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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

Events

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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

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 Karenlee on March 18, 2013 at 10:00pm: SandraB. Will keep your son and all the other sailors that are in dive prep or about to start in my prayers. It's a tough course.

Comment by SandraB on March 18, 2013 at 9:52pm: Regina, I am new to the group. My son's PIR was 3/8. He is waiting to start dive prep. They had an indoc (?spelling) last week and he said that dive prep doesn't start until 4/15. He said they will be working out and preparing until then. Any insight would be greatly appreciated!

Comment by Regina on March 16, 2013 at 11:29am: How are the new guys doing in dive prep ?

Comment by Braelen'smom on March 2, 2013 at 2:46pm: As always, you all come to the rescue! How do others do it without this site? I feel lost as it is, but always get the answers I need. Thanks so much!!!

Comment by Regina on March 2, 2013 at 2:36pm: karenlee, My son will be stationed in Guam.

Braelen'smom, yes he can have his boxers, phone and computer. They can have regular clothes but can't wear until they phase up that take a couple of weeks. When my son got to Panama City we took him his car.

Comment by three4me on March 2, 2013 at 1:06pm: Braelan'smom, After PIR, we took our sailor to Gurnee Mills and got socks, boxers and running shoes. We took him some T's, sweatpants and hoodies with us to PIR and he did take those and then when we got home, I had to mail him some more. He also wanted his swim trunks. :) So ya, they can wear comfy clothes when not in unfiform. He got a overnight liberty (DH picked him up last night and will return him tonight) and he was wearing a tee shirt and jeans.

Comment by Braelen'smom on March 2, 2013 at 12:59pm: Alright my GL A school (Dive prep) experts, what can he have as far as clothes go? Can he have any regular clothes, shoes, etc. I think they can have their boxers now (know he is ready to be rid of tighty whities!) but what about other clothes. Shorts to lounge around in? T-shirts? As always, thanks!!

Comment by Braelen'smom on March 2, 2013 at 12:18pm: How my goodness, yes! I was running through the halls at school screaming - fortunately all the kids had gone home for the day!

Wow! The end is so close for him. What an accomplishment! Best of luck to him and your family!!

Comment by Karenlee on March 2, 2013 at 11:45am: Regina, where is sailor being stationed? Just a general area of where he is going.

Comment by Regina on March 2, 2013 at 10:45am: Braelen'smom, Congratulations to your son, I can remember how exciting it was to get the I'am sailor call. I hope you able to go to PIR and spend the weekend with him. Our son is doing great, he's done with training March 15th in San Diego then he's off to his duty station. Good luck to your son.