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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All Discussions Tagged 'boot' (35)

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Departing for BC on Wednesday Oct. 6th anyone else?

  It would be nice to get to know some of the other moms.    I feel so numb.  I try to stay awake every night because I don't want the next…

Started by Diver Mom

15 Oct 19, 2011
Reply by navymom12592

Great idea for your letters!

My boyfriend just graduated from bc this past Friday, April 15th. Right after he left I looked up ideas for what to put in letters, and eve…

Started by girlfriendofanewsailor

10 May 24, 2011
Reply by mominva

What's "ship staff"?

My husband mentioned "ship staff" in his last letter... I've run a few Google searches, but I cannot find any satisfactory answers.  What i…

Started by Virginia (Ship 2 - Div. 928)

4 Apr 25, 2011
Reply by Sonia 02/928

DEP written test

Is there anyway to find out what you made on the DEP written test you took at bootcamp? If so, where can I find that information?

Started by BornSailor

0 Jan 12, 2011

Traveling to PIR, a cheaper way to get there!

Instead of trying to get an expensive plane ticket to Chicago, and have to deal with the possibility of your recruit being held back in tra…

Started by Arwen

0 Dec 3, 2010

Son leaves for boot camp on Nov. 2!

Any advice, tips or... ? I'm heading to the store now for a mini address book, phone card and pocket Bible.  Anything else he can take with…

Started by Central Coast Mom

19 Nov 15, 2010
Reply by JessicaB-Sailor Mom

injured knee in 3rd week of boot, being released without medical aid or coverage

We just learned last night that our young recruit injured a knee.  He is on crutches and is being moved to ship 5 to be released.  It sound…

Started by glovon

9 May 12, 2010

Ok, now I am confused!

First of all, I want to apologize for the way I ask questions.. I have no idea how to use this site or where to look to ask questions.  Wit…

Started by mom2joshandjacob

17 Apr 9, 2010

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

What the recruiters don't tell you...

This is not intended to bash our recruiters, although I do believe just like in any field of work - some are better than others. This artic…

Started by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick

9 Dec 3, 2008

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