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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).

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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 zacattack on August 8, 2014 at 11:24pm: My son is in boot camp now and he has his contract for E O D...thank u for advice not to ask about what is done to him or what he has to do...Good council...Blessings

Comment by D-hunter on August 8, 2014 at 11:01am: hey liberty !!!! we are still hanging in ....
he got to Eglin last week. He bought a truck a few weeks ago,very used against our advice) - he's so stubborn! he doesn't seem to care much for the area (shocking to me ) but hoping he starts to enjoy it there.

Comment by Liberty on August 7, 2014 at 3:00am: Hi narob01- It just came up in my email that you had posted.I am so glad to hear that your son is still hanging in there! So, he is in Pennsacola? I agree that you should NOT ask them anything that they do..nor what is done to them. I would also not watch those videos that some moms will suggest that you watch! Ignorance is bliss.

My son has adjusted to being back in training and the fact that he will be joining the Fleet and not Special Warfare as he hoped. He says he will try again in two years, but I hope that he does not. I hope everyone is doing well and your sons are all in my prayers.

I have stayed in this group because I would love to know how many, if any, are still in the training program for EOD. All of the ones that I knew about are no longer in. Anyone else out there from PIR 3-28-14?

nancyp- Congratulations on your son's graduation! I know that you must have been bursting with pride!

I hope that everyone is doing well.

Comment by narob01 on August 7, 2014 at 12:17am: Nancyp, so glad you got to pin your son. Now how disappointed will I be if he doesn't ask me. That's a long way away though.

A friend was talking to a man who had been a EOD trainer thru April. I asked if he had any advice for my son and for me. He said for him to study and not talk. He said for me to not ask my son what he does. I'm not sure that was reassuring.

I had a long talk with my son Monday. He sounded very happy and excited.

Hope everyone is well.

Comment by nancyp on August 6, 2014 at 10:15pm: Hello all: Earlier I posted about pinning my son at his July 30 graduation--I did, and we were so happy! At this ceremony, pinning was done by 3 moms, a Dad, a grandfather, several wives, one of which carried their young child who the graduate held during the pinning. The others were pinned by the chief or other military. I was so glad I did it, and proud of my son--there were 19 graduates, 15 in his original class (much reduced from boot camp and dive school at Panama City) and 4 from other classes. The weather and ceremony were perfect- and the Commanding Officer was very friendly.

Narob01-good luck to your son. It's a tough program but hope he hangs in there!

Comment by Karenlee on August 6, 2014 at 7:16pm: Prayers and thoughts out to you and your sailor as he and you begin this journey.

Comment by zacattack on August 5, 2014 at 11:18pm: Son in training at great lakes now... I pray daily for his strength to follow through. . Prayers to you and your sailor... :)))))))

Comment by Karenlee on July 15, 2014 at 5:13pm: Beachgirl13, best wishes to your sailor. Surface sonar tech sounds pretty cool.

Comment by NJNavyMom on July 15, 2014 at 4:19pm: Beachgirl13 Good luck to your and your son!

Comment by Beachgirl13 on July 15, 2014 at 3:00pm: My sailor is no longer in the EOD training pipeline. He reclassed today to surface sonar tech. Prayers for those of you still pressing through.