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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ANY ADVICE?

My best friend  has just arrived to Chicago today. I wanted advice on what to send in my first letter and any advice on how to keep our fri…

Started by fatima1525

14 Aug 29, 2020
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On Base ROM and letters

My son arrived in GL’s on 6/16 and started his off base ROM. He was covid tested on 6/25 and tested positive. He was transferred to on base…

Started by Karen

19 Aug 28, 2020
Reply by belovedbyHim

Wild ride

My son left on the 17th of October for BC. About 4 days in he called me with the dreaded scripted message, in which he said, do not come to…

Started by JazzyHeffa

5 Aug 13, 2020
Reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet)

STEP program

My SR arrived on Sept. 17th and failed the first 2 PT by seconds. When she left for MEPS she was sick, we even told her recruiter a week be…

Started by Zyphere

9 Aug 12, 2020
Reply by Chipmunk

San Diego spouses

Hi! Looking for Christian wives in San Diego intetested in connecting with other wives for prayer and support. My daughter n law is a bit s…

Started by Proudmom314

10 Aug 5, 2020
Reply by belovedbyHim

Help please

Hi everyone! I'm so happy to hear some of you are getting to talk to and see your loved ones!! The first few weeks of boot camp were the ha…

Started by Joanna

15 Jul 13, 2020
Reply by NavyMomJill

Any June 2020 Boot Camp Shippers?

Hi Everyone,  First, I want everyone to know how grateful I am for this forum.  I have searched so many blogs and forums for support and I…

Started by TARA

26 Jul 4, 2020
Reply by Chipmunk

.Confusion Upon Receiving Form Letter

I know according to information on this site when the recruits mail out the Form Letter but it seems as if my DIL may be receiving false in…

Started by ZanesGma

13 Jun 18, 2020
Reply by partyofseven

A message from the Commanding Officer of RTC

I posted this earlier today. I thought I would make a discussion so that it is readily available to all. Good morning :-) The CO of RTC has…

Started by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW

3 May 17, 2020
Reply by Chipmunk

Arrival at B/C 02/26 and Mom is losing it.

My daughter is in her 2nd day of boot camp and I'm an emotional ball of crazy. When does the breaking down stop? My husband left back to wo…

Started by Louisa J

14 May 16, 2020
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