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.

Format Downloads:

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 address confusion

Hello, Everyone! My son is now at GL. We received the form letter about a week after he left. I noticed that the address IN the form letter…

Started by DoodlesMom

2 Dec 29, 2019
Reply by DoodlesMom

Son leaving in 2 weeks for Boot Camp

Hello Navy Moms, I just joined this group yesterday (thank you Google!) and already have learned so much.  Can anyone point me to a thread…

Started by Jennifer

8 Apr 3, 2018
Reply by Phoenixmom

Boot camp grad, where to stay?

Can anyone offer some suggestions on where to stay during navy boot camp graduation ? I would like to stay at the nearest hotel/inn to wher…

Started by navy4khays

4 Mar 17, 2017
Reply by Concernedad

PLS HELP ! When can I resign from my job ?

Hi everyone, So hubby leaves at the end of March to boot camp (about 8 weeks left until he leaves)  Does anyone know when would be a good t…

Started by navy4khays

3 Jan 31, 2017
Reply by lemonelephant

Dental Question - Braces / Retainers

May seem trivial to some - but important to us. Can my son bring his retainers to BC or will they issue him another set?  He only wears the…

Started by d4w

5 Dec 9, 2016
Reply by lemonelephant

PIR photos ?

Can anyone tell me how to order additional PIR photos?

Started by SteamQueen

2 Dec 5, 2016
Reply by lemonelephant

Why is my sailors ship date so far out?

My niece just picked her job and swore in today. Her recruiter gave her a ship date of April 2017. Why is her ship date so far out if they…

Started by jessicas

3 Sep 8, 2016
Reply by lemonelephant

Ship 06 Div 177 PIR 05/06/2016

any one else have a recruit in ship 06 div 177 i would like for us to stay connected so when recruits gain access to call we can share with…

Started by lno627

4 May 7, 2016
Reply by suzy1110

NEX gift cards

My son is at boot camp and I would like to send him a NEX gift card for Ricky Haven. What amount would be good for the gift card? Also, sho…

Started by DispatcherMom

1 Sep 24, 2015
Reply by Anti M

My husband IS joining the navy, wives please help me!!!!!! :(

Hi, So my husband has decided he's joining the navy..... He's extremely set on serving his country and taking care of his family. My husban…

Started by cmgv804

5 Aug 19, 2015
Reply by Buckeyebill

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