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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 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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Graduation Info
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PNG – 2.3 MB
JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Latest Activity: Dec 6, 2022

Hey Coloradoans--Just wanted to find out how many of us there are!! I Love living in Colorado and would love to know what you think!!

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Comment by glassdog on January 23, 2011 at 10:06am: Thank you all for the welcome! I have written every day and labeled the letters as you suggested. I will be so glad to have his address so that even if we don't get letters for awhile I know he will be.

We are looking forward to PIR and have started trying to figure out logistics. I know I will not put anything in the letters to embarrass him or make him feel down. So right now I feel like no news is good news!

Comment by Sandy's_sailor son on January 22, 2011 at 12:51am: Gay- Proud Mom of AJP, I am exited for you. When you return from your adventure make sure you post plenty of photos. What an honor to be going to that homecoming!!

Comment by Sandy's_sailor son on January 21, 2011 at 11:53pm: Hi glassdog! Don't worry, you will hear from you son soon. As soon as you find out what ship he is on, write him a letter. Sometimes it takes the recruits a few weeks to get settled in to their ship. When my son went to boot camp, he changed Barracks once. You should be getting a Form Letter in the mail with your son's division, address and PIR date.

Writing letters really helped my son get through boot camp and it helped us too.

Comment by pgrlisa on January 21, 2011 at 10:53pm: Glassdog - your son will do very well. I'm sure you are proud of him. My daughter swore in one year ago on Friday, and went to OCS in March. She's now stationed in Norfolk. I miss her a great deal, but know she's doing what's right for her. Write to your son. Write early and write often. He may not always get to write you back, but he'll cherish the letters when he has some down time. Keep checking in with us - we've all been through what you're going through.

Comment by glassdog on January 19, 2011 at 6:48pm: My son just left for GL yesterday! We are so nervous and proud! He worked with a recruiter out of the recruiting station across from S.W. Plaza in Littleton. His recruiter is great!

Comment by bev618 on January 16, 2011 at 4:22pm: Any moms out there with sons/daughters in Ship 04 Div 805, with PIR on 2/18/11?

Comment by phoebe stg2 on January 16, 2011 at 2:14pm: Note to those who are planning to go to your child's PIR. Take a movie camera. On 12/22 there were technical difficulties and no DVD was available. And I am now hearing it happened again at a more recent PIR. Just some FYI...

Comment by StacyTwinSailorMom on January 16, 2011 at 1:30pm: Hello Everyone!

I'm a navy mom of twin sailors on the Stennis. They are both Damage Controlmen. I am a native of Colorado. Just wanted to say hello!

Stacy

Comment by glassdog on January 15, 2011 at 8:47am: We are into countdown mode here. Our sr leaves on 1/18. Trying to get the last minute things done and a party today!

Chris N. when do you need the cards by? I belong to an art guild and will try to get the word out. We are having an event in February and I will see if instead of valentine cards they would be willing to have the kids make St. Pat's Day cards. Once I have some info as to if they will be willing to do this I will contact you at your email address.