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.)
N4M Merchandise
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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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DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP!
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Discussion Forum
Looking for advice from DCs
Started by locogirlp. Last reply by Dee Jan 21, 2014. 4 Replies 0 Likes
A school then onto Japan for DC
Started by Adam's Mom.. Last reply by Dee Jun 27, 2013. 9 Replies 0 Likes
DC after BC
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Comment by Austin's Mama on December 20, 2013 at 8:03am
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My son graduates BC 1/24/2014 when will we know when A school starts for him in GL?
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Comment by proudmomma94 on November 18, 2013 at 8:53am
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LucyG thank you, my daughter got me a shirt that says proud navy mom on it and that kind gesture did me in as well, guess I just have to deal with the fact that when it comes to my son being away I am going to be a crier. I know this site has helped me tremendously!
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Comment by NJNancy on November 17, 2013 at 2:07am
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Thank you for the welcome Robin...congrats to you and yours!
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Comment by allboyz5 (Ship 12 Div 16) on November 16, 2013 at 6:53pm
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Welcome NJNancy, My son's PIR is 11/22 also :)
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Daughter will be here after BC figured I'd say hello to all early ....PIR 11/22.
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Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on November 16, 2013 at 2:03pm
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proudmomma94 - I can understand. Now you can start writing. My daughter was at BC over Thanksgiving. Her PIR was before Christmas.
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MarianneKT's Mom I got his letter today he will graduate on 1/10/14. I started to cry when I saw his writing...is that nuts or what! Even though the letter is generic it did my heart good to finally get his address and see his writing!
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proudmomma94 - I'm so sorry that you haven't rec'd his address, division, PIR yet. When did he leave for BC? Maybe all that information will be in his box.
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Still waiting to hear from my son in BC do not know his address, division or graduation date. From there he will go to A school for DC sometime in January I am guessing. This not knowing is the pits!
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Browneyes - This is the facebook group:
Damage Controlman - US Navy A School - Great Lakes, IL
https://www.facebook.com/groups/626553697407847/
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