This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.
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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:
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:
**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:
- Graduation Info
- PDF – 2.7 MB
- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
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
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Alabama Moms, Grandmoms, Wives, etc.
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Discussions about your sailors, questions, answers, comments, comfort zone and knowledge. Feel free to share your knowledge and experience to newcomers.
Location: Alabama
Members: 11
Latest Activity: Jul 20, 2023
Discussion Forum
Cupcakes Ahoy!!
Started by SherryETWife Aug 2, 2010. 0 Replies 0 Likes
For all you ladies out there with loved ones stationed in the Great Lakes area, would you order cupcakes to be delivered to your sailor by 2 Navy Wives who want to brighten the day of these sailors…Continue
What is A-School ? & What comes after it?
Started by kitrismom. Last reply by Missing him Mar 23, 2010. 1 Reply 0 Likes
My daughter is in A-school and I want to know what to expect of it and what comes next?Continue
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Comment by JDubya'sM❤️M on March 28, 2018 at 9:31pm
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Hi shirlg! My son is currently at GL in boot camp and will also be a nuke! I am from north Alabama!
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Hi All from Baldwin County, Alabama. My son was scheduled to leave for BC in May, but they are now trying to get him up there by the end of January! We are overwhelmed with anticipation. I kept telling him that they could call him up early, but wow! He's been hitting the gym trying to prep as much as he can for that new entry fit test required starting January 1.
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I'm a Bama mom of a sailor in San Diego. I'm in the Jasper area. Would love to get together sometime, see if everyone else has experiences like ours
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Comment by Peep'sMom on January 8, 2017 at 9:57pm
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So I haven't seen anything on this board for a good while, so I guess I'm reactivating it to see if we have any Bama moms out there with new recruits.
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Comment by Susie C on September 15, 2010 at 12:10am
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I have a question for anyone who can give me some advice. My son ran off to Vegas in Feb and got married. He did not tell us until 2 weeks later. He ans his wife are pregnant and due to have their baby in October. I have not met his wife since they live in SanDiego. Is it normal for me to feel disconnected from the birth of my first grandchild? I realize that I live so far away and it's not like I can just run over there and help them decorate or anything, but at the same time I feel left out a lot. Does anyone who has gone through this have any advice for me? I would sure appreciate any help at this point.
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Comment by SherryETWife on August 25, 2010 at 4:06pm
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Hello Ladies! I just wanted to let everyone know that from now on Cupcakes Ahoy! will be donating our delivery fee to Molly's Adopt-A-Sailor!
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Comment by sarah smiles on April 5, 2010 at 6:14pm
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My daughter is on the IKE, and aircraft carrier and we are from as far south in Alabama as you can get
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It varies depending on if they have room for them or not. They try to move them as soon over PIR as possible.
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Comment by NavyWife10 on March 31, 2010 at 1:00pm
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Where in Alabama is everyone from ? I hope it's not a terribly bad idea to drive to PIR, that's what I'm planning on doing. Jenny D- sailors going in with a Seal contract generally move across the street to pre-buds on the friday after pir or is it generally the next week ?
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Hello. I am a navy Gunners Mate. Been in about 8 years and am now stationed in Great Lakes at the "A" school side. If you have any questions feel free to ask away, I will answer what I can.
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