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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.

Members: 836
Latest Activity: Feb 18

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Comment by Chris, Forever Ray's Proud Mom on January 22, 2012 at 10:12am: Ari'smom, My son graduates April as I understand. He is ET as well.

Comment by Navymom on January 22, 2012 at 9:51am: Does anyone else have a sailor that is finishing up A school the beginning of March? My daughter is an ET and finishes A school the beginning of March.

Comment by Odi_Ship09_Div140 on January 21, 2012 at 10:48pm: When our son signed up he was told to expect up to 2 years in Great Lakes. So far he has made good time and not had any holds. He may enjoy a break so it is not all bad to not have school for a little while. I know he would LOVE to get orders for C school soon but is fine with the wait. His PIR was April 2011

Comment by chew92 on January 21, 2012 at 8:08pm: I think it is the Navy. This is a commitment to be part of something bigger than yourself or your individual needs or desires. This may actually save their lives at some point. Being committed to something bigger than themselves is a huge movement from childhood to adulthood and is not measured quickly or by their individual needs. What does the Navy need?

Comment by chew92 on January 21, 2012 at 8:01pm: My son's PIR was Jan 2011 and as an ET stayed at Great Lakes for ATT and A school until January 2, 2012. He is at C school in San Diego for a month until 2/1/2012 when he joins his ship at Little Creek, Virginia (amphibious). I never had any expectations as to when schools started or completed. Son seems satisfied so I will be too.

Comment by Proud Navy Mom of Two Sailors on January 21, 2012 at 5:32pm: I understand what you are saying! Try this one on for size...my other son is in the Reserves. He wants to go full time and has been trying to change over for the past 2 years. As I understand it, they are still hiring in his rate (Seabee) but they have not taken any Reservists over to full time for 3 years. He has been told that he should join the Army if he wants to go full time! Fully trained with many hundreds of thousands of Navy dollars of training! Go figure.

Comment by R'sproudmom on January 21, 2012 at 1:04pm: When R signed up for the Navy on July 1, 2010, he was told there were no positions for FC until March 1,2011. He graduated BC April 29, 2011. Once he got up there and we learned all about the holds, I just knew that something would change and the hold time would be shorter for him. Haven't given up hope either. I don't understand it and am sure I never will. How do they choose who will get orders next? Is it a seniority list, do they go by grades? Do those dream sheets mean anything? If FC's changed rate when they offered it, after Christmas stand down, does that open up a possibility for them to move up the list and reduce hold time? Just wondering!! We had a young man from our area leave for BC Jan. 8th for FC. So, I really don't understand.

Comment by Navymomsquared on January 21, 2012 at 11:13am: Proudmom- this seems to be a horribly long time. My son just had PIR last week. It feels like such a waste for them to have just gone thru bc & have all that regimen & structure & then have them on hold right away & for months doing watch & just nothing. If the ET & FC fields are so overmanned/impacted why does the navy still post/hire for this position?