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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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Graduation Info
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JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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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 August 6, 2011 at 4:57pm: Anita.... I think that was awesome that Eric and his shipmates had their lunch paid for at the airport! We had a similar experience during PIR weekend. Hubby, me, and our sailor had breakfast at an I-HOP. When we got to the register, we were told someone paid the bill as a "thank you." We asked who it was so we could thank them, but were told the person wanted to remain anonymous.

Needless to say, we all got teary eyed and were so surprised. My husband thought it was very special because in the past, servicemen/women from the Vietnam era didn't get any appreciation, and finally it has turned around again that people honor and do appreciate those in service.

Didn't you just love PIR?!! You were so smart to take video. I was so excited that day and loved it, but being able to watch a video again later is just like being there all over again....and seeing things you don't remember seeing that day!

JoJo....you are gonna LOVE it!

Comment by ProudGMBarb on August 6, 2011 at 4:42pm: I am so sorry and sad to hear the news of yet more losses of our brave, young, servicemen. Too too much this past week. I will hold each of them and their loved ones in my heart and in my prayers.

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on August 6, 2011 at 2:49pm: She says thanks a million and is waiting for your call!

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on August 6, 2011 at 2:37pm: Jojo, Maureen will be so happy! I'll email you her phone # in case you don't have it already.

Comment by Anita on August 6, 2011 at 2:30pm: Wow, you ladies have been busy! I was finally able to get online, but I had a lot of reading to do to catch up.

JoJo - Dillons Mom and Jane are right. Your son may leave early to fly somewhere else right after the graduation. My son and 3 of his buddies flew out for Pensacola for one month the day after we left Chicago. They sure liked the warmer weather! While in O'Hare Airport, they were in uniform and eating lunch, when the waiter came up and told them their lunches had been paid for them by a gentleman in the restaurant as a thank you to them. Eric and the others were overwelmed! Also, when we went to Eric's graduation, we sat up high and video taped the whole thing - we were able to pinpoint Eric when he came in, so we were able to follow him. We and everyone around us was crying - we were all so proud of our sons and daughters! I would not have missed it for the world. I was able to take the video tape to a place in Mesa to have a DVD made so we could send it to Eric's grandmother in Ohio. She loved it!

So very sorry to hear about the recent losses of the Navy Seals.

Marcy - I'll be praying for your friend's son's friends lost in battle. So very sad!

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on August 6, 2011 at 12:32pm: I'll pm you later today Jojo :)

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on August 6, 2011 at 12:31pm: I just emailed you guys a message from Maureen, she needs a ride Sunday if anyone can help her out! She's flying in from CA at 2 pm.

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on August 6, 2011 at 12:29pm: That's all we can do..I will pass your messages for his teammates along to his wife and mom, thank you :)

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on August 6, 2011 at 11:18am: I know Jojo, I am the same. This has been a terrible week. The corpsman son of a good friend of mine is in Afghanistan. He lost three of his team last week, including his best friend and 'battle buddy' for their last three tours in Afghanistan. My heart is too full right now....

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on August 6, 2011 at 3:21am: I think he was signed up for subs, but a subsequent colorblindness test at BC threw a wrench into the works.