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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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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

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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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Challenge Coins

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A challenge coin is a small coin or medallion (usually military), bearing an organization’s insignia or emblem and carried by the organization’s members. They are given to prove membership when challenged and to enhance morale.Let's show them here.

Website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Challenge_coin
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Latest Activity: Aug 16, 2023

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Comment by LI mom on August 31, 2012 at 12:04pm: Okay thank you Craig im on that site and i gave him the info on the site but don't know if he did it he don't tell me a whole lot. Where will the coins be available at will they be available on the site you posted earlier i went on and seen the rank coins

Comment by Craig on August 31, 2012 at 11:53am: isabella - I will have all of the ships done by then. It just takes so long to do them. Luckily not all the ships are used. I think I only have 4 more to do.

Per your son. Have him come on over to my website NavyDEP.com

I have so many deppers and lots of information for him. Many now active duty sailors come back and tell their stories. I guarantee he will learn so much.

Right now, you should print this off for him. This is the secret for learning the 11 General orders. He will have them completely learned in 3 days (and you too ~ha).

http://www.navydep.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2205

Comment by LI mom on August 31, 2012 at 11:31am: Craig will you have one for all the ships. My son doesn't go in till Nov so his pir won't be till probably first part of Jan. Will they be for certain divisions. Thank you for any information you can provide

Comment by Angela on August 31, 2012 at 10:18am: Thank you Craig for your knowledge and willingness to share! I am wondering which type of coin I should (or should it be me) look to purchase for my soon to be Sailor(God willing!)? He will be heading to Sub & A school after PIR. So far he has written and told us that he scored really well on his sub exam and is meeting the requirements for his folds and @ PT. Suggestions? Thanks!

Comment by Craig on August 30, 2012 at 8:44pm: Here is a challenge coin I got from the Director of the National Security Agency (NSA)

Comment by Craig on August 29, 2012 at 7:39pm: Angie - Now those are cool! Absolutely love the "Chick Chief".

I hadn't a clue about YNCM Anna Der-Vartanan. That is one good trivia question that I will be using.

Comment by Craig on August 28, 2012 at 8:34pm: Make sure you scroll through all these pages. Lady H has some really awesome coins posted of her daughters coin. Seeing all the various Navy coins is really cool. Pretty soon, you guys will be posting your sailor coins too.

I need to start posting mine, but I've been so busy lately and haven't....

Woo-hoo for coins.....

Comment by Craig on August 28, 2012 at 8:18pm: Hello to the new members... Glad you are with us.

Since I have already gotten the JFR and Triton write up all done, I will put them in the discussion area above. I guaranteed you will learn at least one thing about boot camp and/or the Navy. Guaranteed!

My joy is seeing people learn about the Navy and understand it. This is what I do everyday with the deppers on my website. I want them to be fully prepared for boot camp, as well as you moms.

So look above in the Discussion area.

Again, grad to have you guys aboard...

Comment by Jenn_NicksWifey on August 22, 2012 at 11:40pm: I had NWT engrave them. They are really well done, the engraving is perfect. It looks exactly like the website preview showed, so if anyone is considering it, check out the preview. What you see is what you get!