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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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Comment by sonofabeach on July 10, 2014 at 10:44am: Alrighty, then. I think I've posted 3 or 4 times and it's to The Void. Maybe this isn't a group for moms whose sons are already through EOD school and just want some non-emotionally inspired information. I wish you all luck and your sons the best...nancyp, honey, do NOT try to pin anything on your son at his graduation. That will NOT go well for him. Just a little tip from me to you.

Comment by D-hunter on July 9, 2014 at 8:57pm: My son is in dive and just sent me a text "I just got my blue and gold" I sent back - that's awesome!!!!
But I have no clue what that means but I think it was a big deal :(
Help ......

Comment by sonofabeach on July 9, 2014 at 2:36pm: Anyone who has info about graduation from tactical training in San Diego, could you PM me?

Comment by nancyp on July 9, 2014 at 12:54pm: Karenlee, my son will be stationed in Virginia, so guess he'll meet your son at some point. I don't know if Im supposed to say which unit he will be in?

Comment by nancyp on July 9, 2014 at 12:51pm: Hello I have another question about EOD graduation on July 31. I had thought about pinning the crab on my son but understand that is usually done by one of the officers. Any comments? Also any moms with sons graduating that day?

Comment by NJNavyMom on June 20, 2014 at 7:00am: For EOD graduation we all wore nice but casual clothing.

Comment by NJNavyMom on June 20, 2014 at 6:59am: Thanks Karenlee!

Comment by Karenlee on June 19, 2014 at 8:57pm: Nancyp, our son graduated in March so it was chilly that morning. I wore a skirt and blazer with my jacket over it. My husband wore a nice pair of pants and dress shirt-no tie. Most of the girls wore nice dresses. Where is your son going to be stationed after training? My son and dil will be back from Spain this fall. They will be in VA. Enjoy graduation and congratulations to your sailor and to you. It's a long journey but a very rewarding one.

Comment by nancyp on June 19, 2014 at 8:37pm: Thanks Karenlee! My son really didn't know the answer (no surprise there!) I'm arriving on July 26, leaving Aug 2nd-graduation July 30 or 31-so hope I will get time with him.

Do people dress up at all for graduation?

Comment by Karenlee on June 19, 2014 at 8:34pm: Brandonsmom, he can get you an EOD crab decal that we have on our front door below an in service decal. The only thing on my car is a small Navy sticker. To nancyp they do have some time off. We saw our son every night before he graduated. It has been over 3 years but if I remember correctly we left on the Saturday after graduation and he was headed to GA on Sunday, not sure how things work now.