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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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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:

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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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Latest Activity: May 23, 2023

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Comment by RubberDucky on February 19, 2019 at 1:21pm: IceteamMom and Karenlee, Thank you for your responses. Would it be okay for me to send you friend requests so I can PM you directly? Thank you both! Looking forward to this new path....

Comment by IceteaMom on February 19, 2019 at 10:41am: Hi. I'm not "active" on the site anymore but I got a notification of a posting from this group. My son is going into his 4th year in the Navy. He's an EOD - based in SAN, currently overseas and heading to Rota in the summer. I'd be happy to answer any questions if I can. Best of luck to your son.

Comment by RubberDucky on February 18, 2019 at 8:39pm: Why no activity here. I would love to get some interaction here. My son just failed out of BUD/S. He did not DOR. He failed out. He has chosen EOD and I have spent the last two years of my life reading, watching and absorbing everything SEAL. Now I need to re-focus my efforts because I want to be able to follow his path, support him and know WTF he is talking about every step of the way. xo, Ducky

Comment by Karenlee on February 18, 2019 at 6:34pm: RubberDucky, I check in once in awhile but not a lot about our EOD guys.

Comment by RubberDucky on February 18, 2019 at 12:05pm: Is anyone active on this group?

Comment by mater nautae on November 4, 2017 at 7:06pm: Hi everyone,
My son Ben passed his pre conditioning this post week and will be leaving for Panama city on Friday. We are so happy for him. There were 22 who started and 5 passed and 1 was rolled back. I wish all of his fellow 822 division guys luck in their next endeavour. Thanksgiving in Panama city?

Comment by IceteaMom on October 14, 2017 at 9:40am: Hi Bama99. My son finished the pipeline last spring. He did not get a break between dive prepGL and Panama City. He did have a break once in Destin while they were waiting for additional people. He had a break after Destin - before San Diego. My advice is to go with the flow and stay flexible. Best of luck!

Comment by Regina on October 12, 2017 at 10:06am: No they usually don't have leave between dive prep and diver training. My graduated 5 years ago from EOD school, things may have changed a bit but this how it was for him. After boot camp, he move across the street for dive prep for 3 weeks. Then they go to Panama City for 9 weeks of diver training, then 42 weeks for EOD training, then 3 weeks parachute training at Fort Benning GA, then 3 weeks EOD tactical training in San Diego. They may be put on hold if there's not enough people to start a class between sections. they usually only train on week days and and most weekends off, unless they have to stand watch. They do have stand down during schooling for the holidays. Hope this helps.

Comment by NJNavyMom on October 12, 2017 at 9:06am: I’m sorry no one has answered. I don’t know your answer. My son had pneumonia between Dive prep and dive school.