This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.
FIRST TIME HERE?
FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:
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:
Events
**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:
**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.
Format Downloads:
- Graduation Info
- PDF – 2.7 MB
- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
Navy Speak
Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)
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Navy.com Para Familias
Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com
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Group for Moms of Gunners Mates in A School or on Duty
Members: 212
Latest Activity: Feb 14, 2020
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Comment by dawnl Ship 03 DIV 018 on March 3, 2012 at 9:51am
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hello ladies! my son is DEP but his rate is GM. We are excited, scared all in one...but the job sounds really cool! This is a whole new thing for us....
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Comment by Joanie Tyler's Mom(133 Bees) on November 21, 2011 at 1:16pm
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Congrats Vivian and Glen on your new GM2!!! GMs are making a great showing this cycle!
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Comment by Vivian and Glen H. on November 20, 2011 at 5:19am
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We have a brand new GM2 also. Bravo Zulu!
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Comment by Genbrit-GM GL on November 18, 2011 at 10:13pm
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Congrats to Tyler - my son started GM A school today :)
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Tyler made GM2 this cycle.....Been in 2 1/2 years...So proud of him!!!!
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can anyone tell me if they had a GM A-school graduation this past Thursday or Friday or how I would find out that info
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Comment by chell (GM, Norfolk) on September 29, 2011 at 11:27am
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Oh and it was great meeting Danger Queen's Mom! I wish I could have met more of you there!
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I was surprised how quickly I got the call to come pick up my son after PIR. I expected to be waiting several hours. We went to lunch and had just arrived back at our room to wait when he called! Also, we were allowed to drive onto base to deliver him back to his ship each night so that have us a little extra time with him!
It was sooooo great seeing him! He has matured into a man now (and he's only 18). It's also great now that he has his phone! We can talk and txt! Love it!
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Thanks Paybacks & Beatrizm - it's good to hear from people who have been through it.
I can hardly wait for Friday and the weekend. I had the longest call I've had with him today and was able to relax a bit & joke. He told me where he will be in the group when they come in. I'm so scared I won't recognize him, ha! ha!!
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Comment by beatrizm (Ship04 Div192) on September 21, 2011 at 11:19am
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Ladies, My daughter graduated from bootcamp in May 2010, and I remember it like it was yesterday. Congratulations on those of you that have received their phone calls! I get goosebumps when I think about that phone call.
My daughter was able to be signed out in a couple of hours after PIR, but did not move to A school until the following week (Monday or Tuesday, I believe). We were able to pick her up early on Saturday and Sunday, and then had to have her back on base by a specific time. And paybacks398 is correct, DON'T BE LATE GETTING BACK. Also, keep in mind how long it will take for your recruit to get back to his or her ship once they arrive at the gate, because their curfew means they have to be on their ship, NOT just on base. And just one recruit being late can mean an earlier curfew for the entire division. It happened to my daughter's division.
Otherwise, enjoy and be proud!
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