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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 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:

RTC Graduation

**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.

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Graduation Info
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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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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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Welcome!
We ♥ helping you understand the Navy!

Members: 1615
Latest Activity: Apr 19

Welcome to the
MEPS & DEP group...
We love helping deppers, recruits, sailors, and especially their families!!!

Don't understand the Navy?
Haven't a clue what is about to happen?
Do you just want to share your joys or sorrows?

Then this is the group for you!!!

We enjoy helping family member with all information or just to pass the time chatting.

Glad you're with us!

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 Michelle on August 13, 2014 at 11:28pm: I have a daughter who is serving in HI. and this site was amazing for me. My son just went in Aug. 6. I just received a call from him that he was discharged today because of an accident that caused him to have a dislocated wrist. This is not something that I was prepared to deal with. I have an injured child, who feels like his dreams are crushed. I have no idea who I can call for information. Any ideas would be great. Thank you in advance.

Comment by Steph Proud AG Mom on August 11, 2014 at 1:04pm: Is this the former Meps and Deps group? My son is going to his first recruiter meeting in 2 weeks. real excited. Not new to the website, or RTC. My daughter has been separated due to a bad sprain that wouldn't heal. Just wondering what changes there has been since July 2013.

Thanks!

Comment by sheara71 on August 11, 2014 at 10:26am: CB'sMom-- i'm about to sign my son up with a trainer at the gym...he has til march to get/keep in shape!!

Comment by CB'sMom DIV 186 PIR 5/30 on August 11, 2014 at 1:34am: I have an only son in Navy in nuke pipeline too sheara71 Make sure he stays out of trouble, my son was DEP and sev lost their contracts . Exercise and stay fit, in bootcamp they do lots of exercise and pushups.

Comment by sheara71 on August 10, 2014 at 7:40pm: thanks CB'sMom DIV 186 PIR 5/30... its a long time before he goes to bc, so i'm trying to keep him encouraged...I pushed for military b/c he didn't give all he could in high school, and he wants to travel the world...figured the Navy b/c he did 2 yrs rotc...hoping the Navy finds the drive and maturity he needs to be the successful man I KNOW is in him somewhere!!!

Comment by CB'sMom DIV 186 PIR 5/30 on August 10, 2014 at 7:07pm: My son is Nuke too. Grad boot camp and is in A school. You learn so much of what goes on from N4M so I was prepared for what they do. Be patient. Be supportive. Write encouraging letters.

Comment by sheara71 on August 10, 2014 at 5:41pm: hi, my son joined the navy two days ago..he doesn't go to bc until march 2015...very proud Louisiana mom....would like to get advice...he qualified for nuke program... any and all info would be appreciated!!!

thanks, from a very newbie mom of only son future sailor!

Comment by daysia on July 17, 2014 at 3:56pm: HI, I hope every one is doing good, as for me well I am still emotional. My son is going through his things seeing what to give away what to keep ,packing his things. so that when the time comes we are ready for BC and then to A shcool. He still needs to do the Physical but that will be on Aug, 13. I know it can be awhile before he go to BC but he will not be here with me, he wants to spend some time with his grandparents before he ship out, then from there off to BC.

Comment by daysia on July 7, 2014 at 11:42pm: Hi, my son has decided to join the navy, i am very proud of him, but i am so emotional. I know that it will be hard for him as it will be for me as we are very and we never been apart.

Comment by Sierrascrapper (ETN2) on June 29, 2014 at 3:54pm: Well...the day is now in front of us. We leave town tomorrow to take my son to the hotel for MEPS and he flies out to BC on Tuesday. Best wishes for all of you new Navy Moms and your Future Sailors. Remember to READ everything you can about this experience ahead. It helped prepare me for this next step in the journey.