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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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Air Traffic Controller Moms

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Known as the "Elite of the Fleet" , a small but unique class of individuals that work as team to keep not only our military air spaces safe, but as well as airports all over safe with expeditious movement!

Members: 148
Latest Activity: Feb 4, 2020

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Comment by Korysmom8 on February 2, 2013 at 9:54pm: I was just at my sailor's A-School graduation 1/24/13! Highly recommend the Navy Lodge! It's only $65, very clean, close to the Navy Museum, lighthouse and right on the beach! The staff was very friendly there too. Had to get my sailor off to the airport the same day of graduation for his next duty station on Coronado Island in San Diego. Would have liked a little more time to visit but everything about graduation is very nice . Take lots of pictures!! You will love it!

Comment by ddd - Ship 11 Div 082 on February 2, 2013 at 9:20pm: I went to my daughter's A-School graduation and it was wonderful! They really are happy to have the parents there. You can video the ceremony, take pictures, it is held in a small room with their class. Your son will be able to give you a tour of the building and grounds, you can't go into their quarters when he needs to check out, but then he has liberty and you can enjoy Pensacola! Congratulations to your new ATC!

Comment by SailorMom92 (DIV 244) on January 8, 2013 at 11:03pm: Does anyone have any information about San Clemente Island?

Comment by SailorMom92 (DIV 244) on December 11, 2012 at 10:36am: @Momof2sailors, how is your daughter doing with her AC classes? My son is about to graduate at the end of this month (actually 10 days from today). It has been a huge challenge for him but he is determined! If you have any questions at all, please feel free to ask. Have a great day!! bless our sailors

Comment by JL (Ship 12 DIV 85) on December 11, 2012 at 12:44am: My boyfriend just left for bootcamp on Dec. 6th. and is doing AC! So proud!

Comment by ddd - Ship 11 Div 082 on November 2, 2012 at 8:39pm: Hi - the picking of orders will really be dependent upon what is available and needed on the day they get to pick. Congrats on being 1st in class after Block 1. Block 2 becomes more hands on but still need to ask questions and keep studying! My AC is at San Nicholas Island - about 90 miles off shore from Los Angeles and loves it!

Comment by esther22ship02div932PIR7-1 on November 2, 2012 at 6:48pm: My only suggestion would be to check out the location if possible, not all shore duties are by the shore. There was a shore duty in California that someone in my husbands class picked. Later found out it was about a 5 hour drive from a good beach! They were pretty bummed.

Comment by Korysmom8 on November 2, 2012 at 6:17pm: Veteran AC Moms please advise! Where are the most sought after duty stations for shore duty? My son has completed block 1 today and is currently 1st in his class and he said that's when they get to start picking their choices for duty stations! He would love shore duty if something is available! I'm so excited for him! Where's a good place for an 18yr old sailor to go? He's rattling off Hawaii, Key West, California, Whidbey Island.

Comment by Momof2sailors on October 22, 2012 at 7:44pm: calbransmommy...Thanks, I will definitely encourage that! She did already mention needing lots of note cards. She is always very hard on herself and low in confidence. She went to a tough private school(very hard grade scale too), I'm sure it has prepared her well!