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Navy For Moms

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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Graduation Info
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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Comment by slapout52 on June 6, 2011 at 7:41pm: Got home early Sunday from our trip North--went to PIR!!! What a thrill that was, and what a bummer to have to say good-bye! Our brand new sailor is still at GL in A school. He is in Damage Control. He'll be back in Alabama by August & then who knows where?

Comment by Willsmom on May 20, 2011 at 6:58pm: Any moms here around the Brewton area?

Comment by slapout52 on May 1, 2011 at 2:38pm: PC mom, how did it go?

Comment by slapout52 on May 1, 2011 at 2:37pm: Hey friends--First, is everyone OK? Houses intact? I hope so--I live about 12 miles from Eclectic, where they are really hurting. I am hoping for a meet & greet this month somewhere (Clanton? it's in the middle!) but I wanted to say that we are headed for PIR the 1st weekend in June & I can hardly wait!

Comment by slapout52 on March 9, 2011 at 1:51pm: Hello Alabama neighbors! My family & I are counting down the days with my son, who leaves April 11, if not sooner. We have plans to attend PIR sometime in June (I guess). I expect that he will be grad & go due to his rating. It is a very exciting time, but I don't have to tell y'all I'll miss having that young man around! I will be checking this page to get information about a Meet & Greet, which I would love to attend. In the meantime, any advice & support for these next few weeks would be appreciated!

Comment by Nancy (Taylor's mom) on February 16, 2011 at 2:58pm: Hi Cannonpark!! Congrats to your sailor and CTI school! My sailor was at the DLI in Monterey for 14 months, but has since changed his rate (Navy lingo for job). Since all four branches of the military are in Monterey, and it's a relatively small base (Army), the Navy community there is pretty tight. Will be happy to answer any questions I can about the DLI and being stationed in Monterey if you want to send me a private message.

Comment by Cannonpark03/Div 152 PIR 4/29/11 on February 16, 2011 at 11:27am: Hi Everyone. My son leaves for BC on 3-3-11 He is contracted as CTI and will be in Monterey, CA for his A-school. Does anyone else here have a son/daughter who is leaving or recently left for BC? Looking to learn a bit of what to expect the next couple of years...

Comment by bhamnavymom (Ship 2 Div 918) on February 2, 2011 at 11:35pm: I am very glad to find this support group. I would love to join the next meeting that you have. This is a new experience and excited but yet have some reservations also.

Comment by bhamnavymom (Ship 2 Div 918) on January 26, 2011 at 11:41pm: New Navy Mom from Birmingham. My son left for GL on 1/18/11 through Maxwell AFB in Montgomery. We have received "the box" but not ship#,Div# or address. My son is married so I have to depend on my daughter-in-law to pursue getting something from the recruiter.

Comment by Ash's Mom (Ship 7, DIV 105) on January 26, 2011 at 6:49am: Debra, thanks for asking... Well, she's quite a girly, girl so her decision to join the Navy shocked us all. It was her decision, and I'll stand behind her all the way, but I KNOW it's really hard on her. Only child, 1st grandchild, 1st great-grandchld, spoiled rotten.... you get the picture. This way of life is going to be a change to say the least for her! She's the type of child that can do anything she wants to do if SHE wants to do it.... so I'm praying she'll be fine. Thanks for asking!!