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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 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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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 skell456 (AO wife) on July 11, 2011 at 7:36pm: That is one thing that I have learned is to never plan anything. My husbands orders have been changed several times. I never plan anything anymore. It gets annoying and stressful at times, but we are in a good spot now so I guess I shouldn't complain. I get to see him everyday if I wanted to and every weekend so it isn't too bad... Good Luck to you and keep us updated!!!!!!

Comment by Kac46047 on July 11, 2011 at 3:27pm: Nope, He graduates in two weeks and was suppose to have leave after. The big bummer came when he got his written orders last monday saying he had to report to mississippi two days after grad. So his leave inst until the end of august now, not horrible but hadda change my countdown lol. He is officially stationed in norfolk beginning in Sept. We are going to move during his leave if we can. We are scrambling for housing now so everythings stressfull.

Maybe th eno chits thing is just at his school i dunno, we only did it once cause i went down htere spir of the moment. and after that i made him always request in a chit lol cause i dind't want people calling at 3am again

Comment by skell456 (AO wife) on July 11, 2011 at 2:06pm: Man I wish that was the case here, but that hasn't been the way. He had to earn his phase just like everyone else. I guess it hasn't been so bad because in the process I got to meet all his friends while we had to hang out on the base and they are all really nice. It has been fun. We are waiting for his orders now. Might get them this week not sure yet. We are not sure when it is over because if he is ships company than he will have 8 more weeks, but if he is squadrin* he only has like 3 weeks here then he will have to go to another school. It is very confusing I hope we find out soon!!!!! How about you guys?? Did you make it to Norfolk yet???

Comment by Kac46047 on July 11, 2011 at 8:01am: haha skell thats awesome! We were able to spend weekends and stuff togethor right after we got married, it didnt matter what phase he was. I still remember th efirst night he stayed out without a chit, sailors were calling him at 3 am constantly. I was so scared lol i thought we were breaking rules but no once your married apparently you can stay out without chits. He's Phase 4 now so he can do that anyway now.

Whens he done A school? did you get orders yet?

Comment by skell456 (AO wife) on July 11, 2011 at 2:04am: Had my first weekend with my husband where he didn't have to go back to base!!! It was an awesome weekend where we did a lot of nothing.... LOL!! It was really nice to have him home and not have to worry about a time frame I love phase three!!! Hope everyone had a great weekend!!!!!

Comment by Kac46047 on July 9, 2011 at 1:08pm: My husband got them about 2 weeks before grad. but you should usually know where they go. Join your husbands Rate goup and they will tell you where their A school is located

Comment by skell456 (AO wife) on July 9, 2011 at 3:07am: He will get his orders for A-school while he is in bootcamp they generally come after battlestations 21, but some get them at different times, all get them before they graduate. He will be able to call you and tell you what they are. We are currently waiting for his orders for his permenate duty station, but should get them in a week or so.

Comment by ProudADwife on July 8, 2011 at 12:29pm: skell, how long have you had to wait for your orders to come in after basic was finished?

Comment by dk4ever(2/945) on July 8, 2011 at 12:21pm: Good luck :) this blog is full of information!

Comment by Kac46047 on July 8, 2011 at 9:13am: I heard various times that everyone should get a POA espeacially before a deployment but its good to get it outta the way early.