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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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AECF - FCs and ETs

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For families that have a loved one serving the Navy as an FC or an ET. This is the place to share and learn more about their jobs and schools. For subs - look for the SECF group.

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Latest Activity: Feb 18

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Comment by R'sproudmom on February 14, 2012 at 8:10pm: Thanks mommajill! R's PIR was the same day. Date for his A school graduation was the week after Thanksgiving. He told me last night that some from his A school class got orders and that he could get his real soon. I guess the hold time in GL's is getting shorter!!!!

Comment by mommajilloffcsn on February 14, 2012 at 7:36pm: Jay if that is your last name you need to remove that & change it on your profile. No last names for safety reasons. Boot camp is about 8 weeks give or take. Sometimes holidays affect the timing. A School took 6 1/2 months for my son in FC & that was cuz they pushed them to finish early. Hurry up & wait! Military motto. Lol!

Comment by mommajilloffcsn on February 14, 2012 at 7:30pm: He's PIR was April 30th. Wow seems so long ago. Then he graduated A School in November in GL. Spent winter there on hold except for his leave at Christmas. so at least he will be there in all 4 seasons. Not sure if he or we can afford a car. We shall see.

Comment by Vickyrun on February 14, 2012 at 11:55am: Chrissy went to Dahlgren. I agree with Denise, he is going to need a car. Chrissy bought a 2012 Honda.

Chrissy liked C school, she liked the teachers , much better then the ones in A school. She said the housing was better, too. She liked Virgina beach.

Of course, she is always going to miss the mountains. One friend said there are mountians in VI. I said Not the Sierra Nevada mountains of Califronia. No matter where the Navy sends her California will always be home.

Comment by R'sproudmom on February 14, 2012 at 11:34am: Hey mammajill, if you don't mind sharing...when was his PIR and when did he finished A school?

Comment by mommajilloffcsn on February 14, 2012 at 8:16am: Hello everyone!! Our son just got his orders for C school. Goes to Dahlgren soon. Got any tips or advice? Whats it like? We hope to visit him while he is there.

Comment by Anti M on February 14, 2012 at 12:54am: Well, good to know one of the florists delivers!

Comment by chew92 on February 13, 2012 at 9:36pm: for those keeping track: My ET son flew to his ship today 2/13/2012 after all his schools. His PIR was 1/21/2011...a little more than a year.

Comment by Vickyrun on February 13, 2012 at 7:33pm: Care packages from home; homemade goodies of their fav cookies, breads and stuff you made when they were home.

Comment by Chris, Forever Ray's Proud Mom on February 13, 2012 at 7:12pm: hello Batmansmom531-I just send my son a care package every now and then. For Valentines day I sent some $1 candy boxes, and frisbees, magazines are good. Even a card will lift them up.