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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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Aviation Electronic - AE

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A group for families studying or working in the field of Aviation Electronics - AE.

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Latest Activity: Feb 15, 2022

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Comment by Doreen-ProudNavyMom on April 25, 2017 at 6:56pm: I totally recommend Sarge's Meet and Greet. It was a good way to meet some other parents the night before. Plus he is a wealth of information. He might have a good recommendation for steak around the Gurnee/Waukegan area. I know some good but expensive places in Chicago. Just keep in mind they are exhausted and might just want to hang out in the hotel after lunch. They are just happy to get their phone back. There is a large outlet mall called Gurnee Mills that a lot of people go to because it is close. They have a movie theatre there, too. Let me know if I didn't answer everything.

Comment by navyfiance1228 on April 25, 2017 at 6:55pm: Thanks for the info Dorren-PNM! I am glad he is enjoying his time in the Navy! My sailor is just starting to enjoy it since bootcamp so it definitely gives me peace of mind.

@MySonBug- bootcamp wasn't too bad for him. He was Master of Arms and had to deal with a lot more yelling than the rest but he did mention its definitely manageable. PIR was such an AWESOME experience and definitely a proud moment for myself and my sailors parents. :) I can't wait for you to experience it and see your son graduate!

@PT mom- He actually only waited about 2 weeks to class up. the first week he had indocrine ( life lessons), today he had his fire fighting class and found out today that he classes up tomorrow!

Comment by ProudRN on April 25, 2017 at 6:52pm: Thank you all for responding. Question #1. Will my son be able to have his jeep at A school?

Comment by PT mom on April 25, 2017 at 6:28pm: Doreen-PNM, thank you for the information and your kind offer! Taking rust off of planes?! I will have to remind my son: the needs of the Navy! We will be staying at the Navy Lodge, and going to Sarge's Meet and Greet. My Sailor asked for a good steak when on liberty after PIR. Do you have any suggestions?

Comment by Doreen-ProudNavyMom on April 25, 2017 at 6:24pm: Hi, my son is on his 2nd set of orders. He was a GM on a cruiser first. He went to Pensacola for A school for AE in July, 2015. Then chose his orders for a squadron on North Island (Coronado, CA). They didn't send him to C school until Sep 2016 in Norfolk, VA. He stayed about 6 weeks and then went back to North Island. He now is doing the AE job. For the year he was taking rust off of planes. I think he actually enjoyed it. He is in his 6th year in the Navy, so I can answer various questions. Enjoy PIR, it is a wonderful experience!! I live about an hour from Great Lakes, that was how I got through BC. I knew he wasn't far away... Any questions about PIR and the Chicago area, let me know.

Comment by PT mom on April 25, 2017 at 6:13pm: I would love to see this group be active again! My Sailor (just got the call) has PIR this Friday, and then will be going to Pensacola for AE. Navyfiance1228, if your fiance classes up tomorrow, is there any way of knowing how long it will be before then next class begins? How long did your Sailor have to wait to class up?

Comment by ProudRN on April 25, 2017 at 5:45pm: Navyfiance1228 my son is still in BC. His PIR is May 26th and he flies out that weekend. I'm actually excited that you're ahead of me as you probably have all my answers :) how has your journey been following BC?

Comment by navyfiance1228 on April 25, 2017 at 5:34pm: @MySonBug: hello! My fiancé was told today that he classes up tomorrow and starts school. Is your son starting tomorrow as well?

Comment by ProudRN on April 25, 2017 at 5:28pm: Hello all, my son will be heading to Pensacola for A school AE. Is anyone willing to start discussions again?

Comment by ProudNavyMomInFL on June 29, 2015 at 2:41pm: Oh and ATT is Apprentice Technical Training and AWAT is Aviation Warfare Apprentice Training - not sure the details of each but that's what they stand for :)