This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.

FIRST TIME HERE?

FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:

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

Events

**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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Navy Speak

Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms!  (Hint:  When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)

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Navy.com Para Familias

Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com

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Boot Camp Moms (and loved ones) Discussions (1,630)

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Week to Week Boot Camp Summary

I found this on one of the groups sites and quite frankly I stole it.  I can't remember who wrote it so I don't know to whom the credit bel…

Started by Lynne

4 Dec 18, 2010
Reply by JessicaB-Sailor Mom

Grad pics and dvd's

This is just my 2nd day on community, and I've been reading about their grad pics and dvd's, and am a little confused.  Are the orders take…

Started by ACTmom(ship 11 Div 054)

9 Dec 15, 2010
Reply by ochaos

New to the community

HI,My name is Mika and my son swore in Nov 25, his ship date is Aug 9, 2011.  I am not new to the Navy, my husband did 6 years a lil over 2…

Started by Micka

2 Dec 1, 2010
Reply by navymom4e (ship12 div038)

Excited for graduation

Writing my first letter to my son and I have so much to tell him.  I so look forward to graduation, when I can see my proud sailor.  It is…

Started by jancl58

19 Nov 24, 2010
Reply by Dawn Annette 55

WAITING is so hard....

My goodness, 3 weeks in and still no word. Is this normal for basic training? Got to say, this is just miserable...waiting. Maybe next week…

Started by Alexs momma ( ship 03, Div 017)

12 Oct 31, 2010
Reply by Suzi-OH

Thanksgiving at bootcamp

I understand that our kids cant leave boot camp for Thanksgiving. Ive read a littel about the adopt a sailor in Chicago area. Are they stil…

Started by cris

4 Oct 26, 2010
Reply by cris

New here...

Hi! So, my daughter was sworn in yesterday.  She ships out on 4/5/2011.  How do I find out all the info all you other mom's seem to have, i…

Started by SharonsMom

4 Oct 22, 2010
Reply by JessicaB-Sailor Mom

New to the Navy

My son left for BC on 9/14.  The worse part about it was it was also my daughter's 16th birthday.  Talk about singing Happy Birthday with t…

Started by Debbie

10 Oct 12, 2010
Reply by JudyG

Newbie Mom

My son left for BC on 9/15, we received a call from him while he was at the airport waiting for the bus to take him to the base.  What a re…

Started by Tammy-Andrew's Mom

10 Sep 19, 2010
Reply by ziggyj

son left today for boot camp

Hello, My son left today for boot camp at great lakes. I am new to this site, and excited I found it.  Just have a question, He should have…

Started by Kathy

8 Sep 15, 2010
Reply by ziggyj

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