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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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:
Events
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
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.
Format Downloads:
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- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
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all moms,wives,grandmas,fiances to get together and talk about the issues that you or your salior may be going through. We are here for one another.
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Latest Activity: Jul 24, 2015
Discussion Forum
LISTS OF GROUPS: PIR GROUPS, SHIP GROUPS, RATINGS GROUP, SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS
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Comment by Laura (SHIP07 DIV056) on December 31, 2010 at 6:41pm
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HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Comment by mtnmom on December 31, 2010 at 2:16pm
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Laura-
Welcome to the group!! I hope you will be going to his PIR, its a wonderful experience.
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Can't wait until noon, boy I wish we didn't have to have the gloomy's when they leave, but that's what N4M's is all about. Thanks for the cheer now, and all times when you've been there for us.
Gen
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Comment by BunkerQB on December 31, 2010 at 1:47pm
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Happy New Year to everyone. To moms with sailors coming home - what joy! Savor the precious times, make lots of memories - so you can relive them when they leave. My boy left on Tuesday. I am still mopey.
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hello everyone new to this site i live near bakersfield in arvin not alot going on here i have 3 children a 7, 16 year old and my19 who is in boot camp his pir is 1/28/11 WOW sharon im exited for you and hello BHAPPY nice to see you are here :)
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Sharon
At 6:30 this morning, he was in Dallas, he should be in Fresno at about noon. I am getting very anxious to see him. He will be here SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!
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Hi Nancy--
Hang in there, he will write, but it might a few weeks before you get a letter. I only the first information packet letter, then had to wait 3 1/2 weeks for the next letter, but I got 4 letters that day. They get to write letters on Sundays, if they have everything done and no one in the group got in trouble. When you get frustrated just post a line and we'll do our best to give you a place to vent. When you next write to your brother, tell him "thank you" from me for his service.
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Comment by Nancy Ship09 Div078 on December 30, 2010 at 7:46pm
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i miss my brother, havent heard from
him since the info packet we got with
a couple of lines he wrote to us. I thought
they wer able to write on sundays, ANd is thursday.
shouldnt we be getting letters by now? :/
ahh i just wanna hear from him anything would be
great. Im not even asking for a call. Just a letter:(
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Holly--
YOu should be getting some mail from you son soon. Telephone calls are like gold to the recruits. I didn't get a phone call from my son until about 2 weeks before PIR, so hang there. This was the first Christmas that my sailor wasn't home either, but I'm very lucky he will be here on Friday, if the airports open up. When you write to your son, give him a big Thank You from me.
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Comment by Holly_motherpie( Ship 09 Div.78) on December 29, 2010 at 2:17pm
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My son arrived in Great Lakes 2 weeks ago...I haven't heard from him since....I've been sitting on my phone...I can't imagine not seeing him for as long as some of you moms have gone without seeing your kids....Christmas was bitter sweet...new grand baby but first holiday without him...His twin brother stayed in bed all day and said it doesn't feel like Christmas...They have never been apart....I know this has to get easier I hope it's soon...I wish all of you a safe and Happy New Year : ) Hugs To You
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