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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:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

Events

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**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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Graduation Info
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PNG – 2.3 MB
JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Moms of "A" school Sailors

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Our sailors are now in "A" school - let's share!!

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Latest Activity: Dec 3, 2022

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Comment by navymom2013 on November 19, 2013 at 10:56pm: A gas card in a mushy congrats son card or if he does not have a car a visa prepaid card - nobody doesn't like money$$$$$ Challenge coins are good too.

I actually got my son a pure silver Navy silver coin - it costs more than a challenge coin - can be personalized - although I didn't engrave his - it was about 37.50 I think.

I got it at a coin shop. It takes a while to find one sometimes.

Comment by Doreen-ProudNavyMom on November 19, 2013 at 8:10pm: I have gotten my son a few of the challenge coins. I found them on the Northwest Territory mint. They cost $10 - $15. I just pick one that makes sense for where he currently is. So the last one was for San Diego Naval Base. I gave him one for Great Lakes after PIR, etc. Also, they are small since they really don't have room for much.

http://custom.nwtmint.com/products_coins.php

Comment by MomThatLovesHerSon on November 19, 2013 at 6:48pm: Hi moms,

My son is about to graduate from A school in Charleston and I was wondering what y'all though was an appropriate gift or at least ideas of a care package for him. I cannot afford much.

Thanks.

Comment by navymom2013 on November 11, 2013 at 1:44pm: Hello Everyone! I hope you are having a great Veteran's Day. I went to Dunedin High School where we have a bagpipe and drum band complete with kilts. Breakfast was at 8 am. We had the kids in the ROTC outside in the stadium and alot of veterans. We talked about a local boy killed in the line of duty - Zack Shannon - I had joined his funeral procession - he was killed in action last year.

Everyone - please thank a Veteran today for their service. Some don't make it home, and the ones that do - especially need to here thank you out loud today.

I cried when they played taps and a twenty one gun salute, they did a PIR on the field and because I had my Navy Mom tee shirt on, I was asked to come out to the center of the field and sit. I have never been more proud. What a great day!

Thank You Veterans for your service. My son is carrying a fallen submarine flag in a parade today. He called me early this morning to talk to me. I Love You and Respect you immensely, Son, for what you are doing for America. Thank YOU for serving!

Comment by racing girl on November 10, 2013 at 10:43pm: Hey kimberly.my son is there he supposed to start school Tuesday. Hope he can come for xmas

Comment by Kimberly on November 10, 2013 at 3:21pm: My daughter is also in Meridian, Mississippi. She has been there since Nov. 2.

Comment by jw'smom on November 8, 2013 at 6:35am: My son is in GL for "A" school, PIR 10/11 Div 380 still waiting for class to start. Any information Mom's on a timeline for this? He is so eager to get started.

Comment by racing girl on November 7, 2013 at 10:54am: My son is in meridian Mississippi waiting for school to start hes been there sience October 26.i miss him too much and holidays are around the coner we never been separate. I already send him 3 packages and prepered a thanksgiving one .I want him to have home food .

Comment by proudmom63 on November 6, 2013 at 10:06pm: Millie Div 224 So happy for you and your family....My son went to bc in feb, we went to PIR in April and i drove his car to GC end of may, AND he came home TWICE in July and I am now going thru withdrawl already......HOW excited you must be!!! ENJOY every minute! I'll be smiling with you!