

Started by NavyKid17

1 Mar 29, 2013
Reply by lemonelephant

Link to MEPS nationwide

This link has some interesting info and I haven't seen it posted yet, so I thought I would share. The page that comes up when you open it i…

Started by Hannah88

4 Jan 28, 2012
Reply by Hannah88

First Visit to MEPS in January 2012

So after searching on this site (and Craig's Depper site) for several hours, I either couldn't get a straight answer or the info was from 2…

Started by Hannah88

44 Jan 5, 2012
Reply by Concernedad

MEPS

So I was reading up on a few things and noticed that there might be some initial tests at the MEPS center. If anyone knows what exactly wil…

Started by pld5zf

6 Jun 22, 2011
Reply by nakeiaHMRTC9/6/2011

MEPs and withholding information

Hi. I created this accept for my mom but I decided to get on because I have a few questions. I'm in DEP and supposed be shipping out in Jan…

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2 Oct 5, 2010
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