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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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Comment by Sandy's_sailor son on August 26, 2011 at 1:29am: Deb, congratulations to your Sailor! Super mom can do it.. Where there is a will, there is a way. Just make sure that you let your Sailor know when to expect you. You can't get into Great Lakes with out your Sailor. He/she is responsible for you while you are visiting.

Stay safe during this hurricane.

Comment by Deb (FC Mom) on August 26, 2011 at 12:56am: My sailor graduates on Thur...nothing like last minute notice. Now to figure out how to get there...super mom can do it & it'll give me something other than Irene to occupy my mind.

Comment by Sandy's_sailor son on August 25, 2011 at 11:41pm: duhhuh, your daughter sounds a little home sick. Lots of new Sailors go through this. After the intensity of boot camp, to a more toned down Navy on the (A)school side of base.> New Sailors are kind of shell shocked at first. They are not being yelled at every minute. This takes some getting used to, LoL

Comment by duhhuh58 Ship 10/Div 267 on August 25, 2011 at 11:13pm: my daughter (in school in GL) posted on FB "I'd like to home on leave after A school....just hoping I still have a home to go to..."

don't know what she's talking about. this ain't our first hurricane here on the outer banks, she's been here thru quite a few, lol.

Comment by Sandy's_sailor son on August 25, 2011 at 6:16pm: Son left for Great Lakes today. Sob. :( His 10 days leave went by really fast. He is looking forward to reporting to Dam Neck in Sept. Does anyone know if Dam Neck has a Christmas Stand down?

Comment by Sandy's_sailor son on August 25, 2011 at 6:12pm: Prayers going out to everyone on the East Coast.

Comment by Deb (FC Mom) on August 25, 2011 at 1:43pm: Daughter (wife of airman) was shaken by the earthquake earlier this week & McGuire AFB has moved all aircraft in prep for Irene...thank goodness son is still at GL as this mom can only worry about so much at one time. "Mom, we are the property of the Air Force, they're not going to let anything happen to us"

Comment by Anti M on August 24, 2011 at 8:16am: KellyM, girlfriends in the Navy have no status, so once he and she figure that out, they may push for marriage. Be prepared for that. Also, they may get panicky about him receiving orders overseas where she could not follow unless she were a spouse before the orders were issued. So if marriage talk crops up, don't be surprised.

You can visit, but visitors cannot stay in the barracks. You'll need a hotel. At school commands, they can't stay out overnight at first, it takes a few weeks/months for them to earn that privilege.

Comment by hrmqueenmel (Ship 07/Div 246) on August 24, 2011 at 8:10am: Hi everyone... This is my first post with this group. My son PIR'd on 8/5 so I'm pretty new to the A school stuff (he will be an FC).

KellyM, I don't profess to be an expert, but I did just speak with my son last night and we actually talked this. He moved to his "permanent" ship (dorm) about a week ago and mentioned that he technically has 5 roommates, but he only shares space with 3 since 2 of them are married and living off base. Once your son is in A school, moms, dads, girlfriends, etc., can visit on weekends. In fact, I'm going up Saturday for a visit. :o)

Comment by KellyM on August 24, 2011 at 7:32am: So basically how long does it take to may E4 or E5 status? Also, do the barracks have washers and dryers for the men to wash their stuff? At what point are they able to live with their girlfrients/fiancees/spouses?? I suppose when they move to an apartment off base or something like that? Guess it will be at least 2 years until he and his girlfriend can be together huh?