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
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Comment by Tffytat on August 25, 2017 at 9:14am
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Librarianmom- Welcome! How cool. My son is DC rated as well. PIR 9/8 and I can't wait!
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Comment by librarianmom on August 25, 2017 at 9:09am
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New damage control mom here. My son is at Boot Camp now. His PIR is 9/15
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Comment by SailorKMom on July 23, 2017 at 11:53pm
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Hi Ladies. My son is in A school in GL and should be finishing up in about 3 weeks. He said he is so glad he picked to be a DC. Not a lot of them out there! He just got his orders, he will be heading to San Diego. We are so excited because we live in Northern Cali! This whole navy experience has been very exciting and emotional, but definately the Proudest I have ever felt as a Mom! This site definately helped me get thru the bootcamp experience!
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Comment by Brandi (Trey's Mom) on July 16, 2017 at 3:23pm
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Welcome aboard! Get ready for a ride.
There are also lots of great mom's groups on FB. Say hi when you join us.. NMH>>
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Thank you Oleander! I have joined Boot camp for moms and am patiently awaiting the form letter to join the PIR group!
Congrats to you and NavyWildcat.
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Comment by Oleander on July 16, 2017 at 2:42pm
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Hi NavyWildcat, Tffytat, welcome! This site is pretty quiet - be sure to join the bootcamp for moms and your SR's PIR group as soon as you have the date. There's lots of great info there! And for you NavyWildcat there's a Moms of daughter's group that's fantastic.
SailorKMom, sorry I didn't see your posts - your son must be in A school now or has he graduated and received his orders?
My girls just left on her 1st deployment. We got to watch her man the rails as they left the harbor. Such a thrill!
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Comment by NavyWildcat on July 16, 2017 at 2:17pm
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My daughter is also in BC and will be staying in GL. She is also a DC. PIR 8/11/17.
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Hello! My son is currently in BC and will be completing A school in GL to be DC. This is new for us all but we're super proud of him and can't wait to see him again.
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I got my first letter!!! So excited!!! I was expecting it to have a little more emotion to it. He said it is pushing him to his limit but he's getting stronger everyday and gave details about his days there, but it was definately disconnected. Thats not his personality, so it was a little sad to me as equal as so happy to hear from him. Maybe its just his way of getting thru BC!
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My son is in BC right now PIC is June 2nd and will stay in Great Lakes for A school. He is going to be DC. I have been reading about what DCs do. Hope it ends up being a good fit for him! Not a lot of others are posting about their recruits being a DC. Is this one of the more dangerous jobs in the Navy?
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