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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

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.

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Latest Activity: Jan 23, 2022

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Comment by bbcregular on October 15, 2015 at 3:18am: Daughter at DLI now. Arrived July 25. Nita who do you have there?

Comment by Desiree on October 15, 2015 at 1:03am: Nita my husband is at DLI now.

Comment by Nita on October 15, 2015 at 12:38am: Is there anyone on here with a CTI sailor at DLI now?

Comment by DNavyFamily on September 9, 2015 at 9:52am: Fyi- We spoke with our CTI To Be ("CTI2B") and they are waiting for classes to start in about 3-4 weeks but are going ahead and hitting their quals. They don't have an official mailing or shipping address yet until they get into formal class and their next berthing assignments.

Comment by DNavyFamily on September 8, 2015 at 2:13pm: Thank you all- our CTI to be made it there, too. Wasn't held. Was nice to have an extra three hours at the airport with her! Wish we had that beautiful Monterey weather here!!!

Comment by bbcregular on September 4, 2015 at 8:13pm: DNavyFamily, daughter said nearly 10 female beds available. There could be other reasons to be held at GL but accommodations is not a problem. Before my daughter's PIR she was given different days that she may ship out. We went to GL with the attitude of be prepared for most anything. So again take everything she wants and be prepared to take it back home to ship later. Good luck to you and your recruit. She will truly enjoy her next chapter.

Comment by bbcregular on September 2, 2015 at 5:52pm: DNavyFamily, my daughter left GL on Saturday after PIR July 24. She has been involved in various duties till classes begin this week. Others that left with her began their classes the next week after arriving. It is according to the language they are assigned. I will ask her about the lodging capacity the next time we talk, which is currently EVERY DAY! After class starts that will change. Take the phone to PIR anyway. If it does not work out because of delay you can ship it to her. Your sailor will just need to use her phone card for a couple of days. Regular mail only takes 3 days. The big expense will be when you start shipping her civilian clothes to DLI. East coast to West coast is expensive but oh well, she is worth it. Take civilian clothes for your sailor to change into after PIR if you will be taking her to a room. If they are going out they are required to stay in uniform. My sailor enjoyed putting on her underwear and shorts and a teeshirt.

Comment by DNavyFamily on September 2, 2015 at 5:31pm: Hey there bbcregular! Did your CTI get held at Great Lakes or did she leave on Saturday after PIR? We are getting some chatter that the next DLI-bound bunch is having to stay in the temporary hold unit (THU) due to space constrains at DLI. Anyone else hear that, too? Just trying to juggle our plane flight and seeing if we can get our CTI to be their cell phone at the airport or have to ship it later. Thanks!

Comment by bbcregular on September 2, 2015 at 5:02pm: Hi Sherbond, Welcome to the group. Not much happens on this group with us all being instructed to stay hushed. I follow the group looking for info. My baby girl is at DLI and classes finally start tomorrow. As you know, your daughter is going to love it. Good luck getting through boot camp again and congratulations on raising your family with the desire to serve our country.

Comment by Sherblond on September 1, 2015 at 6:40pm: New to group....My daughter just signed today as CTI leaving for Great Lakes on 11/25....have a son who is CTN that has been in x4yrs now, so not my first rodeo...Just wanted to say to the group!!!