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:
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:
**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.
Format Downloads:
- Graduation Info
- PDF – 2.7 MB
- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
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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The heart and soul of the Navy-the cook! Let's swap stories and exchange info about our loved ones being a CS in the Navy!
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Comment by fxydawn on August 30, 2019 at 2:54pm
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Hello! Ship 10 Div 379 PIR 10/11. Anyone else in this ship/div/PIR?
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Comment by therevbev on August 12, 2019 at 7:31pm
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Welcome fxydawn! If you have any questions just ask. Once you SR letter arrives with his PIR date, be sure to find the page - there you will find all the others going thru boot with you. Hang tough, it will get better!
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Hello all! This is my first post here. My SR is leaving for boot camp tomorrow. He's been in DEPS for about a month. Not really sure if it has hit me yet. I'm sure it will become more real tomorrow. Any other CS shipping tomorrow?
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therevbev Thank you for the words of encouragement. It sure has been a whirlwind so far!
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Hi Mom of a future sailor! Welcome to world of CS. The best advice is to just hold on.... the roller coaster can cause whiplash at times! There are a lot of people who will help with questions. IF you are on Facebook, there is a page there (Navy For Moms) and lots of specific pages once your daughter is assigned a duty station.
My son has finished 5 years on a carrier and is now reserve, so I've seen it all. ASK lots of questions; here, on FB, to your sailor! We've seen it all and can help. Thank your sailor for all of us.
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Hello all! I’m new to all this. My daughter arrived at boot camp two weeks ago. Upon making it through bc she’ll be going to A school for CS. Any advice out there for a newbie?
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Welcome, Karilyn1962! I'm not a new CS mom (my son finishes his 5 years active duty next week - then on to reserves. The delay at Great Lakes means 2 things... you will have the whole graduation weekend with your sailor since they don't fly out and you will begin to learn the "waiting on the Navy" skill immediately. The wait is anywhere from 1-4 weeks at Great Lakes base usually. Welcome aboard.
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Hi, NavyMum! Welcome to the world of Navy CS! Do you know if your son will have earned leave by the end of A school? Most of the CS take a week or so of leave if they haven't yet before the next school or permanent duty station. It will depend on when the schooling is scheduled to start in Groton. He'll be your best source of news.
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Hello CS Moms! My son is at Ft Lee for A school and will then go to Groton for Sub school following. Does anyone know if he will leave Friday, the day of graduation or on Saturday?
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NavyMum1 - look down to my post on July 27. He will spend time at GL until school is open in VA. Once school starts it's about 5 weeks. The time at GL (other than the first week which is Navy Indoc. classes) is just waiting - 2, 3 or 4 weeks usually.
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