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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 as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

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RTC Graduation

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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Location: Tinley Park
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Latest Activity: Jul 27, 2022

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Comment by Pat L. in IL on February 13, 2012 at 12:12am: BIG THANKS to Sally, Mary, Becky, Coco, Paula, and Michelle for coming out to Cheeseburger in Paradise to support Molly's Adopt A Sailor. We collected a lot of good things to send to our heroes!

I always have a great time with you wonderful moms!!!!

Comment by becky m on February 12, 2012 at 11:54pm: Paula #2 congrats to your son!! Just wanted to give a Shout out to Pat......thanks for your dedication to Molly's your wonderful!!! Enjoyed Cheeseburger tonite......

Comment by MissMySailor on February 12, 2012 at 12:29am: Hi everyone and welcome to all the new moms!!!

My son called today they told him yesterday that he reports to VBSS school!!! (Visit, board, search, and seizure) This is some thing he talked about before he joined the Navy and he tried for it last year and did not get it and this time he did not apply but he does drive the RIB boat for them and so he knows all the guys on the team but to be on the team has been a dream of his so I am so happy for him and so proud. I know it can be dangerous but if you knew my son if it is some thing he wants to do he will give it 110% so there is no mom saying no. This has been an exciting year for him he made Petty Officer 3rd class in November and now this.

I will now cross my finger and hope for the best when he goes to training.

Comment by Pat L. in IL on February 10, 2012 at 9:14am: @Linda, Yes, it is! Hope to see you there!

Comment by Pat L. in IL on February 7, 2012 at 2:04pm: Cheeseburger in Paradise, Downer's Grove, Feb. 12 from 4PM to 8PM. Fundraiser for Welcome Home for the Troops but they are also collecting things for Molly's Adopt A Sailor!

Count me IN for the 25th!!

@Cathy, WOOHOO! Welcome Home!

Comment by Tracie (Jacob's mom) on February 7, 2012 at 12:40pm: I would love to join you guys... but I can't do it on the 25th. I saw that some are going to Cheeseburgers in Paradise, when is that?

Comment by Tracie (Jacob's mom) on February 6, 2012 at 10:31pm: Thanks for the welcome...

My son is Jacob he has been in the Navy since Aug. 2010 and he is currently on the USS Enterprise with his squadron from Florida. He currently is in an undesignated position so he his doing a bit of everything.

We are not from Chicago but we live about 45 mins away in Indiana. I thought I should join a group that I would more likely be able to get together with, as many of the people from the Indidna group seem to be 2+ hours away. I look forward to getting to know the group and to meeting in person.