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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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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.

Members: 71
Latest Activity: Feb 12, 2013

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Comment by NC_Susan on December 19, 2010 at 9:22pm: Jacque - Hang in there. My D isn't down, but he is frowning a lot and seems a little out of sorts at times. I think it's just an adjustment to go from such intense training to being home.

Penny - I have heard a lot of funny stories about Div 022! I hope you get CJ's glasses fixed!

Lori - D has also had a cold and cough. He said gas chambers caused everything to drain out and that he felt so much better after but it caught up to him again.

Susan

Comment by Lori_KingsBay_USSRI_Radio on December 19, 2010 at 7:11pm: Thanks Nancy for adding the chat box - kudos to you and thanks to your son for his help; love the Navy emblem. Have fun at PIR!!!! Thinking of you :-)

Penny - hope you can get some eyes for you Sailor! Its tough without your sight!

Jacque - sorry to hear about your Sailor being down. Lots of changes; tired, anticipation, holidays. Hang in there - I hope he feels better soon. My sailor is pretty busy with his GF - he does have a bad cold which isn't pleasant but I haven't noticed him being sad.

Kim - Thanks for the offer! that is so gracious of you! My sailor will be in Conneticut. Enjoy PIR this week!

Salma - I have some good pictures!

Comment by jacquec1253 on December 19, 2010 at 7:08pm: Thank you. I guess I just want to protect him. His first night home I went into his room and watched him sleep like when he was a baby. I get teary every time iook at him. This is so hard.

Comment by LesCorpsmanmama on December 19, 2010 at 6:57pm: Jacque my J said he will give your J a call (hope it will help) just try to stay connected as much as u can with him. I'm trying with mine but we keep getting company! Ugh!

Comment by Nancy on December 19, 2010 at 6:41pm: Hey, I got the chat up (with a TON of help from my oldest son), and he found and pasted in the Navy emblem for us.

Comment by CJ's Mom on December 19, 2010 at 6:37pm: My son's glass broke in basic and so he is blind this week. I am taking him in for an eye appointment and see if we can get him another pair this week.

Comment by CJ's Mom on December 19, 2010 at 6:32pm: Jacque - My son said he missed his friends from BC and his routine. THis is normal. Give him his space and try to encourage him to talk and give him some quiet time.

Comment by jacquec1253 on December 19, 2010 at 3:52pm: Hi everyone. I have a question, or shall I say a concern. My son seems distracted and depressed since he's gotten home. He's withdrawn today. Yesterday he was pretty much ok, tired but not today. Is this normal? How can I help him?

Comment by Kim of Virginia on December 19, 2010 at 8:16am: Betsy, this is totally amazing! Thanks everyone for combining the groups and coming up with a lasting group. I know some family members on our other groups will feel a lose and now we know that we are still together. Remember, I live in Virginia, so for those of you who will have sailors in the Tidewater area, please know that I am here for them, especially during holidays if they aren't allowed to come home. My area serves all Navy bases in Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Newport News, Chesapeake and Portsmouth. If there is a holiday and your Sailor needs a home or family, please facebook me under Kim Kobus so that we can prepare our meals accordingly. Usually, we feed 25-30 people and although we travel during Spring Breaks and summer, we are always home for Christmas and Thanksgiving and have always made room for Sailors in Virginia for years.

Comment by Nancy on December 19, 2010 at 3:35am: Penny, I am flying to GL tomorrow (well, almost today) and I will have my older son try to help me once we are in the hotel room. I have tried at least 10 times, and it just won't paste. I miss it too. :-(

Nancy