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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!

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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 Allison on February 5, 2019 at 10:25am: They’ll make more formal announcements to the class about it around the time they start getting orders…which should start about a month beforehand. Definitely not saying your sailor will get orders at that time, my husband was waiting on orders a month after his A School graduation, so don’t stress if your sailor doesn’t get orders right away. I’m just saying that as the first people started to get orders about a month before graduation, we started to hear more about it.

I think A School graduation is really special. It’ll be the only opportunity to enter the school house and see a little bit where your sailor went to school, you’ll probably meet or at least see their instructor, and there’s signs you can take pictures in front of and stuff. It’s just an opportunity you probably won’t get another shot at in your sailor’s career, and I think it’s worth going if you can swing it.

Comment by Anti M on February 5, 2019 at 10:04am: My ET graduation was just getting our certificates while standing in a hallway.

They do try to have a speech now, but no flags or marching or music, if they have a ceremony at all. Also, no base passes like PIR, your sailor must meet you and escort you on and off base. You can go, but it is not a bug thing like PIR. I hadn't heard of the three guest limit, but it makes some sense as it will be in a small room.

Comment by Bandmom on February 5, 2019 at 8:18am: Hello TRenee, My sailors A School Graduation was no big deal. They didn't even have a ceremony. My son id an E.T. I don't know, maybe some rates make a bigger deal than others. We did however attend when he ranked up. That was special with his dad pinning him. Best of Luck to you and your sailor.

Comment by TRenee on February 4, 2019 at 1:20pm: Does anyone know how soon the A school graduation date is announced or determined? My son finally finished ATT school last week, and started ET A school Friday. He said it's 19 weeks and that 3 people are allowed at graduation. Just wondering how soon the exact date would be announced so I can tentatively plan.

Comment by Jogging Mom on January 18, 2019 at 11:55am: Great thanks

Comment by Anti M on January 15, 2019 at 9:44am: @Joggingmom ... you will find the boot camp group is far more active and better suited to boot camp questions. This is for the A school on the TSC side of Great Lakes. Boot camp is RTC side.

http://navyformoms.ning.com/group/bootcampmoms

Comment by Jogging Mom on January 14, 2019 at 3:27am: Hello new here, my son leaves for bootcamp January 17th 2019.. any others leaving same day?

Comment by Allison on December 9, 2018 at 1:29pm: Hello all! I just wanted to share this great thing I found at my local grocery store. I know some of you have sailors that really want things like top ramen or just ideas for sending food since they can’t cook. Well, it turns out they make a special little microwave tin that fits the top ramen bricks, so you can cook them in the microwave! Of course, you can always just send any microwave safe dish for this, but they’re really cheap, and I think some of your sailors might appreciate them, and it turns out they are at target!

Check out this item at Target https://www.target.com/p/rapid-ramen-cooker/-/A-15632705

Comment by Anti M on December 3, 2018 at 7:57am: Definitely join the PIR group for more detail. After PIR you'll get a short time before he has to go check in. Ten, twenty minutes. Check in can take a few hours, so most go to lunch in the area, or check out the museum near the visitor's center. Or even go back to the hotel. Going all the way into Chicago on Friday is not recommended. Gurnee Mall is pretty close.

Comment by ellen0502 on December 2, 2018 at 8:41pm: Alicia, Please join the PIR group for your recruit graduation date. There will be lots of info there for you. Just click the link below to join the group.

PIR: January 11, 2019