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Navy For Moms

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

Events

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

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

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.

Format Downloads:

Graduation Info
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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Comment by Smom on September 29, 2011 at 9:18pm: Thanks Dee and Debbie. We are excited to see him. We've only spent the day of PIR with him since June.

Comment by Smom on September 27, 2011 at 7:40pm: Hi everyone. I'll be heading out to see my son in a few weeks and was wondering if anyone had suggestions on where to stay?

Comment by darlene8993 on September 26, 2011 at 9:49pm: Thank you Dee, that's what I was assuming. So, now my countdown to PIR is almost finished, time to start a countdown to Christmas! :)

Comment by Olivezick on September 26, 2011 at 5:17pm: DJ--tide pen didn't work for us either, instead I used Shout wipes.My son got some soy sauce on his uniform when he was on liberty with us after PIR, and Shout wipes took it right out.

Comment by darlene8993 on September 26, 2011 at 2:06pm: Dee, thanks for your information regarding the Christmas break, I've been wondering about that also. You mentioned that they need to get their vacation approved, is this usually a problem? Is this just a matter of ensuring they have adequate leave time?

Comment by KC'smom on September 26, 2011 at 12:36pm: My son bought a new camera since he's been doing so much sight seeing. Here's a pict. he sent us. (along Big Sur Mountain) I love how the ocean meets the mountains. We just don't have that here in the East Coast.

Comment by KC'smom on September 26, 2011 at 12:35pm

Comment by DJ(Ship12Div310 PIR9/16/11) on September 25, 2011 at 8:39pm: Darlene, my son PIR'd 9/16. He had to be at the airport at 0800 Saturday morning and his flight left at 1340 for Monterey.

Comment by darlene8993 on September 25, 2011 at 7:48pm: Hi Everyone. Can you give me an idea of when your sailor departed from Chicago after PIR? Generally, such as Saturday morning, afternoon or evening? I have a hotel reservation through Sunday but we may not need to stay, depending on when her flight leaves. Just wondered if there's a fairly standard time for the flights. Thank you! I only have 11 more days....yay!

Comment by KC'smom on September 25, 2011 at 7:46pm: my KC thinks he will be able to come home from DLI Dec.16th for about 2 weeks. Does that sound right to any of you ladies?? My heart is breaking I miss him so much. But, if I startt a countdown til that day I think I will be okay. Of course, I have to work Christmas Eve and Christmas day this year and I am so upset about that. Think I'm gonna try to take off one of the days.