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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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DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP!

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Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on February 18, 2011 at 3:57pm: Training in Yokosuka.

Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on February 18, 2011 at 3:56pm: Here's a 'training' picture.

Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on February 18, 2011 at 3:55pm: I know Katie doesn't like this pic - but she gave it to me - it's one taken on her ship!

Comment by cathyo Ship 11 Div 063 on February 18, 2011 at 3:21pm: Hi all....My son just graduated boot camp 2/11. What an amazing trip it was... to see our son...to experience the graduation ceremony! I am still on cloud 9! He is DC and started school this week. We've texted a bit the past few nights, but hard to get alot of info on what's going on. Hoping he will call me if he gets some down time over the weekend.

I've been reading through the posts....it's all very interesting!

Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on January 21, 2011 at 7:47pm: The 'Missouri' is actually the building she is in. They name the buildings just like the ships;) I believe that you have to have a certain # of sailors to begin a DC class, so she may be on 'hold' for a little while. I remember Katie didn't start right away after she got back from Christmas break either.

Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on December 21, 2010 at 3:05pm: Blessed Christmas! Katie will be celebrating with friends in Japan, as she did her 21st birthday. She will be home in less than 10 days;)

Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on November 25, 2010 at 10:18am: Katie went thru DC training starting Jan 2009 and is now serving out of Sasebo Japan. She had her laptop and a cellphone. The cell phone was mainly to keep in contact with her sailor friends on base who had different training schedules than she did. Katie got a break at Christmas and came home for a visit.

Comment by KatG on November 25, 2010 at 4:20am: My son just graduated 11/19 and started A school in GL. Have no idea what to expect over the next 13 weeks and after that who knows. He is thrilled to be in the DC school. We just arrived home the other day from GL after a 13 hour drive. Still recovering from that emotional but wonderful weekend.