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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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GM Moms

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Group for Moms of Gunners Mates in A School or on Duty

Members: 212
Latest Activity: Feb 14, 2020

I thought it would be great to get a group together of people who have a Gunners Mate in training or one on duty. I hope we can all give each other a little insight as to what is in store for our Navy Men and Women!!

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Comment by PAM (GM MOM) on December 24, 2012 at 12:21pm: Merry Christmas!!! My son will not be home. But I can not complain he was home for his wedding at the end of Nov. we will skpe tomorrow. I do feel blessed that he is not deployed and my heart goes out to the families of all of those deployed and they are in my prayers as always.

Comment by cherylhubb on December 23, 2012 at 5:59pm: My son just left this morning for Hawaii. He was suppose to go to C school in San Diego but they change his orders as well. He graduated from GM school on the 7th & got 2 wks w us here in GA. I'm not sure how it will work since his ship is also dry docked for 6-8months. I'll keep you posted as I find out info so you other ladies will have an idea. This is his 1st deployment & he'll be gone 1 1/2- 2 yrs :(
Hope all of you ladies have a Merry Christmas & a great New Year!

Comment by denise on December 23, 2012 at 2:08pm: Wishing you all a peaceful Holiday, keeping our Sailors in our hearts

Comment by PAM (GM MOM) on December 22, 2012 at 5:23pm: callcade, just wanted to let you know that picking orders dosen't always work out like they thought. My son picked orders for 5 inch and got it at first, then they came back and changed his orders to verticle launch. He was disappointed at first, but in the long run it has worked out better for him and he has been able to rank up quicker.

Comment by Doreen-ProudNavyMom on December 15, 2012 at 11:15am: callcade - my son's ship was drydocked and he said it is now in the water. He graduates from c school on 2/6 and then needs to report to his ship on 2/22. We don't know when it will leave or where my son will live until it is done. He likes this school because it is hand's on. He also likes the weather there better than Chicago where we live. We are going there to see him off on 2/17 - 2/24. I will be ready for a sunny destination by then.

Comment by callcade on December 14, 2012 at 9:30pm: Thank you all for responding. Doreen it is 5 inch school he will be attending. I am worried though because he just picked orders for a ship that will b decommissioned before he gets out of school. Obviously when they pick orders there is no info for them on the ships. So just wondering what will happen...will he go to the ship and then they reassign him...or new orders will b given at c school. Anyway any info i can get from anyone would be appreciated.

Comment by Doreen-ProudNavyMom on December 14, 2012 at 8:27pm: My son is in San Diego for 5 inch guns. His C school is about 3 months.

Comment by Joanie Tyler's Mom(133 Bees) on December 14, 2012 at 7:59am: I think all C schools can vary in length of school...Tyler will to Crane, Indiana for a small arms C school...It was about 1 week...

Comment by Ruth, Gun's Mom on December 13, 2012 at 9:04pm: Since my son never went to C school in nine years, I can't answer that. I do know he's being sent to Indiana for school for a month.

Comment by callcade on December 13, 2012 at 6:29pm: Hi everyone! Im a newbee to this site. My son will be going to GM C school soon and was curious as to how long it is?