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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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Comment by KC'smom on September 6, 2011 at 8:19pm: You can give them civilian clothes in the "backpack" but you will find that you don't have much room for them. I was given advice that the boys wanna wear BOXERS instead of the govt issued briefs. So, I packed him 2 tshirts, 2 pairs of boxers and then the laptop, cellphone etc. He couldn't wear the civilian clothes for 1 (or 2?) weeks anyway, so I shipped him his jeans and socks. He bought a pair of tennis shoes when he went out shopping for the 1st time.

My son has been there for 5 weeks now!!!!!

Comment by Tammy (Gar's mom) on September 6, 2011 at 8:14pm: My son graduates 10/7.

Comment by Lisa (A-Mac's mom) on September 6, 2011 at 7:28pm: All you gals with October 21 PIRs, do you belong to Recruit Training Command's Facebook page? If not, you should check it out. Tons of good information. Also, in the discussion section there are discussion specifically for your child's division. To find it, just search for U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command.

Comment by beckmcs on September 6, 2011 at 6:56pm: Lisa, I would love to connect at PIR. It will be also nice to have some moms to talk to while our kiddos are attending the DLI in Monterrey.

Greenoak, I am told they can have a limited amount of civilian clothes but not too many. They can't wear them outside of their rooms until they phase up. I think they have to pack them in the backpack. Can someone confirm this just in case I have it wrong?

Comment by Lisa (A-Mac's mom) on September 6, 2011 at 5:38pm: Excellent! We should make sure we at least say "hi" at PIR if there's time. I'll be going to the meet and greet on the 20th. Would love to see you gals there.

Comment by greenoak on September 6, 2011 at 5:36pm: My daughters PIR date is10/21 also, does anyone know what we can hand over to her at the airport, I know they have the navy bag and backpack, can we give her a case with civvies etc in it>

Comment by beckmcs on September 6, 2011 at 4:20pm: Lisa, yes my son's PIR is 10-21.

Comment by Lisa (A-Mac's mom) on September 6, 2011 at 3:51pm: Tammy, my son is in 12/353. Does that mean you guys have a October 21 PIR, too?

Comment by KC'smom on September 6, 2011 at 3:45pm: My parents got him the Kindle and i got him the gift card for Amazon. My son graduated on his birthday so it was really cool. I gave him his lap top, cell phone at the airport in "the black back pack" and I thought he was set. Little did I know he would be in need of a digital camera. I had no idea Calif. was so beautiful. No one else got him any graduation gifts b/c he said he really couldn't have anything there.