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:
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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It is very important that your future Sailor be physically fit prior to shipping to the RTC (these are new standards beginning 1/1/2018) and that he be able to pass an initial run test. See Navy Sets New Physical Fitness Standard to Start Boot Camp. "The initial run standard is evaluated on the 1.5 mile run of the first Physical Fitness Assessment (PFA) at boot camp. The initial run standard for male recruits will be 16 minutes 10 seconds and 18 minutes seven seconds for female recruits."
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Comment by AngiePNMx2 on January 6, 2009 at 11:16pm
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Suzanne...No be because they are not "official" until they graduate bootcamp. Most places will not give you a miltary discount unless you have military ID.
It never hurts to ask!!
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they will still graduate in dress blues for oct -april and whites for summer
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Keeping dress blue and dress whites, adding piping to the dress whites and cuffs to the sleaves...getting rid of working whites and utilities (working clothes) here is aweb site to check it out
http://www.new-navy-uniform.com/
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Comment by Pat on January 6, 2009 at 6:45pm
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Donna, these statements are so true: "He not only volunteered for different trips, jobs and projects, it helped him get to know his peers, and his superior officers. The Navy life is what ever you put into it. If you want to sit around a wait you can but you don't have to." I would add that you should not wait around, but volunteer and make use of your time to better yourself. You will get out of the Navy, what you put into it...Study and be proactive. As a DEPPER, if your recruiter is not doing PT on a regular basis or requiring it...I recommend that you find a partner and do it on your own. If you aren't ready it delays your grad from boot camp. My son got himself a membership to the local pool and found out what was required to pass the swim portion of boot camp, then went ahead and worked on those requirements on his own until he could do it with ease. He also went out on runs to increase his endurance. When time came for boot camp, he was physically and mentally ready. And again...sailors-to-be...be proactive whether your recruiter works with you or not!
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I have a friend whose sailor was on hold for 4 months for A achool to start. There has to be an opening for them and sometimes if they arrive where their A school after a class has started so they have to wait until next class begins which depends on how long the classes last..
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usually they get to come home..more often than not depends on their orders to their duty station
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My other son, that is going in July, musters every monday too and his recruiter goes to school to " check up on him" too. We told the recruiter if you want this kid to stay in he needs to ride his tail..because anything that acomes from us as parents go in one ear and out the other. LOL
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My son did alot of painting, cleaning and watch duty. He volunteered alot for things so he woulnd't have to clean...many times he would be the ship's secretary, for lack of a better word and can't remmeber the real title,during A- school gave him something else to do. Volunteering to things kept him other yucky jobs. Right now my son is on a carrier and kind of doing his duty..He help with the weapon dept. and runs the elevators that bring up the ordnance. He also has to keep those elevators working at all times as they use them for other things too. He does alot of taraget practice on thhip when it is out to sea and on the base. Yes there is a lot of hurry up and wait in the Navy. Welcome to the roller coster of the Navy!! LOL
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Sally My Sailor was ready to go but he was in a different situation in his life. He graduated bootcamp April 25 08 went to Pensacola and was on hold for a little over a month waiting for the next class to start. A School was 6 weeks and he also went to C school for 10 days. Ao can be attached to a ship or attached to a squadron. My AO is attached to the carrier. Whe you are attched to a squadron you go where ever that squadron goes which could be any carrier or on land.
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Sally..my first sailor is an AO he went to bootcamp feb 08 and spent the summer in Pensacola. He is now on a carrier.
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- Dear Future Shipmate - (This is a great letter)
- What to bring to Boot Camp and what NOT- Females Stuff Only
- What happens at bootcamp - Day-per-Day? (Up to week #6)
- ~ Boot camp for Dummies (with Pictures) ~
- Ways to Simulate Navy Life at Home -
- The POW/MIA Table at every galley and at the Navy Day Ball...
- Navy Recruiting Manual Enlisted 1130.8J - Updated to 27 June 2012
- ~ Medical Manuals ~
- Cheap Hotels for sailors (and families)
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