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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

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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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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 My sailor's ladybug (356) on July 18, 2011 at 7:32pm: Thank you....more then you ladies know....Im trying to firgure everything out like his PIR and making sure I know where he is going to A school...He has his last DEP meeting in about three weeks..but every time I ask him something about it or to try to find out info about what is going on...He just dont really tell me much.

Comment by Kac46047 on July 18, 2011 at 7:30pm: mommie, gotcha. sometimes the recruiters just dont want to file the required paperwork/ extra work it entails to add dependants. If you get married now youll get BAH and insurance for you and his baby (im not sure about your other son your guy may need to adopt BUT another source would be better them me to tell you that one =])

Getting married in A school was a trip to plan lol. I can give you info on that when the time comes, first just get through bootcamp. Goes faster then you think!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on July 18, 2011 at 7:26pm: mommie-you are in the right place! Welcome!
You'be got a lot of great ladies here and you will enjoy your PIR group (Pass in Review,Boot Camp and Graduation group when you BF gets his grad date) too. No, unfortunately, sometimes even the best if friends don't know how you feel. But everyone here will!

Comment by My sailor's ladybug (356) on July 18, 2011 at 7:23pm: kac...we were told not to get married unitl after bootcamp....I have another son that is not my boyfriends. It has to do with something about dependents. I really dont understand it all..but I stand behind him 100%.

Comment by Kac46047 on July 18, 2011 at 7:17pm: mommie if its not a big deal id do it before bootcamp! If not i can only take you throgh my experience of getting married in A school. Stressfull but possible

Comment by My sailor's ladybug (356) on July 18, 2011 at 7:05pm: I am just a Navy girlfriend right now.....but that is changing soon...if the plans go though. My boyfriend leave Sept 1 for bootcamp. We have a child together and have been talking about getting married when he is done with bootcamp. As far as we know right now he is going to A school in GL also. I have alot of questions and trying to make friends that knows what I am going though...right now. Everyone tells me that everything will be okay....but no one know how I feel.

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on July 18, 2011 at 6:34pm: ...I asked my hubby about the "safety" where he was at. Had seen someone's blog about how "safe" it was (same base-he was "inside"...mine was base defense).
I asked,"So how often DOES the klaxon go off?"
"Every day with a '...y' in it."

"What did you do on your day off?"
"Sat on the floor of my CHU (Contained Housing Unit- their living quarters) and read." (Sandbags only go up to bottom of windows.)

Both times that he has deployed I "catch up" on military movies. Last time "B H Down" came out while he was gone and "We Were Soldiers". This time, DVD, "The Hurt Locker" , "Jarhead", "Stop Loss".
Why??? I STILL haven't made the connection...just put it down to wanting to be close to him somehow.
Grandma-BWAA-HA-HA! Now I feel better knowing I am not the only one doing that to the TV!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on July 18, 2011 at 6:17pm: Here is a gift idea for those that are "allowed"to do it! I sent this to my DH in Iraq. He carried it when he could and out it by his bed at night.
(Again...disclaimer...I am in no way affiliated with marieadele or sweetheart pouch and do not gain on any way from promoting her products.)
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Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on July 18, 2011 at 6:09pm: Ladies...I don't have a SEAL for a husband...he is AF reserves...and has deployed twice. Just came off our second. He is also law enforcement as his "real"job. Very much a "Command Man"! Doesn't compare to the life of a SEAL...lot's of not knowing and no asking. But I know a little about the separation of a deployment. I commend you for persevering to ne one of the 10%! These are the stories the public needs to hear!
Personally I think these men need a good woman BECAUSE of what they do!
I have a book by a woman who is married to a retired SEAL. "Hope for the Homefront" by Marshele Carter Waddell. It is Christian based. (Disclaimer...I am not affiliated with Mrs. Waddell in any way nor do I receive any gain from promoting her book).

Comment by skell456 (AO wife) on July 18, 2011 at 5:28pm: Welcome abuon!!! I'm excited for your journey... Congrats on getting married we have lots to share here so don't be shy!!!! It can get confusing.. We have some new wives and wives that have been in the military for a while so together we should be able to help you out!!! Good Luck!!!