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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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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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Comment by Lisa (A-Mac's mom) on October 17, 2011 at 1:48pm: Does anyone know how the reception is for Sprint? My son will arrive on Saturday. I'd like to keep him on my family plan for as long as possible.

Comment by Lisa (A-Mac's mom) on October 17, 2011 at 1:46pm: lisab4, When my son signed his contract for CTI, he had to sign something saying he was willing to do sub duty and to fly. Male CTIs can be aboard subs for short periods of time, as the needs of the Navy dictate.

Comment by I'm Laurie the Sailor's Mom! on October 17, 2011 at 11:14am: Metro PCS down on Lighthouse Drive a couple of blocks from the Presidio has a very reasonable unlimited voice/data/text plan that works great. Talked to my sailor for 2 hours yesterday from his room. Never a problem.

Comment by lisab4 on October 17, 2011 at 10:52am: Your son will be doing sub duty? I wasn't aware that CTI's did that. Was he able to use a cell phone at Monterrey? We have heard that it is a dead zone.

Our son just arrived last Sunday.And advice/info that us parents should know?

Comment by I'm Laurie the Sailor's Mom! on October 17, 2011 at 10:26am: We are preparing our trip for our son's graduation from DLI. Have been to Monterey to visit before, so that part is a known.

I just don't know about graduation--time of day, Soldiers' Field? our name on guest list at gate? car on base without huge hassle? camera at graduation? length of ceremony? number of graduates? amount of pomp and ceremony? We fly in late the evening before, so we won't have much time to figure things out once we get there. Our sailor is buried in work these final weeks, so I'd rather not ask him to dig up the details.

From N4M information, I felt so well-prepared to go to PIR in Great Lakes. Hard to believe that was 22 months ago. I am so proud of my sailor and all he has accomplished. His OPI is tomorrow and DLPT a while later.

So, I would be grateful if any of you could share insights on how the graduation works.

For you moms with new CTIs, this day looks so far down the road. I felt the same way, but here we are! Our children put in so much work in order to achieve this goal. When they finish, they are so proud of themselves--and that carries them farther than our pride in them.

If any moms can comment on CTI life with submarine duty, I'd appreciate that information as well. There is a sub moms group, but most of what is exchanged there just does not apply to our sailors.
Thanks, as always, for providing good counsel.

Comment by KC'smom on October 14, 2011 at 12:38pm: I will suggest that to my boy, thanks!! As far as the weekend goes..... I work 32 hrs this weekend!!!! Argh.

Comment by KC'smom on October 14, 2011 at 7:37am: Yup, spelling bee was in his new language. There were only 7 people in the class but I'm so proud b/c they are 7 of the smartest people in the military. 2 marines, 2 airmen, 1 soldier and 1 other sailor. I love how they get to take class with all of the other branches. I don't even know if he realizes just how lucky he is to have such a great variety as opposed to maybe just peers of the same level. I know he has an E 6 in his class. Many of his classmates have been in the service for several years.

Comment by Tammy (Gar's mom) on October 14, 2011 at 6:29am: So cool, spelling bees in the Navy! My son was always on Spell Bowl teams and academic competitions. He loves that kind of thing. He's been at DLI for almost a week and I don't think I've ever seen him happier... He loves the base... He loves the fact that it is on a nature preserve. I don't know if it's because BC has humbled him so much or what, but he doesnt even complain about the cleaning and ironing... Sometimes when I talk to him I wonder where my son went. I think all the changes are for the better. He is starting classes in the next couple of days.
I can't wait to visit him in Monterey! Maybe in the Spring??

Comment by beckmcs on October 13, 2011 at 11:17pm: KC'smom, love it! Who knew we would be cheering spelling bees (albeit in a new language) again? Can't wait until my son gets there...

Comment by KC'smom on October 13, 2011 at 10:38pm: My son won a spelling bee!! hahahaha. They gave him a cool certificate. Never thought I'd be saying that now that he's 20... but wow, what a proud mom I am!