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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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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

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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

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RTC Graduation

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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Advice for new spouses

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Hello, everyone my name is Amanda. Thank you for joining this group! I have recently went through the whole process of becoming a PROUD NAVY WIFE. I am starting this group to help all the new spouses on your journey. Ask me anything!!!!

Members: 148
Latest Activity: Mar 2, 2019

This is especially for wives, husbands, boyfriends, girlfriends, or fiances.

Everyone has a different experience throughout this whole process. My husband started signing up in July of 2010 and did not leave for bootcamp until March 29th 2011, so we have pretty much been through a lot this last year and I would love to help everyone that I can understand things that I did not when we first started. He is now in the middle of A-school and I guess so are we. It has not always been fun, but it is worth it in the end. I say this is especially for spouses becuase pay, and things like that are different for us, but mom, dads and anyone else is more than welcome to join. I look forward to hearing from everyone, and hope that I can help you along the way. This page is for newly married about to get married, or just being a new Navy spouse in general. My husband and I have been together 6 years and married over 2 years now. We have a 3 year old son. Watching the children go through this is very difficult because they do not fully understand what is going on. I am here to help!!!! I have lots of ideas and experiences to share!!!!

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Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on August 2, 2011 at 11:24pm: abuon- HA, HA, HA! Too funny! Gone that route though (it was prescribed :o)
Okay, this MAY sound hokey...but try a "sleep" cd. I think it's Lifescapes. I got one at Target. I have struggled with insomnia...DH is law enforcement and AF reserves...just finished a deployment so the "not sleeping" amped up!
The hardest part...actually making yourself get into bed!

Comment by AmandaZG on August 2, 2011 at 9:30pm: i am currently engaged to my sailor:) he is away at basic....i was wondering how does getting married and moving in with them work. like housing and everything?

Comment by abuon18 on July 31, 2011 at 7:34am: Pills! Haha- just kidding, kind of.

Comment by skell456 (AO wife) on July 30, 2011 at 10:47pm: I am down here with my hubby in P-cola and I can tell you that I wish I would not have come. I mean don't get me wrong I love the time we have together when it's available. They do not have a lot of time and I sometimes feel as if I'm being ignored or that he is possibly lying to me (which is just something in my head) I get paranoid sometimes because of the things I see around here. It has been fun at times, but it costs a lot of money to do things around here plus the living cost. Just be glad you are saving money and going through the drama down here!!!! Relax and enjoy the times when he gets to call. Hope this helps......

Comment by Lvemyabej on July 29, 2011 at 3:43pm: Shock- My husband is currently at A school in Flordia and I live with his familty and they act mean to me a lot but I ignore them and know that I am living here for him. I really do miss him to me I think since they get to talk to you veryday it makes you miss them more because you are stil waiting for those calls like in bootcamp. Just take everyday at a time for a while I was getting overwhelmed thinking to much into the future. Someone in the navy told me this " days go by slow but weeks fly by" I tell myself that everyday and that life goes on . So while he is in FL like mine is I suggest maybe start making a list of what you guys will need when he moves to his fleet (which is his duty station they call it fleet) I feel the same though I hate it but he is worth it sacrafices come alomg with any kind of relationship itll only make you and your relationship stronger. I wish you the best of luck and if you need anyone to talk to since we are going through the same thing. I am here

Comment by Kac46047 on July 29, 2011 at 9:40am: shock- My hubbys A school was 6 months and i did not move there. It was hard but i visited him a couple times. The hardest part was moving back in with my parents. lol.

Comment by skell456 (AO wife) on July 29, 2011 at 1:30am: Kac I wish that was the case for us my hubby graduates in two weeks now and we still do not have hard copies!!! No one in his class does yet either. They are all kinda freaking out right now. It's crazy. They told us that if they do not have them out by time they graduate they have to hang around there till they get them. Won't that be crazy!!!!! I hope that will not be the case we wait everyday for them, but it's just not happening. Anyway how is everyone doing??? Haven't heard from some of you in a while keep us informed!!!! I wish everyone the best

Comment by Emily-aaronsgirl11 on July 27, 2011 at 10:29am: Hey illysha!

Your guy is a Nuke, huh? Welcome to the club! :)
You'll probably find that Nukes are a lil different from everyone else. They have different rules and they're schooling is a lot different. My fiance is in Prototype which is the third school they go to. They have A school first which is a different length for each rate. MMs are only three months while EMs and ETs are six months. They find out their rate about week 5 in boot. Then they go on hold (T-Track) until they start Power School which is six months for everyone. Then hold (Grad hold) until Prototype (6 months). Thennn it's out to the fleet. :)

If you have any questions, I'd be more than happy to answer. :)

Comment by Kac46047 on July 27, 2011 at 10:09am: A schools different, they usually dont change. I know corpsman school relocated from chicago to texas but thats the only one ive ever seen. If his school is in S.C Then he propbably is going ot S.C Id join the group for your guys rate/job and ask there where the A school is.

Comment by illysha10(dylan'swife) on July 27, 2011 at 9:35am: Thanks guys! Do you know when they'll give my husband his written orders? They've told him that we'll be in Charleston SC for a yeat for A school. But like you said it's not written in stone