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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 as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

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RTC Graduation

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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Arizona Moms

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Navy family and friends from all over ARIZONA!

Location: Arizona
Members: 276
Latest Activity: Oct 23, 2020

What's happening in our beautiful state...

AZ Navy Moms Lunch, Macayo's, August 3, 2014

AZ Navy Moms Lunch, Chili's, October 19, 2013

Arizona Navy Moms Lunch Macayo's Tempe, June 2013

NEXT COFFEE MEETUP IS APRIL 2ND, 2017!

Monthly Navy Moms & loved ones get together usually the FIRST SUNDAY of the month, 6:30 pm, at the AJ's at 1836 S Val Vista Dr in Mesa for coffee and chat - always fun!

Blue Star Mothers of Maricopa meet the second Monday each month at 6:30 p.m. in the Maricopa Chamber of Commerce conference room, 44870 W. Hathaway Ave. #5, Maricopa AZ 85139.

Post others in the Comments and we'll add here.

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Comment by ProudGMBarb on December 6, 2011 at 12:50am: BDee...

link to the Family Guide:

http://www.bootcamp.navy.mil/fam_guide.asp

Comment by ProudGMBarb on December 6, 2011 at 12:49am: BDee...I pulled out our program guide...PIR started at 9am.

Did you download the Family Guide? It has a lot of good info in it.

0630: RTC Gate 8 opens to visitors.

0700: The drill hall is open.

0845: Guests must be seated.

0900: Graduation commences.

0920: Divisions arrive at drill hall.

1030: Ceremony concludes with Liberty Call.

2100: Liberty expires for recruits.

We were there and seated by 7am. After PIR, expect at least a couple of hours before you can pick her up. They tell you that she will call you when she is done checking in to the school side.

Don't know about the care pkgs. We only got the photo packages, and the DVD of the ceremony.

Comment by BDee76(Ship 03 Division 048) on December 6, 2011 at 12:10am: Thanks Jane,

Yes I can imagine what she's thinking of the weather right now. Although we're originally from Ohio, she was 8 or 9ish when we moved here. 2002 is when we moved to AZ so she was well adapted to the AZ heat...lol. We would make yearly trips to Flagstaff buts that about all her experience with really cold weather. We're driving to IL as well so not looking forward to that, & after PIR weekend hoping to make trip to Ohio to visit family. My brother just sent me txt picture & its snowing :(.

Thanks Sherri, I was wondering about what time we could pick her up on Friday. About how long is the ceremony? I believe it starts @ 9:30-10ish? Think Hubby making hotel reservations tomorrow. Was wondering if any SRs received or family of SRs ordered the care packages? I was thinking about telling family/friends that can't make it about them but if they are cheezy or not worth the $ I wont bother. Any info about them?

Comment by Anita on December 5, 2011 at 9:06pm: Love all your photos, ProudGMBarb! Brings back memories - although this all happened for my son almost 6 years ago (this coming Feb. 4).

Comment by Sherri (mom of Kirsten) on December 5, 2011 at 1:17pm: My daughter had her PIR last March and the week before was when they took away overnight liberty. I had to have her back around 9pm and picked her up about 6:30am. After PIR she had to check into A school since it was across the street. We got to pick her back up around 4ish. It was very cold then too and snowing. When they opened the doors for the recruits to come in you could see the snow behind them. It was a cool sight. My daughter was in a 900 division and was a flag carrier, so she was in early and we got to see her several times before the ceremony started.