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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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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).

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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

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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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Alumni PIR 12/17/10 & 12/22/10

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This group is for the wonderful family members and friends of the sailors who graduated from boot camp on Dec. 17 & Dec. 22, 2010. We have been through so much together and we welcome all who would like to follow the paths of our sailors.

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Latest Activity: Feb 12, 2013

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Comment by proudmom ship03 div028 on December 24, 2010 at 12:01pm: We paid $60 for our sons bags to be checked on American. Will he have to pay for them when he leaves for A school?

Comment by proudmom ship03 div028 on December 24, 2010 at 12:00pm: We got home yesterday. I kept taking pictures of him while he slept. He was sick our whole trip home. He has been up and down during the night. He said he keeps thinking he has to get up to check on the port watchers. He said it is nice not to have to do that and hopefully he will stop waking up every two hours.

Comment by B's proud mom ship03 div027 on December 24, 2010 at 11:13am: I planned on driving B to school. She bought herself a train ticket and said mom, I don't want you driving all day and night to take me and get back home. And she was so grown up and take charge, WOW. So, while it's great to see these positive changes, it will be even harder to drop her off at the train station.

Comment by Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor on December 23, 2010 at 10:42pm: Oh no, my son is flying US Airways and I was hoping to go through the gate with A. :( I will be writing a letter also, if I am given the same answer on Sunday.

Comment by TysMomKY on December 23, 2010 at 9:37pm: T flew US Airways and while they didn't charge him to check his bags they DID NOT let us go back to the gates with him.   I was HIGHLY upset.   When he flew out to Great Lakes we had this same issue with American Airlines and Delta actually gave us gate passes.   I'm actually in the process of writing US Airways and American because I think that is ludicrous.   The only way you can go back with them is if your sailor is being deployed.

T didn't order pics and I need to do that QUICKLY.   Has anyone else ordered AFTER graduation?

Ladies, it's always a pleasure communicating with you all.    Hope you are all well and enjoy a wonderful holiday.

Comment by Nancy on December 23, 2010 at 9:21pm: To all of the incredible moms who are now a part of my life...whether I have just met you, or I have known you for the all the (really very few) months that this journey has so far lasted...I want you to know that you have both enriched my life and kept me sane!! I know that when I have questions or want to vent, this place and all of you will welcome me with open arms.

I wish you all the best over the next few days with your sailors and your families. Make memories to cherish, I will too, as I am sure that we will not have our kids for Christmas in the near future unless we are very lucky.

I will meet up with you all after the Christmas madness is over.

Nancy

Comment by Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor on December 23, 2010 at 6:53pm: Hi my wonderful friends. We are having a little down time right now, so I thought I would pop on. A went with his 2 sisters and their bf's to see the Body Incredible exhibit today. They invited me, but it's not something that I really wanted to see.

Welcome to all our new members. On Monday, I will try to send out an email to welcome you all properly. :)

A had a little trouble at the grocery store yesterday. It was weird, because he was pretty much his ole self, up until then. He was very agitated and nervous. He just kept saying that no one was thinking straight and he wished that they would realize that you are supposed to walk on the right. I told him that since he was in such a controlled environment for the last 2 months, it was probably hard for him to remember what the Christmas rush was all about. He was ok after we got back in the car.

As with all of you, I will probably be MIA for a couple of days enjoying my family time. I will probably be back on Sunday night. My A leaves on Sunday morning, my husband goes back to Maryland on Sunday afternoon and my daughter and her boyfriend (also a sailor) leaves on Tuesday to go to Hawaii for 2 weeks. I will be saying a lot of goodbyes in the next few days. :(

Have a blessed and wonderful Christmas. I thank God every night for our gift of our sailors every day. ((Hugs)) to you all.

Comment by CJ's Mom on December 23, 2010 at 6:18pm: Thanks for Scaring me Cindy - CJ's flight is with Delta... I will remind him next time fly United or Northwest as both fly into Sioux Falls. I hope they are good here to him. We will see. I too will be back next week! Merry CHristmas!!!!

Comment by ctownnavymom_Groton_SECF on December 23, 2010 at 5:28pm: Yay! Alumni group!

Comment by pmgcakes on December 23, 2010 at 4:36pm: Hi All! - been a way for a few days as I had to get back to my life (hehehe) - its amazing that these past few weeks have really flown by quickly. We are enjoying our time with S and look forward to spending the next few days with family and friends, he hasnt seem most of the since september. Happy Holidays to All!

I too will be back next week..