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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 Tffytat on July 16, 2017 at 2:11pm: 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.

Comment by SailorKMom on April 27, 2017 at 3:49pm: 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!

Comment by SailorKMom on April 27, 2017 at 12:07pm: 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?

Comment by kimberlya on March 29, 2017 at 1:39pm: Our son goes to bc on April 25 and is going for DC. Antone else have kids going to bc in April for DC?

Comment by Maria on February 19, 2016 at 12:26pm: thank you for the help! I will be attending PIR and i'm very excited! I've seen in some places that Aschool is 10 weeks?

Comment by Maria on February 19, 2016 at 11:34am: Hi, I'm new to this. My boyfriend of 5 years is 2 weeks away from boot camp graduation then will be staying in GL for a school. His job is a DC so i have some questions. How long is A school? Where are DC's usually based? Like is there a common place they could go or is it whoever needs then at whatever time? Also, if my boyfriend is aboard a ship, what is contact like? Can he call daily, or emails, or is there no contact until they dock somewhere? Thank you for your help!

Comment by kathy0303 on October 28, 2015 at 7:10pm: My son just started GL A school for DC. Does anyone know how long his schooling is? Just curious when he will apprx be home in Jan. Presumming he comes home for a bit. Lol. Thanks.

Comment by Anne on September 2, 2015 at 8:00am: Oleander, Thanks for the reply. Actually read it a few times at work(3rd shift), one of my co workers is a Navy veteran. He made a comment last nite and I bawled like a baby!! I agree with you on the roller coaster ride of emotions, it's start to pick up speed for me. I was fine when he was at A school at GL, I only live an hour and a half away, so I got to visit and he came home twice. And almost every nite around 930 he would call. It was always in the back of my mind that he was leaving. It's been really difficult to let go, he's my baby! But I also had him after the death of his older brother who was under a year. My son and I have always been close.
When he told me about enlisting. I pushed for Army. My dad was Army. But when he said Navy, I told him Grandpa's up there shaking his head!! But I encouraged him, could see how excited he was! My brother in law is Navy and is at Tinker.
My son is like your daughter. He's so independent, responsible and is still so excited about how his life is going. And his confidence is thru the roof!!
He is going on a destroyer, he meets up with it in San Diego and right away out to sea for some months. He has a terrific sponsor who is mentoring him. I know I'm planning on a trip to Pearl Harbor in a year as long as there isn't any conflicts with his schedule.
I'm gonna stop rambling for now, just got home and three dogs are staring at me for food!!

Comment by Anne on September 1, 2015 at 8:09am: My son got his orders for Hawaii and is leaving in a week. He's being deployed right away. So excited for him but I also have so many questions and concerns. I've been doing good so far but I'm starting to lose it. I have no idea when I'll see him again!

Comment by kaymarie on August 11, 2015 at 7:46pm: My DC was on hold for 3 months after bc. He kept busy on base by volunteering at the USO and also volunteering to help out the CO in his barracks. Your Sailor needs to keep busy so he doesn't get board.