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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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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Comment by Braelen'smom on May 7, 2013 at 9:38pm: Regina, you always warned about how hard it would be, but not in a discouraging way. I appreciated your doing that because it helped prepare me for what was ahead of him then, and what still lies ahead. He admitted it was much harder than he ever dreamed and he was very thankful to have made it! Your son is our proof that the hard work pays off!

Comment by Regina on May 7, 2013 at 9:32pm: Braelen'smom Thanks for asking my son is great. He's stationed in Guam, got there mid March and absolutely loves it says he lives in paradise. Good luck to your son in dive school, my son really enjoyed it.

Comment by Karenlee on May 7, 2013 at 9:20pm: Prayers out to all the sailors starting at Panama City. Exciting times!

Comment by SandraB on May 7, 2013 at 9:16pm: Thank you addy and Karenlee. My son arrived in Panama City on Sunday. He was so happy to get to warmer weather. We are planning to visit over Memorial Day weekend.

Comment by Braelen'smom on May 7, 2013 at 8:21pm: Hi Regina - I've not been on here in so long! Thanks for checking on us. He just arrived in Panama City yesterday so I assume they begin training today. How's your guy doing?

Comment by Regina on May 6, 2013 at 8:45pm: Braelen'smom - how is dive prep going ?

Comment by Regina on May 6, 2013 at 8:34pm: meam's They learn the mechanics of how everything is used. There is book work involved, they still work - out a lot, do some diving ( My son loved it ) and they still might have to stand watch. As for visiting I did not go for a visit, but my older son went for a four day weekend ( it was Columbus Day ) to take our sailor his car, they had a great time together. We did visit him twice in Eglin and also went for graduation.

Comment by meam on May 6, 2013 at 8:03pm: Hello,

Could anyone tell me what to expect when they get to Panama City? Has anyone gone down there for a visit?

Comment by bex1986 on May 4, 2013 at 9:34pm: Hi there! Are there any wives of eods I could talk to about the training process, when we can move to Eglin etc? Can we move there before our sailor gets there or do we have to wait? Thanks for your time!

Comment by nswc80 on April 30, 2013 at 10:15pm: Well I think this part of our lives have been put on hold. Our son was medically dropped from the dive prep at GL until he completes Physical Therapy on his knee. May have to be re-classified and then who knows what. I am proud of him because he has kept his head up and his Senior Chief told him that he sees him in EOD eventually!