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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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Latest Activity: May 23, 2023

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Comment by AnxiousFutureRecruit on May 6, 2010 at 9:25am: Thanks Gail for that feedback! I guess its really personal preference and your own comfort level... I LOVE the water but after seeing some of the dive videos on YouTube, it's made me feel SLIGHTLY uncomfortable, but not enough to the point I want to look into another rate bc of it haha. I think it would help build my self confidence in the water and increase my comfort level. Thanks again Gail!! =)

Comment by AnxiousFutureRecruit on May 5, 2010 at 4:18pm: I have a question for you lovely ladies out there.... Would i be going over board and carried away if I got SCUBA certified before I ship out? I know Navy diving is COMPLETELY different, but from talking to your kids, do you think getting myself familiar and comfortable being under water with gear and equipment might be beneficial for anyone going in?

Thanks!!

Comment by Barbara on March 26, 2010 at 10:22am: EOD gets to work Secret Service when state side. Our son has done it several times. He has been on assignment with Dick Cheney, both President Bush's at Camp David and a month with Obama in Chicago. But, his real love is working in the field doing what he has been trained for. He loves EOD. Training was hard, but he did it without a problem. Just studied very hard every day and had no roll backs. The key is to study hard and stay focused, they can party later. With this job you are not always given a second chance.

Comment by Barbara on March 11, 2010 at 11:39am: Our son was just in Bahrain for his Senior EOD test (he did great on it) and said it was a great place. He even ran into an old high school friend there.

Comment by Barbara on March 10, 2010 at 1:39am: Andrew has been in Africa since early October. We talk late at night on Face Book and he calls when he can. He says living in Iraq was better than Africa. He is hoping to be home in about a month. Then his unit is moving, so he will be very busy when he gets back.

Comment by Barbara on March 9, 2010 at 1:03am: New to the group, my son is EOD and is deployed in Africa right now.

Comment by kim ann on February 16, 2009 at 10:04pm: Congrats to the up and coming grads! And also to those that have been in the classes of before! Ft. Walton has many places as well, and also rests alongside Eglin Base. Just get on line and put in those destinations, many should pop up. You will not believe the water, so beautiful and typically clear, the sand so white...you will love it. However, word of advice, start getting reservations because summer time it books up fast. "Everyone" wants a summer vacation out by the ocean. Good luck, God Bless, and Congratulations!